Podcasts about young chinese

To welcome the Year of the Snake, we’re launching a new series looking at belief in China. Young Chinese people are increasingly turning to spirituality - even online manifestations of it - and feng shui, in this moment of high unemployment and economic stress. For a Party guided by materialism, this spike in spiritual interest presents a dilemma: how to regulate something you purport not to believe in. To discuss the state's use of spirituality from the Qing to now, we’re joined by Tristan Brown, a historian at MIT and author of Laws of the Land: Fengshui and the State in Qing Dynasty China and Haoyang Zhai, a researcher at the University of Melbourne. Image: “May The Snake Be With You” c/- Juliette Baxter Episode transcripts available at https://www.thechinastory.org/lrp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

China’s pension system is in danger of running out of cash within a decade due to severe underfunding. Now it faces a new threat: Tens of millions of mostly young workers are refusing to pay into it. On today’s Big Take Asia Podcast, host K. Oanh Ha talks to Bloomberg’s Qianwei Zhang about why workers are boycotting the system and what’s at stake for the struggling economy and the Communist Party. Further listening: China’s Crackdowns Are Crushing the Dreams of a GenerationWatch, from Bloomberg Originals: Why Are China’s Youth Boycotting Pensions? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In a groundbreaking shift, young Chinese women are now more educated than their husbands. What is driving this change, and could we see a redefinition of traditional roles, or will tensions arise as the balance shifts? On the show: Heyang, Steve Hatherly & Yushan

For young Chinese academics, the path to tenure is a high-stakes race against the clock. With a fiercely competitive tenure system demanding what's called 'up or out', coupled with recent cuts to permanent teaching positions, the stability of academic careers is under unprecedented threat. How is pressure like this reshaping the lives and futures of emerging scholars in China? On the show: Heyang, Steve Hatherly & Yushan

Eddie and Alastair reflect on Zheng Qinwen's amazing tournament that saw her take out the top player in the world and clinch a gold medal for China. Also covered are: -Olympic silver for ZZZ and Wang Xinyu. -Hong Seongchan's excellent run in Washington, including his career-best win over Karen Khachanov. -Preview of the Canadian Open, including a blockbuster tie between Naomi Osaka and Ons Jabeur. -A round-up of the ATP Challenger events, including good results for Jason Tseng and Coleman Wong. -Young Chinese up-and-comer Wei Sijia wins back-to-back ITF titles -A look ahead at the Lincoln Challenger

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A weekly magazine-style radio show featuring the voices and stories of Asians and Pacific Islanders from all corners of our community. The show is produced by a collective of media makers, deejays, and activists.   This year, more than 24,000 Chinese migrants have made the dangerous 60-mile trek through the Darien Gap to cross the U.S.-Mexico border.   For this episode of AACRE Thursday, host Cheryl is joined by Annette Wong, Kelly Wong, and Kennis Chen, members of Chinese for Affirmative Action's Immigrant Rights and Chinese Digital Engagement teams who flew down to the San Diego Migrant Welcome Center early March to meet the influx of Chinese migrants who would have otherwise had to rely on Google Translate for support.   In the three days the team was in San Diego, they had met people from all over the world. There were Vietnamese speakers, Arabic; Gujarati, Portuguese, in addition to Chinese, Spanish, and English. But according to CAA's Managing Director of Programs, Annette Wong, “what folks were coming and looking for– it's very much the same story. Economic opportunity. And family reunification.”   Important Resources: Chinese for Affirmative Action website Chinese for Affirmative Action Instagram Justice Patch article Kelly and Kennis' Podcast: 第二十一集 | 美墨邊境走線者的故事: 追逐夢想與更美好生活 | EP21 | Chasing Dreams & A Better Life: Chinese Migrants at the Southern Border Transcript Cheryl Truong: Good evening, everyone. You were currently tuned in to APEX express on 94.1 KPFA. We are bringing you an Asian-American and Pacific Islander point of view from the bay and around the world. I'm your host, Cheryl Truong. And tonight is an AACRE night, a series on APEX express, where I highlight groups from within the AACRE network, AACRE being short for Asian Americans for civil rights and equality. APEX express is proud to be part of the acre network.  I am so excited to introduce you all to the guests on tonight's show. They are from Chinese for Affirmative Action, You'll hear it referred to as CAA all throughout tonight's episode. They are people whose work I really admire and I feel so lucky to work closely with them through the AACRE Network.  A little bit of history. CAA was founded in 1969 and has for five decades now been a progressive voice in an on behalf of the broader API community. The advocate for systemic change that protects immigrant rights, promotes language diversity, and remedies racial and social injustice.   Early this March members from the Immigrant Rights and Chinese Digital Engagement Teams from CAA flew down to the San Diego Migrant Welcome Center to meet the influx of Chinese migrants who are crossing the Southern border. This year. More than 24,000 Chinese migrants have made the dangerous 60 mile Trek. Through the Darien gap to cross the U S Mexico border. The San Diego Migrant Center is only the first stop for thousands of migrants entering the United States, and is for many only the beginning of an even longer and greater journey.   Annette Wong: Earlier 2023, the immigrant rights team at CAA started to receive more and more calls from Chinese community members that were seeking asylum. And so this kind of raised a flag for us to inquire a little bit more about why is this happening? Where is this coming from? Are other organizations that are similarly situated seeing the same trend? So we have been working with a couple partners that also do similarly kind of immigrant legal services in the Chinese community, and we also asked them, “Are you seeing the same uptick?” And the same kind of issue arising for them as well, where they're getting this increase in calls of Chinese asylum seekers who are sharing a very similar story of coming in through the southern border. And so, as a result, we started to pay more attention to what the news was reporting out about that phenomenon and paying attention more to what we're also seeing in terms of the local impact in San Francisco.  Cheryl Truong: Speaking currently is Annette Wong. The managing director of programs at CAA.  Annette Wong: in the fall of 2023 a group called the Haitian Bridge Alliance reached out. At the time they were working out of the San Diego Migrant Welcome Center And provide services to migrants that are arriving from the southern border in San Diego. There were many groups that were staffing the center, but none of the groups were Chinese speaking, so they were having a lot of difficulty communicating with Chinese community members that were coming through. And yeah, that was how we got plugged in.  In December of 2023. We went down for our first trip.  Kennis Chen: when IR team first go down to San Diego last December, I was like so excited. I was like, Oh, let me hear more about the stories. And this March, we have budget for one of the CDE advocate could go down there with IR team and see what is going on. And luckily, that person is me.   Definitely this time is more chaotic than last time. And I will say for me is. It's both physically and mentally a challenge because I have many cultural and well language connection with those migrants, so I feel a lot for them. It's an issue, but it also gives me some hope when seeing them. Cheryl Truong: Speaking now is Kennis Chen, who is one of three members of the CDE team at CAA. CDE which stands for Chinese digital engagement. The CDE team does a lot of incredible work debunking right-wing misinformation and lifting up progressive viewpoints in Chinese language spaces, such as WeChat and Weibo which is a Chinese micro-blogging site whose name I, just Googled how to pronounce, and am probably saying wrong anyway.  Kennis who is absolutely my inspiration for being powerfully multilingual actually wrote about CAA's experiences in San Diego in an article on JusticePatch.org, which is one of CAA's Chinese language websites that has become a trusted source of in-language information for thousands of viewers. Because Justice Patch is not subject to the political censorship that occurs on platforms like WeChat, readers actually have access to a wider selection of content. Including more progressive commentary, fact checks, and news alerts. I'll have Kennis's article linked in the show notes and I'll also have information on the ways you can stay engaged with CAA's Chinese Digital Engagement work. For those interested in reading the article, but are like me and can't read Chinese, the article actually has cool pictures in it. And if you scroll all the way to the bottom, you'll actually see a list of English articles that were cited and used as resources when writing the article.  Speaking next is my dear colleague Kelly Wong, who is. part of CA's immigrant rights team. the IR team as you'll hear it referred to throughout the show.  Kelly Wong: When the Immigrant Rights team went last December, San Diego still funded a Migrant Welcome Center that's allowed a migrants that were released from Customs and Border Protection, so, short for CBP. When they released the migrants last December, we have the center where the migrants can go there take some rest, and try to figure out what the next move would be. But this time, it's a lot harder. In March the county government decided to pull out funding for the migrant center. As a result, the migrants actually didn't get to drop off at the center anymore. They would just be released on the street and that make the whole situation a lot harder.  I didn't join the group last time, so for me it is also my first time going to San Diego. I heard so much from my teammates as to what had happened before. And obviously from the news as well. So part of me is a little anxious, not gonna lie, just to not knowing what to do on the spot.  And I already foresee that it's going to be a lot of challenges with languages because it's not just Chinese migrants that's going to be there, right? It's going to be people from around the world that cross the border. So I think part of me is really anxious. But at the same time, I also really want to talk to migrants directly because, many things were said on the news, narratives, but these are actual human beings and people, right? So I wanted to know what motivated them to come here, their journey, and literally just how are they doing? So part of me is curious, but at the same time, also nervous for them. And kind of trying to prepare myself for the worst. Just like what Kennis was saying, I am naturally a empathetic person, especially as an immigrant myself. So mixed feelings of anticipating the work, not knowing, preparing for the emotionally taxing work that we're about to do.  Kennis Chen: Our plan was kind of changed last minute because we didn't know when we planned the trip there will no longer be a Welcome Center. Our team has to be split to separate our work in different transit centers. So I didn't expect that will be that many unexpected situation coming up.   My work on a daily basis for Chinese Digital Engagement team, is mostly on social media or monitoring the digital space. Especially because this year is election year, people are using their immigration topic as a political driven tool to get anti immigrant sentiment from people. On social media space we can see a lot of inhuman narrative flowing around. Like, Oh, these people are just number– they are not human. There are like 100 millions people coming to the border. So called border crisis. But when we go down there, I feel like these people could be my parents, you know. Some folks, they're similar age as my parents and suffer a lot to come here. We need to show more empathy to them.  If we look at the broader picture, people migrant for a place to another place. We're all looking for the good stuff. No one want to came to the state to do bad things, you know. Everyone wants came here for maybe a better future for the next generation, maybe a more stable financial situation for their family. Many of them just scared of the thing happening in their home country, and they don't feel safe, or they don't feel financially secure or politically secure; that they feel like I have to leave this place. Immigration or migration is not an easy choice for an individual. Those migrants, they have to Separate from their family for who knows how long.  When they made that decision they need to have the mentality that they probably need to suffer a lot, and they suffer for the good. We really need to see them as human. Human want to live in a safer place, live in a more financially stable place. That's why they want to come to another country. American is a place that people think is the best country in the world. It's illustrated by the mainstream media or illustrated by people's imagination. True or not, but people think it that way, for example, me as a Chinese, growing up, we think American people so free and people has money to eat and everything. We need to understand more of their reason to come to the state, other than, oh, people come here want to do crime, which is not true at all. Kelly Wong: Lots of them, that being said, we are restricted to talking to people that speak Chinese, have struggles back home economically and coming here to make a better living and to create a better future for their families.  I met a young Chinese immigrants woman between 25 to 35 years old. I met her at, one of the transit center that she got dropped off at. Her whole journey took roughly 20 days from China to a Western country to Panama. And then from there Basically going through different Latin American countries by vehicles.  The whole journey was really rough for her as a single woman. She was staying in refugee camps and really shady motels. Eventually she landed in Mexico, walking, hiking for two to three hours before crossing the border to San Diego. She is a single mom and her family suffer from bondage issues back home. She doesn't clarify what it is exactly. And she wants to earn some money on the East coast through a friend's connection, to take care of her nine year old child in China.  Her husband, her child's father is not in the picture anymore. So she's the sole provider for the family. And she actually does not plan to stay in the U. S. permanently because eventually she wants to reunite with her child back in China. She also mentioned that the economy's got worse during COVID in China, and that's why the financial situation back home is more dire. And that's kind of prompt her to think outside the box to try to make this journey.  Her experiences during the journey was really rough because she didn't get enough money to fly directly to Mexico, like lots of migrants do. If you have more money, you flew directly to Mexico and then rest there for a little bit and then walk for two to three hours or maybe a day to cross the border and that is actually relatively safe and not as rough. But for her because she doesn't have enough money, she have to go through the whole journey from Panama all the way to Mexico before crossing.  She encountered a lots of robberies, and cops in those country asking for money to cross certain areas and constantly staying on the street, refugee camps. And those places are open areas. Anything could have happened hto er or her peers. That was the kind of insecurity that she has been experiencing. Her belongings were all stolen at one point, including her passport, which is actually relatively common in these kind of journey.  My interaction with her is actually pretty memorable for me. She was very confused. She didn't even know that she was in California. She thought she was somewhere in the on the east coast. But despite feeling confused and scared, she's relatively calm and just really grateful for us being there able to speak Chinese with her, explaining where she's at, directing her to the airport to her destination and all of that. And even though she was really confused and lost during that journey, she managed to take care of other people too. She talk about coming across with a 65 years old grandmother during detention. That grandmother was also Chinese and was separated from the rest of her family– two children, a daughter-in-Law, and her son. They actually went through the whole journey through the jungle to get to San Diego. The grandmother was left alone at the detention center because She had troubles doing fingerprinting. The rest of the family were before the grandmother. The Young Chinese immigrants woman was the only one that were able to communicate in Chinese, So she was there for the grandmother, guide her through different things, calm her down when she was feeling emotional thinking she will never see her family again.  I think that really shows their resilience, how strong they are. Even though they are suffering a lot and going through a lot, they still were able to take care of one another, care for other people.  Me and this person, we sat down for two hours. We talked just like a human beings. She actually speak Cantonese too, since she from the Guangdong region and remind me of my friends because she's not too old, you know, like she's really young, just like our age. So I just really can't imagine What she has been through as a young woman myself as well.  The entire time I was by her side, guiding her. Eventually she took a shuttle to the airport and we actually both felt a little bit emotional when we parted ways, because we just connected. She gave me the warmest hug and told me that she's grateful for seeing us there and hoping that we can keep the work going to help other people. And, of course that really left a mark in my heart; that brief encounter with her. That was something that I still think about sometimes and make me emotional. Hopefully can humanize these people more than what was reported on the news. Kennis Chen: There was a young girl, maybe 20 something. Young girl. We were talking just chitchatting. And then she asked, how long have you been in the U S and I say, probably almost 10 years. And then that girl was saying, if I came here when I was in middle school, then I probably will be here for 10 years as well. Her response really inspired me to think if I didn't have the privilege to come to study for college, will I be her? Will I be in a situation that I probably also need to cross the border, go through her journey to came to this day. And sometimes, people's life is sometimes only is about luck. It's not how hard I work. My background or my family already determined something for me. They could provide me for college. I don't need to work myself for college. I don't need to pay for student loan and those kind of stuff.  If I was that girl, I probably would be in the same situation. Or if I was that uncle, I probably will did the same choice as well. I think sometimes when we think about immigration and migration, we think about so called American born, maybe they're just lucky to be born as American. It's nothing about they're better than other people, it's just they have the luck to be born in the state, and they're born with voting rights. They're born with democracy. It's not like other people don't deserve this good stuff. If they choose to believe in a better life, they should have the choice to do so. Kelly Wong: I think as an immigrant, like what Kennis just talked about, we both came here as a student and with the support from our parents and financial security that we get a job eventually here, and settle in the U. S. It's really easy to fall into the mainstream narrative of differentiating good migrants from the bad ones. From the quote unquote illegal ones, right? And not gonna lie, before entering this kind of work, that's how I feel, too I don't really know why people make those choices to go undocumented across the border. But then, came to work for Chinese for Affirmative Action, CAA. My line of work is serving migrants from different backgrounds, and that's when I realized the privilege that Kennis was talking about. I never have to make those choices of should I go through those journey to come here, should I overstay so I can make a living here or getting separated from my loved ones. That would never happen in my life because of my privilege. And I think lots of migrants or immigrants that were able to make it here in a more regular ways often think that, because we went through so much ourselves to get here, we deserve those spaces versus those who crossed the border irregularly, or, those who goes undocumented, that they do not deserve the same thing that we both we all desire, right? So when I speak to the migrants that I serve here in San Francisco, and then at the border, both regular or irregular, it's the same story. Same as the story that me and Kennis have. We come here because we want a better future for ourselves. And as much as America also too has a broken system, there's some really beautiful, beautiful things about the U. S. too. Not everything is true from what we learned since a kid about America, but this is true that it's a land of opportunities; a land of democracy, maybe not the perfect ones, but they do have democracy here. And something that lots of people don't get to enjoy back home. So these migrants that cross the border, they very much know these things and decide to pursue and have that for our children. So I think My lived experiences and my line of work really informed how I see them right now at the border.  Instead of thinking that we are better than them because we are quote unquote legal, I actually think that we're all the same essentially. And as, immigrants communities, especially Chinese migrants communities, we should help each other out instead of putting each other down or, categorizing people using certain stereotypes. Annette Wong: I think the one thing that We encounter that is difficult for people to understand is that the reasons that people are coming here today are very similar to the reasons that people have come for generations, centuries, even. Really what they're seeking is more economic opportunity and potentially more freedoms. And that has not changed over time. The current lens through which people are absorbing this news is really through mainstream media. And the way that it's painted isn't looking at people in a very human way. This is a very bad analogy, but, like ants crawling through a log or something. It's like, just look at all these hordes of people is what we hear all the time. But, really it's not different than what it has been in the past. It's really about how it's been sensationalized and because of the upcoming November election, how it's being used and leveraged to push a certain political agenda on many fronts. At the end of the day, people are coming for every human reasons they're coming because they want to survive, they want to have a better life.  For many of us who may be first, second, third generation Asian American, where our ancestors at some point had migrated, I think that that's something that we can connect with– this idea that people want to come for a better life for their families. that's something that often gets lost in all of the political football around the issue in particular. Kennis Chen: When we go out to live our life, We actually maybe already met so many undocumented friends or foes. When we met people, we did not say, Hey, could you show me your immigration document?  We're just seeing them as human beings. So we just know them as, how they work, and how we communicate, and we maybe speak each other's language so we will see them as human beings. We will not say, oh, you are undocumented, so you are less than me. Undocumented folks, they all work very hard. And just like us, they all pay taxes, but sometimes they do not get the benefits like we have. Kelly, for Kelly's work, for example, sometimes the Immigration Rights team will help people to renew their green card. For me, when I was a student, there are some restrictions for me to have to stay in my legal status. For example, if I skip a semester, then I probably could not have my student visa. Then, right now, I'm having my working visa. If I, for example, move to another state, I probably could not maintain my legal status. So even though I have a so called legal status, I already see that many restrictions. So I can imagine for people who do not have a legal status, the life might be even harder for them. I also see my privilege that holding a legal status. For example, I don't need to worry about on the street, I.C.E. (ICE) will chase after me. So they need to work, or they need to live. in a really careful way, then at the same time they sacrifice a lot of freedom to, for example, move to other places or do certain job or staying with their families. I feel we should learn from our privilege and also learn from our experience and to understand others. Annette Wong: Over the course of my years doing immigrant rights work I would say that what was different for me in coming to do this type of work in particular is actually seeing a lot of the diversity of the folks that are coming through. In that diversity, though, there is a community. And I thought that that was really beautiful and something that I did not expect. I think technology and, the World Wide Web essentially has made the world a lot smaller place.  Once the buses emptied, there was a line that formed for people to go through intake. There was clearly like a food station, a restroom station, a water station. you know, but There were also places where people could charge their phones and access internet.   People that wouldn't typically be able to communicate with one another have the technology and tools to do so. And they have just come out of this very arduous journey where they have probably a lot of shared trauma around what they saw along the way. And so there was a level of bonding between the folks that were coming through the center that I had not anticipated, but it was very beautiful to see. People that were complete strangers before, but in the process of the journey had become friends and actually built quite a bit of trust with one another. So much so that even once they arrived in the U. S., they're discussing next steps together and making decisions together about who to trust, who not to trust, et cetera.  I remember there was this one gentleman and he came up to us and he was like, well, I'm trying to get to Los Angeles and I, I don't really know how to get there. What are some of my options? Another woman who was standing nearby, also a Chinese migrant, we had been helping her try to get to the airport, overheard this conversation and she comes over and she's like, Oh, actually, I know a group of folks , over on that side of the migrant center and they're also going to LA maybe you all can catch a ride together.  People just seem so relieved to be in the United States. There was a sense of hope. Even though they were telling us we saw people that we had to leave behind in the Darien Gap. But despite seeing so much tragedy, their spirits were hopeful about what was to come here in the States. Kelly Wong: Migrants themselves, they experience a lot of language barriers among themselves. So it's a little hard to help each other, even if they want to, just because of the existing challenges of languages.  A lot of Hispanic migrants we're actually waiting at the transit center for their loved ones. Many of them, for example, husband or wife got released before the other ones. So they didn't really know how to reunite with other peoples. They end up just sitting at the transit center with other people, trying to wait for the loved ones to be released, hopefully on the same day. A couple of people, they were there for almost the entire day, maybe the day before as well, waiting for the loved ones to be released. And Instead of just waiting there doing nothing, they were actively helping each other out. I don't speak any Spanish, but people will come to me because I had information of directions, but we don't have enough Spanish speaking volunteers. Spanish speaking migrants actually came to me, I can interpret for you. I remember one of them. She's a young woman herself. She actually took the lead. Because at one point we do not have any Spanish speaking volunteers, she took the lead, copying what we told people earlier, about what's happening.  You see solidarity; a mutual understanding of how everyone is going through, and we have to help each other out. There's only so many volunteers there speaking limited languages. So migrants are stepping up for one another and passing those correct information to one another. And at that point I don't see language barriers as much– just a mutual understanding that girl just came to me– don't worry, I'm going to help. you.. She speak more English so she can do the interpretation for me. I think that's something that I did not anticipate. The resilience that we all have to function and to help each other out with limited resources. Cheryl Truong: While I was listening to Kelly tell this story I felt tears coming on. Her very comment of I didn't see language barriers as much just mutual understanding really inspires me. I am finding from these stories, from these courageous migrants. I'm going to say something really cheesy. But hear me out anyway. I am being reminded from these stories of the essence of our humanity. That when we come to one another with the deep intent to understand each other, we do, or we can, when we summoned the courage to do so.  I had a weird, but brilliant professor back in college and he. I remember he said, something like. Hopes dwelling place. Must be at the most visceral and emotional part of our being. This feels to me like a pretty promising kind of hope Doesn't it.  More stories from the Southern border after a music break, so don't go anywhere.  Cheryl: Welcome back. You are tuned into apex express on 94.1 KPFA and 89.3 KPFB in Berkeley and online at kpfa.org.. We were just listening to “Acceptance” by Gavin grant from The Khamsa Project.  Annette Wong: When you're coming through the border and you get processed by CBP, men and women are separated and they're processed separately. So when the buses arrive at the transit center, It's a bus full of men and then a bus full of women, bus full of men, bus full of women. So people are essentially being separated from their family members if you're traveling with opposite sex people.  There was one bus that got off that was predominantly women. And we saw this one Chinese woman. So we approached her, and we noticed that she was using Google translate to communicate with a Georgian family. The Georgian family, was a male and there were two females. The male looked at me and he started pointing at his ring on his ring finger. And you know, I kind of gathered, okay, he's looking for his wife. He can't find his wife. And so he, he expressed that it's actually his wife and his kid. They were talking to the Chinese woman because they were asking if the Chinese woman had seen the wife and the child in the interview process, because the husband wasn't privy to what happened to the women. The Chinese woman was saying yes because they started showing a photo of the wife and the child. she was like yes, I saw her. We were processed at the same time, but I don't know what happened to her. So the Georgian family was asking, did she get on the bus with you? And the Chinese woman said no. And the Georgian family was like, why, what happened to her? And the Chinese woman was like, I don't know. It was really a heartbreaking kind of moment to see the desperation in people's eyes. I was watching the Georgian family. They were approaching all the women that were waiting on the sidewalk and they were just showing this photo on the camera phone. Have you seen her? Did you see her? Just going person to person. And eventually we figured out because there was a child in the picture, those people went straight to a shelter. The husband was relieved to find that out, took off and went to go to the shelter to try to meet them. But it was just one of those things; a very surreal and sad scene watching the family show the photo to anybody that would listen, even though they couldn't communicate in any kind of shared language, but everybody knew what they were looking for to because other families were experiencing the same thing; separation from their family members. It's ridiculous that people have to go through that level of anxiety, and for them I did hear that they were able to reunite within the same day. Which doesn't always happen.   Another woman was also waiting for her husband. She had been waiting days.  Typically, at The transit center, one of the organizations would have staff who would be coordinating for the day. That staff person would be making announcements every time the buses came, handing out flyers to people, they would be directing the flow of volunteers, you do this you cover that. But at times, there were limitations on the number of staff, people were really operating on a very shoestring kind of operation where sometimes there's only one staff person, and there's more volunteers than there are staff.  One of the days we were at the site, it was nearing four o'clock or so and the staff person said to us I've been here since 7am. I have to go. There's supposed to be another lead volunteer but they haven't arrived yet. Can you guys just watch the situation, receive more buses, do the orientation spiel for the newly arrived folks. We had only been there for a couple days, but the fact that they were just going to leave this in our hands because they really just had no other support was not shocking necessarily, but sad how little infrastructure was in place. And it's not the fault of the organizations. It's really just a lack of support from the local city and county to provide infrastructure for these kinds of releases.  Annette Wong: So we're like, yeah, sure, we'll take care of it. They pointed me to this lady who was Sitting near all of the staff materials. I had seen her around the first day that we had been there and then of course the second day. I recognized her but I hadn't really talked to her because she only spoke Spanish. The staff person before she left was like. This woman is actually waiting for her husband, and she's been waiting for six days, and every day she just comes back and waits at the bus station. And so she has come to know the process that people go through when they arrive, so she's willing to help. So if you can utilize her support, utilize her support because she's a Spanish speaker and none of us spoke fluent Spanish. I was grateful to have her support, but also very sad for her situation. The fact that she had waited so long that she has no idea when her husband's going to come, if he's going to come. But then the fact that she wanted to help people was just also very beautiful and amazing. She and I started to coordinate because she was the only one who could communicate with the Spanish speakers that also knew how this operation runs. So we worked very closely with her. To try to help Spanish speaking migrants arrive and be able to get to where they needed to go, whether it was the airport or the Greyhound or wherever they were headed.  There's a lot of these, like, I wish that we didn't have to always look for that silver lining to give us hope. Because we really shouldn't have to deal with these kinds of situations to begin with. But it's the reality of what's happening now because there's no infrastructure, there's no process, there's no federal immigration reform, there's no local infrastructure to support people that are coming through. It really is just the dedication and hard work of the advocates at the organizations that are based out of San Diego that are doing this work. Kennis Chen: I remember when I first come to the state for school and my luggage was delayed and I couldn't find my luggage. I was so nervous because it's completely new environment for me. And I spoke relatively fluent English and staff couldn't understand the English I spoke, so they couldn't help me . You're seeing how people are being treated when they don't speak English, and how less information they could gather when they don't speak the dominated language in the U. S. And the service they get is also very limited. How can we expect people to live a same life as U. S. Born folk when they do not get the same amount of information they could get her just like the example that Kelly provided. Even if you want to gather some government provided documents where you want to get public resources. The information you got just maybe 20 percent or 30 percent the same as the amount that if you could read English. It's unfair for folks. Language and also community are super segregated in the U. S. For example, folks in Chinatown, they could only live in Chinatown because They probably don't speak so called perfect English because it's very hard for them to live in other area in their city. The way that we are limiting the resources for the people who in need is just so insane to me.  Kelly Wong: After going to one of the transit centers and noticing that a lot of Chinese migrants gravitate towards unlicensed drivers who are Chinese migrants themselves, because they're the only one that are Chinese speaking. And when they look at us, they're confused who we are. Even though we speak Chinese, there's still differences, right? Those drivers went through the same thing that they went through. So automatically there might be some trust over there. And we also noticed that there might be some gender dynamics there. Everyone except for one colleague, are, immigrant woman. And many of us are young woman, who back home Oftentimes not seen as authority figure, right? They just think that we're kids, right? Some people when they see us, they might not associate us with authority or people that actually have knowledge to share  On the first date. Kennis make this suggestions of maybe we should make a big sign saying that we are volunteers and we're here to provide some immigration services or basic information if they need it. And we have a free buses to the airport, you don't have to pay those drivers to get to your destination.  Kennis Chen: Not saying those unlicensed drivers are bad people or something like that, but because they were the only one, they sometimes might be seen as authority because they were the only one who were there giving Chinese information. So whatever they say might be seen as truth to those Chinese migrants. As volunteers, we definitely want Chinese migrants to get accurate and reliable resources that we can provide. So we're there making sign and say, Hey, please talk to us. We have free shuttle bus to the airport. Please don't get to the unlicensed driver first, because definitely those people are making money. They're doing business, which I respect, but I don't want them to be the only reliable sources there.  I really see the potential threat that this driver could cause. Because again, if people want to make a living out of their challenging situation, I could not imagine what they would do. And given that because they are also migrants, they probably do not have the work permit right away so they probably need to do certain stuff to make a living. So if they would be the only resources there, then they literally could do anything. Because there's no certain thing to prevent them to do so. Maybe a little bit extreme example could be human trafficking or stuff like that. That could also happen, so we try to hand it out. resources for anti human trafficking hotline and stuff like that to the migrants. I told them, don't trust anything you hear. And be careful about stuff. Like for example, people try to hire you or people try to say, Oh, I could give you a job right away and stuff like that. Maybe try to be more cautious about that.  Kelly Wong: So that's kind of how we try to navigate that dynamics. That being said, like what Kennis was saying, we also respect those drivers are trying to make a living. At the same time, we also want to make sure those new migrants that were just released knows what's going on and they're actually entitled to just get on the free buses to the airport instead of paying God knows how many money they have to pay for a trip to airport or other places.  Kennis Chen: I want to compliment the mentality of those migrants. They are very strong. I could not imagine that if I go through the whole journey and then be captured in the CBP border for a couple days, how would I look? I probably would be very upset and very worried and probably anxious. But those migrant, Every one of them, they're so sweet and they're so optimistic and they express so many gratitude to us. Even though they don't speak the same language, they were like gracias. And thank you, sister. . I feel really like inspiring. even though people at their lowest, they still could share so many appreciation and gratitude to others. So I really just hope them all the best. Kelly Wong: one point, I was helping a Muslim Arabic speaking family. I met this young girl. And she looks so confused. She was crying when she got off from the bus. So I approached her. We were able to communicate through Google Translate.  She told me, she didn't know where her husband is. Her husband doesn't have phones, all the phones were with her. And she doesn't have even one dime of money, nothing. It was a desperate situation. You don't know where your husband is. You don't have any money. She was really panicking. I told her to, you know, stay calm. Don't worry. Hopefully your husband will come in soon. Even though we don't really speak the same language, she actually kept following me the entire time. She told me she wanted to stay beside me, which I was like, yeah, don't worry. If you feel safer, you can stay beside me. And then luckily her husband was there for the next bus. Actually, not too long and not too far away. It was, I think maybe within 30 minutes, her husband came down and I saw them reunited. I was really moved just to see them hugging. And her husband also have some friends that also crossed the border together. So they were all reunited one big family. She came to me and just telling me sister. That's when they start calling me and the other folks sister. Thank you so much for being there for me. And then she told her husband what had happened. So her husband then call me sister to. And then she just gave me the warmest hug. She told me thank you so much. When I was panicking, you were there for me. And the husband, they were so cute. They were young couples. The husband speak English and told me that they have never been apart from each other for more than one day. So the fact that they were separated for two days was very scary for both of them. And then, he tell me that she is the love of his life. Before they went onto the bus, they turn around and call me– goodbye, sister, and God bless you. To this day, it's really moving and keep me going. Annette Wong: I think that this idea of like family reunification is definitely one that rings true for my family as well. Not in the micro sense of , getting off of buses and looking for your family, but a lot of my family's migration history is one of seeking family reunification. My mom actually came to the United States to reunite with her dad, my grandfather in 1968 after the immigration act. What happened was my grandfather had come to the United States first to find a job, make some money, get the home ready to bring over my grandmother, his wife, and then their two daughters. When my grandmother came, unfortunately my grandfather had actually. done his own thing and found himself another family. But the initial desire to come was for that a family reunification. My grandmother wanted to be with her husband. She wanted my mom and my aunt to be with their dad.  The grandmother that I just mentioned, her mother, ended up coming to the United States to reunite with my grandma and my grand uncle, her son. Within the same family, multiple points and multiple generations of family reunification being end goal and the end desire of all of this. For these different generations, my mom was in her twenties when she came, my grandmother was in her forties. My great grandmother was older at the time. When I think about the journeys that people took at those points in their lives, where they probably had established themselves to some extent , but, to leave all that behind, to reunite with family is something that came up during the trip as . This, constant reminder that people want to be with those that they care about. People want to be united with their family. They don't necessarily want to have to go through all this struggle in order to do so, but that's what love is, right? Like that's what love is about.  Kennis Chen: I want to appreciate the volunteer there. Because though our colleague were there for like three days, we were literally so exhausted. I couldn't feel my leg every day. Those volunteer there are from 7 a. m. to 7 p. m. every single day. when you talk to people and when you need to help people, you need to open yourself as well. So you're being vulnerable and sometimes it's just physically, mentally exhausted.  Many volunteer, they are women of color and they're so strong. , I could not imagine life or the world will continue without them. They're just like so strong, so resilient. Part of me was worried because they are all volunteer groups that doing this at their own capacity without the budget they need. And the other part of me think, whatever the challenge would be, they will find a way to get through because they are just like so strong and so human. They're just like beautiful human. I just appreciate the opportunity to see them and work with them. Kelly Wong: We were only there days. We were tired. I slept through the whole weekend. These people are continuously perservering every single day.  the beginning of our interview, we talked about how things just changes within a few days. We do not have migrant center anymore. Within a few days. I don't know how they do it. Within a few days they were able to produce info sheets from multiple languages. I stopped counting. I think at least 8 to 10 languages that I saw of how to get to airport, where you're at, if you have questions, try to do this and that. They ran all the of shelters that host children and their parents. They managed to arrange buses from another nonprofit to transport Migrants from one transit center another one and eventually to the airport so people won't be stuck at one place and creates issue for the local residents too .They have to react on the spot and figure out how to do all of that.  So to see how resilient, quick they are to respond to all this ongoing changes, and frankly problems one after another is, just so inspiring to me as a fellow person to also do direct services.  Annette Wong: The patchwork of immigration laws that we have holding our immigration system together has not been updated for over 20 years. It desperately needs an overhaul. When we're talking about lack of federal action, what does that actually mean? We're talking about comprehensive immigration reform. The world has changed so much in the last 25, 30 years. Globalization. The economy. geopolitical relationships with other countries. Everything has changed so much yet our immigration system has not been updated to reflect it. Ever changing needs of our world. I think that is one of the things that would help address the situation. And not in a way that is. all about punishment and punitive measures. What we're hearing now is immigration is going to be one of the top issues for the upcoming November election, and what everybody's talking about is cracking down on border enforcement. Nobody's talking about where is the pathway for the 11 million? Where is the, humanitarian aid and humanitarian relief for folks that are seeking that. We're not really hearing about that side of things. And I think that's where we hope to see more emphasis is on a more inclusive policy package rather than what we're seeing now, which is just exclusion and punishment, . So, I think that's one level of infrastructure. I think the other level of infrastructure is how do people manage, how do cities and counties manage the influxes. And then also for the receiving city– people going to places like New York, like LA, like San Francisco. Making sure that there's infrastructure there in those cities as well, whether it is temporary shelters, whether it is immigration legal services that are free and low cost or accessing jobs while people are navigating their immigration paperwork. There's a lot of things that localities have been planning for, some are doing very well. Some are needing more local support in order to enact around providing support to migrants. But this kind of thing will help because when migrants can land on their feet and integrate into the local neighborhood, the local economy, et cetera, it will help make things better for everybody. It will be a better life for the migrant. It will also be something that can help a neighborhood thrive. And so I think that's really what we're hoping to see in terms of investments and support for migrants that are coming into the country.  Cheryl Truong: and that's the end of our show! Learn more about the incredible work of Chinese for affirmative action in the show notes.. Speakers and readers of Chinese will also be able to find Kennis' justice patch article written in Chinese, as well as the podcast that Kennis and Kelly made about this very trip.  Apex express is produced by Miko Lee, Paige Chung, Jalena Keane-Lee, Preeti Mangala Shekar. Shekar, Anuj Vaidya, Kiki Rivera, Swati Rayasam, Nate Tan, Hien Nguyen, Nikki Chan, and Cheryl Truong   Tonight's show was produced by me, cheryl. Thanks to the team at KPFA for all of their support. And thank you for listening!  The post APEX Express – 03.28.24 – Stories from the Southern Border appeared first on KPFA.

In the face of economic turbulence, China's youth are struggling to find jobs that are suited to their skills and can give them the life that they want and were promised. While China's government strives to alleviate youth unemployment, societal and cultural factors pose significant challenges. China's young people are reacting in unpredictable ways - finding alternate ways to get jobs, taking time out to become full time kids, or forging their own paths altogether.Chapters 00:00 Background: Employment in China vs the West03:50 Reasons for youth unemployment in China08:55 Crazy job requirements11:30 Chinese gov helps youth find jobs17:20 Caveat about youth unemployment18:37 Chinese social culture and jobs27:18 Young people's response to joblessnessSupport the showSign up for Buzzsprout to launch your podcasting journey: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=162442Subscribe to the Sinobabble Newsletter: https://sinobabble.substack.com/Support Sinobabble on Buy me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Sinobabblepod

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While blinking neon lights of Shanghai paint the city in dazzling glows, a different kind of radiance has captured the attention of many of its young residents. Night schools have become a sensation, attracting swarms of eager learners fresh out of their cubicles. Round table takes you to discover the allure of Shanghai's nocturnal learning revolution. On the show: Niu Honglin, Fei Fei & Josh Cotterill

Chinese shoppers swarmed to e-commerce platforms and snapped up discounted items worth hundreds of billions of yuan during this year's Singles Day shopping extravaganza, pushing up the sales of domestic brands and premium goods.Experts said this indicates the enormous vitality and resilience of the country's consumer market.As China's biggest shopping event of the year, the Double 11, or 11-11, promotional gala, which began in late October and peaked on Saturday, has played a vital role in stimulating people's purchasing appetites and bolstering the recovery of consumption and economic growth, they added.Past Double 11 festivals were characterized by record-smashing gross merchandise volume, or GMV, through discount-led sales. However, chasing high GMV is no longer the focus, industry observers said, noting that Chinese shoppers are becoming more rational and carefully reviewing their needs, with an emphasis on quality and value.Tmall, Chinese tech heavyweight Alibaba Group's business-to-customer platform, said that 402 brands, including 243 domestic ones, saw their sales surpass 100 million yuan ($13.7 million) from 8 pm on Oct 31 to midnight on Saturday. The turnover of 38,000 brands surged more than 100 percent year-on-year during this period.Neither Alibaba nor JD, another prominent e-commerce platform, disclosed specific GMV figures for this year's shopping spree. Alibaba said only that the scale of users and merchants registered "remarkable "growth, which drove the overall growth of order volume and GMV.JD said its transaction volume, order volume and user engagement "reached record highs". The sales of over 60 brands surpassed 1 billion yuan, and nearly 20,000 brands witnessed their turnover increase threefold year-on-year over the weekslong promotion gala.Young Chinese consumers increasingly opt for high-quality homegrown brands, with the spending from the post-1990s and post-2000s generations accounting for 62 percent of the total sales of domestic brands, it added.Moreover, turnover of high-end electronic devices surged on JD's online marketplaces, with foldable smartphones up 300 percent, digital cameras higher by 100 percent, and gaming laptops up 50 percent during the shopping spree."Consumption has become the main driving force boosting China's economic growth, and the Singles Day shopping festival is pivotal to unleashing consumers' purchasing potential and promoting the recovery of the economy," said Wang Yun, a researcher at the Academy of Macroeconomic Research affiliated with the National Development and Reform Commission.According to Wang, domestic brands, especially those featuring creative designs incorporating traditional Chinese elements, are gaining popularity among China's younger generations, who have a growing sense of national pride and confidence in Chinese culture.Added significanceThis year's Double 11 promotion has added significance, as it was the first since China optimized its COVID-19 response measures, Wang said, adding that the country's consumer market has gained growth momentum, with the overall growth rate expected to reach about 7 to 8 percent this year.Major e-commerce players emphasized low prices and made their promotion methods simpler during this year's Singles Day shopping carnival, with direct price cuts being a preferred strategy.Britton Russell, who leads the consumer and retail practice at global consulting company Alix-Partners' China division, said that"2023 marks the first post-pandemic Singles Day, where consumption returns to normal levels. We are seeing stronger sentiment and spending, evidenced by the 18 percent increase in total spending compared with 2022".While value-based shopping is nothing new, consumers are more prudent and knowledgeable about potential purchases than ever before, as they seek maximum value with every purchase, he said.Russell also emphasized that "rational consumption drives the search for quality rather than flashy promotion".Jason Yu, general manager of Kantar Worldpanel China, a market research provider, said that Chinese consumers were more value-conscious during this year's shopping spree. "They hope to buy cost-effective commodities, rather than just obtaining low-priced goods at the cost of quality."China's consumption market recovered in the first three quarters of this year. Retail sales, a significant indicator of consumption strength, grew 6.8 percent year-on-year during the January-September period, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.Chinese shoppers are also willing to devote their attention to more novel platforms that blur the boundaries between entertainment and retail, particularly in livestreaming e-commerce provided by short-video platforms such as Douyin and Kuaishou, a report from consultancy Bain& Co said.Reporter: Fan Feifei

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The rise of Chinese niche luxury brands.Click here to read the article by Capucine Cogné.Narrated by Sarah Kutulakos.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Many young Chinese are increasingly turning to online streaming as a way to earn money while selling products for major companies. The job involves livestreaming on popular social media services in China. A person leading such livestreams is known as a host. The goal is to persuade users to spend money with large brands such as Under Armor, Lancôme, YSL Beauty and Hugo Boss. One such streamer is 28-year-old Zhang Jinyu, a former model who studied fashion in college. She told reporters from Reuters news agency she has already completed hundreds of hours of live streams to publicize products for YSL Beauty and other brands.许多中国年轻人越来越多地将在线流媒体作为一种在为大公司销售产品的同时赚钱的方式。 这项工作涉及在中国流行的社交媒体服务上进行直播。主持此类直播的人称为主持人。目标是说服用户花钱购买 Under Armour、Lancôme、YSL Beauty 和 Hugo Boss 等大品牌。 28 岁的张金宇就是这样的一位主播，她曾是一名模特，在大学学习时尚。她告诉路透社记者，她已经完成了数百小时的直播来宣传 YSL Beauty 和其他品牌的产品。Zhang's livestreams can involve her continuously speaking on camera for up to six hours. In addition, the preparation process requires her to do her hair and makeup and spend time recording sales results after her online broadcasts have ended. Reuters reports that Zhang is one of millions of young Chinese currently facing record youth unemployment of more than 21 percent. Livestreaming sales is one way social media users can earn money without having to get a full-time job.张的直播可以让她在镜头前连续讲话长达六个小时。此外，准备过程还需要她做头发和化妆，并在在线直播结束后花时间记录销售结果。据路透社报道，张是目前面临创纪录的超过 21% 青年失业率的数百万中国年轻人之一。直播销售是社交媒体用户无需找到全职工作即可赚钱的一种方式。"For livestreaming, the threshold to enter the industry is very low,” Zhang said. “I can pick up my phone and I'm livestreaming.” She noted, however, that livestream selling is now very competitive, making it difficult for newcomers to gain a following. "If you can persevere, you can get better and better,” Zhang said. Zhang is not alone in her desire to make livestream hosting a career. A recent public opinion study asked more than 10,000 young people on China's social media service Sina Weibo how they feel about the issue. More than 60 percent said they would be interested in working as an internet influencer or livestreaming host. A study by China-based marketing agency iResearch found the livestreaming industry employed more than 1.2 million hosts as of 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic helped lead livestreaming sales growth that brought in about $480 billion in China last year.“对于直播来说，进入这个行业的门槛很低，”张说，“拿起手机就可以直播。”但她也指出，现在直播带货竞争非常激烈，新人很难获得粉丝。“如果你能坚持下去，你就能变得越来越好。”张说。张并不是唯一一个渴望将直播主持作为职业的人。最近的一项民意研究在中国社交媒体新浪微博上询问了超过 10,000 名年轻人对这个问题的看法。超过 60% 的人表示他们有兴趣担任互联网影响者或直播主持人。中国营销机构艾瑞咨询的一项研究发现，截至 2020 年，直播行业雇佣了超过 120 万名主播。COVID-19 大流行带动了直播销售的增长，去年为中国带来了约 4800 亿美元的收入。That growth led to a series of agencies being created that aim to train new hosts and connect them with established brands.Zhang, for example, works with Shanghai-based agency Romomo. The company is a business partner of Buy Quickly, which helps hosts link up with major fashion-centered brands. Shining Li is vice president of Romomo. She told Reuters she thinks livestreaming is currently “one of the most important methods of communication” for the international brands she works with.这种增长催生了一系列旨在培训新主持人并将他们与知名品牌联系起来的机构。例如，张与上海的机构 Romomo 合作。该公司是Buy Quickly的业务合作伙伴，帮助房东与主要时尚品牌建立联系。李闪亮是Romomo的副总裁。她告诉路透社，她认为直播目前是她合作的国际品牌“最重要的沟通方式之一”。Shi Jianing is a 28-year-old livestreaming host. She says her broadcasts are a good way for her to build lasting relationships with followers and increase sales for the brands she represents. "We're like friends with the consumers," Shi said. She added, “If you can communicate with some personal affinity, that builds a kind of trust, and that relationship makes the consumer want to carry out the sale."石佳宁，28岁，一名直播主播。她说，她的广播是她与粉丝建立持久关系并增加她所代表的品牌销量的好方法。 “我们和消费者就像朋友一样，”史说。她补充道，“如果你能以某种个人亲和力进行沟通，就会建立一种信任，而这种关系会让消费者想要进行销售。”

Nobody was seen entering or exiting the couple's hotel room, but now they were both dead. The girlfriend was found in the bathtub strangled to death by her own pajamas. It was clear she had been murdered. Her boyfriend was found naked, crawling down the hallway groaning for help. He had 20 wounds all over his body including on his back - they were inflicted using a sharp, jagged edge of a broken beer bottle. Authorities stated the boyfriend murdered his girlfriend in a crime of passion before taking his own life. But nothing was adding up… How did he inflict all those wounds on his back? Why would he suddenly turn on his girlfriend? Why did they have multiple different hotel reservations that same night in Bali? And how come his fingerprints were found nowhere on the beer bottle he supposedly hurt himself with? Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

An unknown country singer with a fake name has skyrocketed to the top of the charts with the song “Rich Men North of Richmond,” and the film “The Sound of Freedom” has become one of the top-grossing movies of the year. These sleeper hits were both fueled by the MAGA media and conservative audiences. What do they say about the movement and the divisions in American culture? Then, Skye talks to Kaitlyn about the launch of her new book, “The Ballot and the Bible,” and the way political movements have used and abused scripture throughout American history. She also explains how George W. Bush and Barack Obama used the Bible very differently during their presidencies, and the surprising reason Obama cited scripture far more often. Also this week—backyard billionaire wrestling, China hires full-time adult children, and a three-year-old with the worst superpower ever.   Holy Post Plus:  Bonus interview with Kaitlyn Schiess https://www.patreon.com/posts/88098034   Christian Asks - How do we know we're really maturing in Christ? https://www.patreon.com/posts/88097903 0:00 - Intro   2:30 - Show Starts   3:57 - Theme Song   4:19 - Sponsor - Faithful Counseling Get 10% off your first month at www.faithfulcounseling.com/HOLYPOST   5:29 - Sponsor - Hiya Health Go to www.hiyahealth.com/HOLYPOST to receive 50% off your first order   6:35 - Listener Emails   11:08 - Zuckerberg vs Musk   16:17 - Full time children in China   30:31 - Rich Men North of Richmond   44:07 - Sound of Freedom   56:23 - Sponsor - Center for Pastor Theologians Visit cptconference.com and use code HOLYPOST to get $10 off your registration fee to the Center for Pastor Theologians Conference   57:35 - Sponsor - AG1 To get your FREE 1 year supply of Vitamin D AND 5 free travel packs with your first purchase, go to athleticgreens.com/HOLYPOST   59:08 - Interview Intro Kaitlyn Schiess   1:02:13 - How the Bible was used during the American Revolution   1:09:29 - Romans 13   1:26:25 - How Bush and Obama used Scripture during their presidencies   1:37:11 - End Credits Links mentioned in news segment:   Mark Zuckerberg says ‘it's time to move on' from Elon Musk cage fight https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/14/tech/zuckerberg-musk-cage-fight-move-on-hnk-intl/index.html   Young Chinese are getting paid to be ‘full-time children' as jobs become harder to find https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/26/economy/china-youth-unemployment-intl-hnk/index.html   Oliver Anthony's Viral Hit Doesn't Love Its Neighbors https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2023/august-web-only/oliver-anthony-song-rich-men-north-richmond-love-neighbor.html Other resources:   The Ballot and the Bible by Kaitlyn Schiess https://amzn.to/45w9qIY   The Bible and Politics Explainer Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9sBIcrblS4&t=279s   Holy Post website: https://www.holypost.com/   Holy Post Plus: www.holypost.com/plus   Holy Post Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/holypost   Holy Post Merch Store: https://www.holypost.com/shop The Holy Post is supported by our listeners. We may earn affiliate commissions through links listed here. As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.  

An increasing number of young people are joining the senior care industry. What can they bring to the industry? On the show: Laiming, Niu Honglin & Yang Guang

Night markets in China have long been a haven of all-you-can-eat street food. These markets are back all over the country in summer of 2023, injecting vitality to the night economy. What does a night market mean to the locals and tourists alike? / Are "photobombs" hilarious or offensive (22:38)? On the show: Heyang, Ding Heng & Xingyu

“What's your MBTI?” has become a must-ask question among young Chinese.Click here to read the article by Yang Caini.Narrated by Cliff Larsen.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

AP correspondent Karen Chammas reports on Chinese nomads.

Fed up with the grind of urban life, young Chinese are embracing the art of “drifting” — living hand-to-mouth while roaming the country aimlessly.Click here to read the article by Li Wei and Ni Dandan.Narrated by Anthony Tao.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In China, more and more young people are learning languages other than English. This is mainly because there are more and more free learning materials available online. At the same time, the internet has also enabled people to understand the benefits of learning small languages.Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily Chinese reading in Mandarin Chinese in your inbox. Full text in Chinese, daily quiz to test your understanding, one-click dictionary, new words, etc.Got a question or comment? Reach out to us at contact[at]maayot.com

China's millennials are seeking cheap thrills and get-rich-quick solutions amid a tough economy. That's leading many to embrace an institution long considered hopelessly uncool: the country's state-run lotteries.Click here to read the article by Wang Lianzhang.Narrated by Mina Greb.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Young Chinese are moving to Sweden in record numbers, seeking better labor conditions and a more tolerant society. Many are underwhelmed by what they find.Click here to read the article by Chang Minxiao and Fan Yiying.Narrated by Elyse Ribbons.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Known as China's “lifestyle bible,” the social media platform is an aspirational living guide or a consumerist trap.Click here to read the article by Viola Zhou.Narrated by Elyse Ribbons.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In growing online communities devoted to minimalism, young Chinese swap tricks for scoring bargains or cutting down on unnecessary purchases. But the real motivation is regaining a sense of control in an uncertain world.Click here to read the article by Shao Wenjun.Narrated by Elyse Ribbons.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

I want you to think about your sister.  Or your brother.Got it?This is an exercise you cannot do t do in China.  Because out of a billion people … practically nobody has a brother … or sister.   For decades the communist country had a one-child-per-family policy…. and now… everybody there… is an only child.  At the beginning, it was a draconian measure to control the population struggling to feed itself.   But decades later now that there's enough food….  they need more young people.  Soon China will be completely overwhelmed in paying pensions and benefits to an aging population.  And they need a much bigger next generation.   A one-child policy became two children… and then three…. but while the government urges its citizens to be fruitful and multiply…. hundreds of millions of Chinese people are saying …”nah.” Young Chinese couples consider it too expensive to have children in today's economic climate.  And perhaps the bigger determining factor … is culture.   Y'know how you have fond memories of hangin' out with your sibling?  These are cherished memories  Chinese people don't have.  Each of them only has fond memories of being an only child. So the government is offering ever-increasing benefits..  even -for the first time - giving money to unmarried women who get pregnant… hoping to create siblings.  But it's not working.  The birthrate remains flat…. in a country of a billion people… where nobody's a brother… and not a sister among them. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Latest figures show that Chinese households are sitting on a record amount of savings at the moment. What key factors are shaping our financial decisions? For young people, is saving-up the new cool (00:44)? / Making up for days for a public holiday (26:25)/ 'Mystery veggie box' helps sell produce (38:56) / Motivational Monday (44:45)! On the show: Heyang, Fei Fei & Li Yi

Near record high levels of youth unemployment in China is prompting more young graduates to look abroad for work, particularly in Africa. Recruiters say they can't find enough people to work in both private companies and Chinese state-owned enterprises as translators, accountants, and other administrative roles.While moving so far away from home isn't ideal for a lot of young people, it's also hard to resist the higher salaries, generous benefits, and the adventure of living overseas, according to freelance journalist Li Yijuan for a story she wrote last month on this trend for the English-language Chinese news site Sixth Tone.Yijuan, herself a soon-to-be young graduate, joins Eric & Cobus from the eastern Algerian city of Amenas to discuss her own experience and why Africa is becoming a popular destination for young Chinese professionals.JOIN THE DISCUSSION:Twitter: @ChinaGSProject| @stadenesque | @eric_olanderFacebook: www.facebook.com/ChinaAfricaProjectFOLLOW CAP IN FRENCH AND ARABIC:Français: www.projetafriquechine.com | @AfrikChineعربي: www.akhbaralsin-africia.com | @AkhbarAlSinAfrJOIN US ON PATREON!Become a CAP Patreon member and get all sorts of cool stuff, including our Week in Review report, an invitation to join monthly Zoom calls with Eric & Cobus, and even an awesome new CAP Podcast mug!www.patreon.com/chinaafricaprojectSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today's Chinese graduates are facing the toughest domestic job market in decades. That's leading many to look further afield for opportunities.Click here to read the article by Li Yijuan.Narrated by Kim Dalrymple.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The country's latest viral app is a wooden fish simulator.Click here to read the article by Zhang Liting.Narrated by Elyse Ribbons.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Young Chinese are increasingly moving into environmental campaigning — a reaction to the growing impact of global warming on China, but also the shrinking space for feminist and labor rights groups.Click here to read the article by Yuan Ye.Narrated by Sylvia Franke.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Sharm El-Sheikh, 10 November 2022, – with Youth and Future Generations Day at COP27, the Youth Environmentally Friendly Actions Committee of All-China Environment Federation (ACEF-YEFAC), together with supporters, officially launched the Birds Protection and Climate Action Initiative of Chinese Youth (hereinafter referred to as the Initiative) at UNFCCC Press Conference. Ling Yuan yousa, the bird protection ambassador of ACEF-YEFAC and a youth representative from State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC) gave a speech respectively.Ms. Gao Jinyi, Secretary General of ACEF-YEFAC, firstly introduced the background and purpose of the Initiative. She said, “Through the Initiative, we hope to inspire youth communities around the world to conserve the earth's eco-environment and jointly foster the harmonious co-existing relations between human and Nature, to showcase the powerful spiritual charm of the excellent traditional Chinese culture, and to contribute Chinese youth's wisdom and strength to building a fair and rational global climate governance system for win-win results.”Then the bird protection ambassador of ACEF-YEFAC, a virtual idol named Ling Yuan yousa, who has over 3 million fans in China, called for more young people to participate the bird protection actions immediately via video at the press conference, and elaborated the need for bird protection.Mr. Zhu Jie, a youth representative from State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC), shared how did they resolve the bird nesting problems on power transmission towers through innovative technologies at work, and the joint efforts SGCC made in collaboration with the government to protect the endangered species - Oriental Stork, including establishing the “Oriental Stork Reserve”, facilitating the government to issue the Measures on Strengthening the Construction and Management of the Oriental Stork Reserve in Gaoyou, and setting up a bird protection volunteer service team, which fully demonstrated the resolution and wisdom of Chinese enterprises to promote the harmonious development of economy, nature and society.The launch of the Initiative was actively supported by universities, social organizations and enterprises in China. Young people are the creators and pioneers of the future, and their ideas and actions closely affect the way forward on climate issues. During the Youth and Future Generations Day, young representatives were able to present their statements for driving climate ambition to peers and high-level policymakers.For further information please contact:Company: GoldenBee Sustainable Brand Communication Ltd.Contact person: Xiaoyang Zhang via xiaoyang_zhang@goldenbeechina.comWebsite: www.goldenbeec.comTelephone: 010-82101272City: BeijingAddress: Room 4006, Baixin Building, No.12 Zhongguancun South Street, Haidian District, Beijing, China

On this World Tourism Day, let's rethink tourism, which dovetails nicely with this year's event theme (00:56). / Young Chinese invest in gold beans (26:28) . / Can users of different brands of devices be friends (45:20)? On the show: Heyang, Huang Shan & Li Yi

Wedding ceremonies are usually pretty predictable, with a set routine and the couple tying the knot in the end. Young Chinese couples are rewriting wedding rules these days, kicking some of the traditional rituals to the side (01:30). / Learning difficulty clinics hard to book (26:40). On the show: Heyang, Laiming, & Li Yi

Dispirited by pandemic lockdowns and a massive real estate crisis, today's young Chinese workers are dreaming less about becoming super-rich entrepreneurs and more about the workaday lives of bureaucrats. Their new distaste for private-sector jobs has caught the attention of the ruling Chinese Communist Party, which is trying to change opinions and recruit for private-sector manufacturing jobs that are going begging. In this week's episode of “Stephanomics,” reporter Tom Hancock discusses the unrest brewing among China's youth. Many have newly minted degrees and a growing number have embraced anti-capitalist idealism, exacerbating a mismatch between the jobs that are available and the jobs they actually want. Meantime, younger workers see the country's state-owned enterprises as more stable than privately-owned ones amid Covid-19 outbreaks and lockdowns, creating intense competition for public-sector jobs. The upshot is the jobless rate among China's youth is likely to hit 20%, which has alarmed President Xi Jinping's government. Host Stephanie Flanders talks to Bloomberg Chief Economist Tom Orlik about the outlook for the world's biggest country. He says China likely has been overstating its growth for years, giving critics reason to question how big its economy actually is right now. But China's leadership has proven it can develop that economy, and “it would be a big mistake for us to underestimate how big they will likely become in the next 10 or 20 years,” Orlik says. And, Flanders also talks worker wages with Rachel Reeves, who as the UK's Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer is the chief economic voice of the opposition Labour Party. It's a risky topic to address since Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey got lambasted last winter for suggesting workers forgo seeking pay raises because they might be inflationary. Reeves wouldn't say what a reasonable increase for workers would be, given ongoing discussions over pay by UK authorities, but suggested the trick to giving everyone a raise is boosting the economy.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Support Queens of the Mines with a tip! Venmo- @queensofthemines CashApp $queensofthemines Paypal southernminequeen@gmail.com   Today, we are talking about an active and daring freedom fighter from California history!   For decades after America's largest migration, the gold rush began, the men who came alone to California to seek their fortunes longed for wives and women of pleasure. It was easier for Chinese traders to convince families to sell their daughters rather than their sons. The traders would offer money to the parents for their daughters, some as young as five years old. The parents were straight up lied to. They were told the traders would help their girls find wealthy husbands, or arrange for them to get an education. The girls would became domestic slaves or were sold into prostitution. The young women lived brutal lives. The youngest girls didn't last more than a few years before their worn and abused bodies gave out. They would usually die within five years after they were first held captive. Some who were on the verge of death were put in a solitary room to starve. Chinese gangs known as Tongs, usually headed up the operations. The local government overlooked the crime. San Francisco City Hall took kickbacks from Tong groups at the time so there was little government action against this problem.   Donaldina Cameron was born on a sheep farm in New Zealand in July of 1869. She spent the first three years of her life there with her Scottish family including her six older siblings. By the time she was four years old, the entire family had immigrated to the United States of America. They brought their skills and knowledge from the farm and made their home on a large sheep ranch in the San Gabriel Valley in California. San Gabriel Valley is to the east of Los Angeles in present-day Pasadena.   Her family and friends called her Dolly. Dolly's childhood was secluded from the outside world. On the ranch, she spent the days picking Johnston's bush lupine and dreaming of marrying. She would have a hard working ranch family and live the kind of comfortable life that her parents had always provided. She knew of nothing else in her new home state of California.    When she was thirteen years old, The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 was passed, the first piece of federal immigrant legislation in the United States. It was said to be originally passed to prohibit sex trafficking of Asian women and an influx of Asian male laborers. The Chinese slave trade was as much a part of San Francisco history as was the gold rush. Under the Chinese Exclusion Act, any immigrant from any area considered “undesirable” was prohibited from entering the United States. This included most of Asia. Chinese women could not enter the United States unless they were already married to a man living there. A dangerous and illegal system dubbed the "paper daughters” was created, where papers were forged stating the trafficked victims were already members of Chinese families in the United States.   Hours north, cable cars were first climbing San Francisco's hills. The city had been built to a massive scale since the gold rush began. Protestant women were launching an attack on “yellow slavery” in San Francisco. Cameron came to the city as a young woman to attend school to be a teacher. In the bay, she fell in and out of love.    Her best friend at school had an activist mother, who volunteered at the Presbyterian Mission House in San Francisco. Young Chinese girls who had been shipped from China or kidnapped to work as indentured servants were taking refuge under Maggie Culbertson's team's care. They were provided with “food, shelter, and the teachings of the Christian faith.” At the time, females made up 60 percent of the missionary force. Missionary work, and social work in general, was an example of leadership that was acceptable for Victorian women. Maggie Culbertson, the founder of the Presbyterian Mission House, was ill and needed help.    Dolly had recently left a fiance and quit college and decided to join Culbertson's team. She could teach sewing and other useful skills at the San Francisco Mission House. They agreed on a one year term. Dolly arrived in April of 1895. On her first day ever at the Mission House, sticks of dynamite were found around the premises. She then realized the magnitude of her new situation. The gangs often threatened the mission with death and destruction not just from the Tongs, but, by the police who came to roust the illegal aliens. Magggie Culbertson mentored Dolly in the ways of care and justice. Dolly relished in assisting her in providing the safe haven for the young Chinese girls. She was inspired by Culbertson's courage as she worked by her side.     Tien Fuh Wu was rescued from a Chinatown gambling den and  lived at the home when Cameron arrived. She really didn't care for her and Wu was disobedient for Dolly's first two years at the house. As a child, Wu was told she was going to San Francisco to visit her grandmother. She was taken to a boat in her native province Zhejiang, China. Her father locked her inside a cabin onboard with only a toothbrush and washcloth, told her to eat her supper and left without saying goodbye. Her father had sold her to pay off his gambling debts.    The boat brought her one hundred miles north to Shanghai, then she boarded a steamship to San Francisco. She worked as a mui tsai, or, a domestic servant in a brothel in the city until the owner at the brothel fell into debt. Wu was sold to the gambling den on Jackson Street. There, she was subjected to rigorous household chores, and physically abused by her new owner. When she was old enough, she was transferred to a life of sex work. When rescued, Wu's body was covered in burns, cuts and bruises. She arrived at the home on 920 Sacramento Street 15 months before Dolly. At the turn of the century in San Francisco, this kind of trafficking was rampant, and largely ignored by city authorities.  Culbertson's health failed when Cameron was 25 years old. Two years later, she took over as superintendent of the Presbyterian Home. Wu changed her mind about Dolly after one of the Chinese women who worked alongside Cameron passed away. The intense grief Dolly displayed showed Wu a new side of the woman. Wu worked for Dolly as a translator during court cases, and helped supervise the Mission House, earning $5 a month.    Donaldina Cameron continued Culbertson's mission of the Home. She saved young women from sex slavery and indentured servitude in the worst hellholes of Chinatown. Cameron had an uncanny knack of smelling out the brothels that were often hidden behind trap doors. Secret messages were sent to her from friends and relatives of these captive girls, tipping her off the girl's location. Engaging in chases over rooftops, down dark alleys, hiding in hidden rooms and breaking down doors with an ax. I mean shit worthy of a blockbuster feature action film.   At the safe house, the girls however, were not entirely free. They were to concede to Anglo-American ways. Dolly incorporated Chinese food and decorations into their daily living, but the students were forced to convert to Christianity. Most of the immigrant women welcomed the conversion and looked to Dolly as a hero. They called her “Lo Mo” translated it means Little Mother. Yet there were women who had mixed feelings about this forced conversion. The house was also the site of many happy marriages of girls who eventually found worthy men. When they married their chosen suitor, they would wear a white gown, rather than the traditional red. White gowns symbolize funerals in Chinese culture.   Wu was her favorite aide. Her ability to translate was a fantastic asset. She was also able to comfort the rescued girls. The brothel and slave owners commonly spread fear of "White Devils" to stop the women in their possession from seeking help. The Tongs had many nicknames for Dolly. Jesus Woman, White Spirit, White Witch, White Devil and the Angry Angel of Chinatown. The Tongs would tell their captives that the “White Witch” would drink the blood of the liberated girls to keep up her vitality. Wu would show them her own scars, ensuring their safety. The scars were evidence of her understanding. She accompanied Cameron on the dangerous rescues that took many months and intense investigation to orchestrate. When the fear of the bubonic plague had been in Chinatown. The roads were blocked off and the neighborhood was under quarantine. They used the roofs to get to the girls they were rescuing. Together, Dolly and her 4' 11" cohort saved the lives of thousands of trafficked Chinese girls and women in San Francisco. Wu was targeted by the Tongs because she herself was Chinese. The gangs saw her as a traitor. The threats were so common that after each major rescue, Cameron would stop Wu from going out alone for weeks at a time.    The law wasn't always on her side. Getting legal custody of the girls was nearly impossible for Cameron since child protection laws did not yet exist. Tong leaders would claim that they had a right to the captive as her “sponsor” and the courts often agreed. They would say the captive was a relative, or that she was working voluntarily. If she captured the girl first, she could work the legal problems out later. This way, the girl would be safe in the mission house while the courts hashed out the details.   On March 29, 1900 two Chinese men and a police officer arrived at the Mission Home looking for resident Kum Quai, who they claimed was a thief. This was a typical tactic used by the brothel owners to reclaim the women. Quai was arrested, but Cameron would not let her be alone with the men, so she joined on the train journey to Palo Alto. Quai was to be locked in a cell for the night, and Cameron remained with her. At 2 am, the deputy tried to open the door, but Cameron was suspicious of the early morning entry and barricaded them inside until the officers started breaking down the doors.    After the train, the men loaded Quai in a buggy, and Cameron attempted to follow. She was pushed out and thrown onto the road. Cameron woke townspeople up right away, panicked. Frustration spread throughout the town. A crowd demonstrated the  next day in San Jose at the office of the lawyer who planned the event. “The public uproar led to criminal indictments,” and the men involved were punished.  In 1904, she had her attorneys challenge the courts to provide for child welfare laws. It was a breakthrough that would provide her a most useful tool for her rescues. Some of the girls opted for more education, and one of Donaldina's “daughters” became the first Chinese woman to graduate from Stanford University. Another daughter trained to become the first Chinese nurse through the Presbyterian Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Yet other daughters stayed on at Cameron House to help with the mission's work. Cameron wrote extensively in publications like Women and Missions and a pamphlet titled "The Yellow Slave Traffic", seeking to gain financial support for her mission.    In April 1906, the great San Francisco earthquake and fire forced the evacuation of the Presbyterian Home, which was destroyed in the earthquake. The night the tragedy happened, Dolly ran through the blazing city back to her home to retrieve a logbook that detailed her guardianship over her girls. She did not want them to be forced back into servitude or prostitution.   The home was rebuilt the following year. Hidden passages were constructed in the basement of the new structure. A fire that happened years later burned several girls to death who were trapped in the very room that was supposed to keep them safe. It is said that this is ranked as one of San Francisco's allegedly haunted locations and these very women still haunt the building today. The building, now known as The Donaldina Cameron House is San Francisco Landmark #44. The doors to the basement remain sealed.    Throughout her career, she kept expanding her work. She tried to overturn the Oriental Exclusion Act, which prevented Chinese from owning property, limited where they could live and denied them the right to testify on their own behalf in an American court. Donaldina also founded two homes for Chinese children and raised awareness about widespread prejudice toward all Chinese.  Many of these children were orphans or the children of the rescued women. The Chung Mei Home served young boys, while the Ming Quong Home was for girls. The former Chung Mei house is today part of the Windrush School in El Cerrito, California, and the Ming Quong Home is now a part of Mills College in Oakland, California.    Donaldina retired in 1942 and the Presbyterian Home was renamed the Donaldina Cameron House. After retirement, Donaldina moved to the Palo Alto area. Despite living in Chinatown for 40 years, Cameron never learned Chinese. Three years later, she adopted an orphan from Korea. Wu lived next door to Cameron when she was an elderly woman living in Palo Alto. She is credited with saving and educating over 3,000 Chinese immigrant women and girls and was considered a "national icon". Over 800 women are recorded as having lived there between 1874 and 1909 .    Cameron was remembered for how close she was with the home's residents and for being kind and caring to all people, despite their nationalities. At the same time, she was part of the larger missionary system, in which “the ethnocentric attitude and national and religious absolutism… cannot be denied”. She made an effort to embrace these women's culture when she arrived at the Mission Home. “Nothing angered Miss Cameron more than the racial discrimination to which Chinese were subjected in housing, employment, and education”. For the time, Cameron was progressive and accepting. However, she still forced the residents to comply with her leadership and culture.   Historian Dorothy Gray calls her “perhaps the most active and daring freedom fighter in the history of the West.” Ron Cameron, Donaldina's great nephew, remembers that when visiting the elderly Cameron on her birthday, years after she stopped working, he “would have to get in a line that was about two blocks long of Chinese people who had driven… to wish her a happy birthday    She died in Palo Alto, California, in 1968, at the age of 98. Wu is said to have been at her mentor's side, reading from a Bible until the very end. She is buried at the Evergreen Cemetery in the East Side neighborhood of Boyle Heights in Los Angeles. When Wu passed away seven years later, she was buried next to her friend in Cameron's family plot at the Evergreen Cemetery in Los Angeles.   The Cameron House still stands today in San Francisco, serving as a multi-service agency serving Asian communities by promoting healthy Christian communities through programs like youth sports, tutoring, and counseling. If you call Cameron House today, the phone is still answered in Chinese. Miranda Raison portrays Donaldina Cameron in the Cinemax TV series Warrior as Nellie Davenport. Ah Toy is also a character in that series.  https://cameronhouse.org/ https://truewestmagazine.com/donaldina-cameron/ https://www.kqed.org/arts/13880286/the-child-slave-who-helped-rescue-thousands-of-women-in-chinatown   http://www.sfmuseum.net/1906/ew15.html   https://truewestmagazine.com/donaldina-cameron/ https://www.foundsf.org/index.php?title=Donaldina_Cameron:_The_Person_Behind_the_Legend

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Living as an undocumented immigrant means living in the shadows, says Qian Julie Wang. Her memoir Beautiful Country tells the story of her family's life in New York after fleeing China in 1994. Her mother worked menial jobs in terrible conditions. Her father struggled with his status as a man in a country that equated being Asian with weakness. They couldn't even seek out regular medical care for fear of being deported. Wang joins NPR's Scott Simon in today's episode to talk about how those experiences shaped and shamed her, even as she became a Yale Law graduate and successful attorney.

This week, Fr. Sean and guest, Valerie Christman, talk about two Eucharistic martyrs, Saint Tarcisius and a young, unnamed girl from China. Both young martyrs give an incredible witness to the level of devotion and care our Eucharistic Lord deserves. Enjoy this episode and visit https://petersburgparishes.org/podcast/ to tune in to previous episodes across various podcast platforms!

Tang Ping, or ‘Lying Flat', is a work counter-culture for some younger people in China seeking to resist intense work expectations placed on them

Tang Ping, or ‘Lying Flat', is a work counter-culture for some younger people in China seeking to resist intense work expectations placed on them

The rise of audio is helping young Chinese storytellers explore contentious social issues, but some worry the medium's growing mainstream appeal will spoil the fun.Read the article by Wang Xuandi: http://www.sixthtone.com/news/1007626/with-podcasts%2C-a-generation-of-young-chinese-find-their-voiceNarrated by Kaiser Kuo.

June 9th: Kidnapping of Yingying Zhang (2017) Not every killer looks dangerous. Sometimes, they are well educated, good looking, and have a family life that leaves many feeling safe in their company. On June 9th 2017 a young student was abducted in Champaign, Illinois and, when her abductor was finally found, it was anything but the typical criminal type. BRAND NEW MERCH IS OUT NOW! https://www.bonfire.com/store/morningcupofmurder/Designed in collaboration with:https://www.etsy.com/shop/LetsMakeSomeMagicBecome a supporter of this podcast on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/morningcupofmurderFollow Morning Cup of Murder onTwitter: https://twitter.com/cupofmurder @cupofmurderFollow MCOM on Instagram: @morningcupofmurderHave a Murder or strange local true crime story you want to share, or you just want to say hi?Email the show here: morningcupofmurder@gmail.com Morning Cup of Murder is researched, written and performed by Korina Biemesderfer.Follow Korina on Instagram: @kbiemesderferMorning Cup of Murder is Edited and Produced by Dillon BiemesderferFollow Dillon on instagram: @dungeonsanddillonsInformation for this episode collected from:Wikipedia, news.wttw.com, dailyillini.com, abc.com, bbc.com, abc7chicago.com

The “Why try hard when you can just skate by?” mentality embraced by some young people has not been enthusiastically received in official circles.Read the article by Zhang Wanqing and Liu Mengqiu: http://www.sixthtone.com/news/1007589/tired-of-running-in-place%2C-young-chinese-lie-downNarrated by Kaiser Kuo.

5 years ago, the stock market is the main investment channel for Chinese people in general. The trend has changed in recent years and public offering of fund become very popular among Chinese investors, especially for young people. However, when people invest their money into the market without any knowledge and experience, it is something really should be concerned. In today's story, we are going to discuss the trend of Chinese market fund investment in recent years. Join other motivated learners on your Chinese learning journey with maayot. Receive a daily chinese reading in Mandarin Chinese in your inbox. Full text in Chinese, daily quiz to test your understanding, one-click dictionary, new words, etc.
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A white paper released by the China Will Registration Center reports an increasing number of young people finalizing their Last Will and Testament over the past few years, indicating a strong sense of property protection among younger Chinese.Find out more on Studio Plus.

With a new generation increasingly burned out by the “996” grind and liberal platitudes of their elders, can Marxism make a comeback?Read the article by Wang Rui: https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1006523/fed-up-with-capitalism%2C-young-chinese-brush-up-on-das-kapital#Narrated by Kaiser Kuo.

Immunity-boosting products are growing in popularity among young Chinese as they turn to high-quality healthcare and cosmetics items to reduce work fatigue and keep the COVID-19 blues at bay. Find out more on Studio Plus.

完整标题：Carry On the Legacy of the May 4th Movement, and Be Worthy of the New Era读书嘉宾：木尼热·阿布力米提，北京外国语大学高级翻译学院中英同声传译二年级在读硕士研究生。本科就读于中南大学湘雅医学院临床医学专业。2020年1月为世卫组织驻华办公室就新冠肺炎国内最新病例提供翻译和审校工作，为2019央视大型春节纪录片《我拍中国节》提供字幕翻译和审校工作等。英文文本：Carry On the Legacy of the May 4th Movement, and Be Worthy of the New EraUnder the leadership of the Party, we have opened up the path of Chinese socialism,formed its theoretical framework, established its system, developed its culture, and brought it into a new era. The Chinese people have unprecedented confidence in the path, theory, system and culture of Chinese socialism, and the prospects for national rejuvenation have never been brighter.In the new era,the theme and direction of the Chinese youth movement and the mission of Chinese youths are to uphold the leadership of the CPC, and work along with other people to realize the Two Centenary Goals and the Chinese Dream of national rejuvenation.Youth is the most active and energetic element among all forces in society. You are the hope and future of our country. Today, in the most promising period of the Chinese nation, young Chinese are endowed with rare opportunities to achieve things,and the mission to shoulder great responsibilities. In this new era, you should continue to carry forward the spirit of the May 4th Movement and take on your mission to realize national rejuvenation. You should meet the expectations of our Party and our people, be worthy of the trust of the nation, and live up tothe demands of this great era.First, Chinese youths in the new era should establish great ideals.The ideals and beliefs of youths have a bearing on the future of a country. Young people with great ideals and firm beliefs are the driving force that builds an invincible nation. High ambitions can stimulate your potential to forge ahead, so that you will not drift aimlessly like a boat without a rudder. It is said that “a person who aspires to be a saint will become a saint; and a person who aspires to be a sage will become a sage.” Young people have different life goals and career choices. But only when you integrate your goals with those of the nation and the people, advance with the times, and share the aspirations of the people will you live up to your values and realize the lofty goals of life. Disregarding the needs of the country and the interests of the people, those who are self-centered will find a narrower path ahead.Young Chinese in the new era must have belief in Marxism, faith in Chinese socialism, and confidence in realizing the Chinese Dream. You must go out to the people,embrace the new era and the new world, and realize your ideals and beliefs in building your careers, so that the years of your youth will sparkle with innovation and creation.Second, Chinese youths in the new era should love our country.Dr. Sun Yat-sen said that the biggest thing for a citizen is “knowing how to love one's country” . Whoever does not love their country – or even worse, deceives and betrays their motherland – is a disgrace and has no place anywhere in the world.Love of our country, the feeling of devotion and sense of attachment to our motherland is a duty and responsibility for every Chinese. It is the foundation on which young Chinese in the new era can become winners in life. In contemporary China, the essence of patriotism is loving our country, our Party and socialism all and at the same time.Young Chinese in the new era should follow the instructions and guidance of the Party, and show concern and affection for our country and our people. You should dedicate yourself to the country and the people, demonstrate patriotism with lifelong sincerity and drive, and let the great banner of patriotism fly high in your heart.Third, Chinese youths in the new era must shoulder your responsibilities.The times call for responsibility, and our young people must take up the responsibility for national rejuvenation. As Lu Xun the great writer said, young people “have strength to spare; they can turn a dense forest into flat land, plant trees in the wilderness, and dig wells in the desert” . In the new journey towards national rejuvenation, we need to respond to major challenges, guard against serious risks, overcome real obstacles, and resolve difficult problems. All these urgently demand the will to step forward in the face of difficulties. As long as young people are brave enough to shoulder responsibilities and fight hardships and risks, Chinese socialism will be full of vitality, potential and hope.Young people must maintain your courage, fearing nothing and forging ahead in spite of difficulties and dangers. You should stand in the forefront and be the pioneers of national rejuvenation. There are people who are afraid to experiment and tryout new things, or treat responsibilities as burdens and losses, or shirk their responsibilities and attend only to their own business. All such thoughts and acts are undesirable and those who entertain them will accomplish nothing and never be able to truly enjoy life.Chinese youths must cherish this new era and grow with it. In the new era, you must work hard to perform on the vast stage of reform and opening up and on the journey to realizing the Chinese Dream. And you should endeavor to become morally,intellectually, physically, and aesthetically equipped to join and carry on the socialist cause.

The true story of a young Chinese girl's heroic love for Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament in the midst of the Communist Invasion of her village is detailed. Her courage and heroism not only inspired ArchBishop Fulton Sheen, but countless others as well, in making a firm commitment to placing Eucharistic Adoration in their daily and weekly lives.   Your Weekly Challenge: Prayerfully Consider committing to one hour of Adoration every week. Follow me on Twitter and Instagram @cyndimpeterson Purchase Cyndi's book, Waiting for a Miracle: One Mother's Journey to Unshakable Faith on Amazon.com or where ever books are sold. All questions and comments can be sent to TheCyndiPetersonShow@gmail.com

Well-educated young Chinese have launched various startups or farms to make agricultural innovations or apply the newest technologies. As they transform the agriculture sector, their presence and activities have brought new dynamics to life in the countryside, attracting urban residents back for sightseeing or recreation.

Interested in hearing about how a young 27 year old is building a crypto empire? Ahmed is in one of his favourite places in the world, Shanghai, for the Shanghai Blockchain week. In this episode, he caught up with James Wo, CEO and Founder of Digital Finance Group. The two delve right in to talk about James’ incredible ventures as well as latest topics in the crypto world including: * Digital Finance Group’s $80 million venture fund which was raised from traditional capital in Shanghai (02:10) * Bridging UAE and China: Why are they setting up an exchange in Abu Dhabi and how they got an In Principal Approval from the ADGM (04:50) * How MENA is a big enough market for multiple exchanges to operate (09:00) * Proof of work Vs Proof of Stake (12:30) * Would you choose Bitcoin or Ethereum. Interesting thoughts from James! (15:15) * Blockchain and crypto ecosystem in China (16:54) All of the above and more is discussed on this week’s episode of Encrypted! If you liked what you heard, please do leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and the other platforms. Don’t forget to support us by spreading the word and hitting that subscribe button! Special Guest: James Wo.

Welcome back to the only podcast to ask: China, WTF?! What’s The Future? Arnold Ma, founder of Chinese creative agency Qumin https://qumin.co.uk/ , gets to the bottom of what tomorrow may look like, globally, by dissecting China's today. The podcast focuses on Chinese tech disrupters, people and cultures. Episode 3 is all about Chinese consumers!We always talk about people and cultures at Qumin, as it is the people who drive the platforms and innovations. Only if we understand the people behind the platforms will we be able to stay ahead of the curve. In this episode, we talk about the shift in consumerism, how consumers have evolved in China, how they've matured and how they are now leading the global economy. Selling to Chinese consumers is becoming more and more challenging for Western brands, so understanding them is fundamental. Marketing is downstream from culture, after all. Topics include:02:49 Qumin’s mission: ‘connecting the world to China’ 03:25 From copycats to innovators, the evolution of ‘Made in China’ 07:29 Chinese consumers are starting to get used to foreign brands in China. However, they see the brands (e.g. Burberry) differently to Western consumers, as they don’t have the attachment to brand legacy.08:58 The QR code format and why it hasn’t taken off in the West12:36 Chinese consumers had to deal with a lot more changes, a lot faster, compared to Western consumers15:09 Why WeChat has become so popular with Chinese consumers: An introduction to the Guanxi culture20:15 Independence culture vs collective culture: the difference between Chinese and Western consumer culture22:18 The evolution of true social commerce In China and how it’s driven by the consumers and not the platforms26:28 Why Chinese consumers never had brand.com websites and moved straight on to true social commerce31:14 Consumerism and mobile e-commerce is bridging the gap between the rich and the poor and the rural and the urban in China 32:12 Brands launching in China need to focus on lower-tier cities, as that’s where the growth is36:15 Marketing is downstream from culture: brands need to understand Chinese culture to understand the consumers39:50 Young Chinese consumers only know China as a superpower 42:00 Being a foreign brand is not a USP anymore as domestic brands are becoming more and more popular 43:32 Chinese consumers aren’t ‘cash cows’ anymoreIf you like this episode, hit subscribe for more!You can watch the episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/_c44aVaAuQQ

Today we hear from Zak Dychtwald, author of the book “Young China” and Founder of the think tank Young China Group. In this episode we dive deep, trying to understand young Chinese people and what they are all about. Zak shares some of the defining characteristics of the post 80s, post 90s and post 00s […]

Today we hear from Zak Dychtwald, author of the book “Young China” and Founder of the think tank Young China Group. In this episode we dive deep, trying to understand young Chinese people and what they are all about. Zak shares some of the defining characteristics of the post 80s, post 90s and post 00s consumers, how they differ from older generations, as well as common misperceptions international companies have about this highly sought-after consumer group. If you’re working for an international brand in the China market or one that’s looking to enter the China market, I highly suggest you listen to this episode and check out some of the videos of Zak’s speeches that I have linked below. To learn more about influencer marketing in China, sign up for our new newsletter: The China Influencer Update!   Notes: Zak shares his China journey and how he became interested in this topic Why he chose to live and write the book in Chengdu Chengdu and Chongqing are leaders for Chinese youth-culture trends Easier for people in lower tier cities to look up to lifestyles Chengdu and Chongqing than Beijing and Shanghai Key misperception: tacit expectation Chinese want to Westernize, but now this is less and less true. Concept of Easternization. We need to accept that other countries will not always orbit us, we might not continue to be the center. As Chinese consumers mature, they want more distinctive brands, less about those big names that everyone recognizes Quality of life is being valued more and more China doesn’t have ‘millennials’ – stop trying to shove them into Western generational frameworks Key differences between various generations of Chinese consumers Most of the time we tend to focus only on the top 10% of Chinese consumers and miss opportunities Why you cannot expect to understand Chinese consumers if you haven’t spent much time outside of Beijing and Shanghai   Guest: Zak Dychtwald Email: zak@youngchinagroup.com Website: https://www.youngchinagroup.com/ TEDx speech  Hong Kong Foreign Correspondents Speech BBC World Program on Millennials (password is BBC. Necessary for folks outside of the UK)  Host: Lauren Hallanan Website: www.chinainfluencermarketing.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauren-hallanan/ WeChat: H1212118514 Check out my book: Digital China: Working with Bloggers, Influencers and KOLs ------- Thanks to our sponsors PARKLU: www.parklu.com and TMG Worldwide: www.tmgworldwide.com For additional information and show notes head over to www.chinainfluencermarketing.com If you like this podcast and know someone who might find it interesting, please share! 

Welcome to Bevcast, beverage trade network's podcast channel where you can get tips from alcohol beverage industry experts and learn more about beer, wine and spirits. In this episode, we talk about How To Reach Young Chinese Wine Consumers Via Social MediaPart of the China wine series sponsored by China Wine Competition which is an annual international wine competition that happens in Shanghai where wines are judged by Quality, Value and Package. ***Visit Us:*** chinawinecompetition.com/ ***Subscribe to our Channels for more: *** ► YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/BEVERAGETRADENETWORK ► iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bevcast/ ► Stitcher: www.stitcher.com/s?fid=233919&refid=stpr ***About the Organizers: Beverage Trade Network*** Beverage Trade Network is one of the world's leading networks for beverage, wine, spirits, and beer importers, distributors, producers, and related companies. Our database and directory listing of the world's leading beer, wine, spirit, and non-alcoholic drink producers provides our importers and distributors an advantage to source and innovate their portfolios. Know more about BTN: beveragetradenetwork.com/

In this special English edition of the Chinalogue – China Podcast, the host, Sabrina Weithmann, talks to Zak Dychtwald author of the bestseller “Young China”. In his book he explores the post 90s and how this restless generation will change their country and the world. In this interview, Zak gives insights on why this generation is so important when trying to unpuzzle the future of China. You can find Zak's book titled "Young China: How the Restless Generation Will Change Their Country and the World" by clicking on the title or directly through https://amzn.to/2DDWJTn. If you want to watch the video podcast with Zak and Sabrina, go to the website: https://weithmann.com/blog/2018/11/16/young-china/ Für alle die mitmachen möchten, als Dialogpartner mit einem spannenden Thema oder auch als Sponsor, wendet auch am besten direkt an hallo@chinalogue.de. Alle Infos zum Podcast findet ihr außerdem unter www.chinalogue.de oder auch auf dem Blog unter https://weithmann.com/blog/2018/06/25/der-chinalogue-podcast/. ---> Außerdem jetzt noch zum Seminar anmelden: https://weithmann.com/blog/2018/09/19/interculture-china-day/ Ihr möchtet noch mehr Bilder zum Podcast? Dann folgt 'Chinalogue' auch auf Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chinalogue/

Discover more tech podcasts like this: Tech Podcast Asia. Produced by Pikkal & Co - Award Winning Podcast Agency. [00:51] What is your story? Why China? -- I studied Chinese at university, it seemed a very challenging thing to do. I came to China on a study-abroad and it was obvious China was the place to be. In 2010, I joined a non-profit called Teach for China (link to Chinese language website). What better way to plan for a long-term career in China than to start from the ground up? [25:15] How would you define modern Chinese consumers? -- Young Chinese consumers are slowly moving in a more socially-conscious direction. Things you already see are environmental awareness, health, and a desire for a cleaner, more simplistic lifestyle. This is completely brand new in China. One thing you see is companies who try to copy this model don't do too well because they lack the authenticity. This is really important if you are going to succeed in this space. [39:30] What has been your experience as a foreigner doing business in China? -- As a foreigner you have a ceiling. There are places you can't go and things you can't do. At the end of the day I'm not Chinese and I'm never going to be Chinese. This will always limit what you can achieve. But there are things you can tap into as a foreigner. Interestingly Chinese people have told us they trust our motives more because we are foreigners. There remains a strong suspicion that Chinese people doing charity work are trying to get rich and famous.

[00:51] What is your story? Why China? -- I studied Chinese at university, it seemed a very challenging thing to do. I came to China on a study-abroad and it was obvious China was the place to be. In 2010, I joined a non-profit called Teach for China (link to Chinese language website). What better way to plan for a long-term career in China than to start from the ground up? [25:15] How would you define modern Chinese consumers? -- Young Chinese consumers are slowly moving in a more socially-conscious direction. Things you already see are environmental awareness, health, and a desire for a cleaner, more simplistic lifestyle. This is completely brand new in China. One thing you see is companies who try to copy this model don't do too well because they lack the authenticity. This is really important if you are going to succeed in this space. [39:30] What has been your experience as a foreigner doing business in China? -- As a foreigner you have a ceiling. There are places you can't go and things you can't do. At the end of the day I'm not Chinese and I'm never going to be Chinese. This will always limit what you can achieve. But there are things you can tap into as a foreigner. Interestingly Chinese people have told us they trust our motives more because we are foreigners. There remains a strong suspicion that Chinese people doing charity work are trying to get rich and famous.

[00:51] What is your story? Why China? -- I studied Chinese at university, it seemed a very challenging thing to do. I came to China on a study-abroad and it was obvious China was the place to be. In 2010, I joined a non-profit called Teach for China (link to Chinese language website). What better way to plan for a long-term career in China than to start from the ground up? [25:15] How would you define modern Chinese consumers? -- Young Chinese consumers are slowly moving in a more socially-conscious direction. Things you already see are environmental awareness, health, and a desire for a cleaner, more simplistic lifestyle. This is completely brand new in China. One thing you see is companies who try to copy this model don't do too well because they lack the authenticity. This is really important if you are going to succeed in this space. [39:30] What has been your experience as a foreigner doing business in China? -- As a foreigner you have a ceiling. There are places you can't go and things you can't do. At the end of the day I'm not Chinese and I'm never going to be Chinese. This will always limit what you can achieve. But there are things you can tap into as a foreigner. Interestingly Chinese people have told us they trust our motives more because we are foreigners. There remains a strong suspicion that Chinese people doing charity work are trying to get rich and famous.

Leo Li is a Phd candidate in African politics at China's prestigious Tsinghua University in Beijing. Before he returned to Beijing to continue his academic work, Leo spent years reporting from Africa for the China Daily newspaper and later as a TV reporter for the Chinese international TV news network CGTN. Leo represents a new generation of young Chinese scholars, journalists and activists in the China-Africa space who are now beginning to emerge on the scene and who, for the most part, have a more much more cosmopolitan perspective than their predecessors. Leo joined Eric & Cobus to talk about how Chinese society's perceptions of Africa are rapidly changing, often drawing on offensive, outdated caricatures borrowed from the West. Frustrated by the messaging about Africa that appears on social media and in Chinese popular culture, Leo sees it as part of his mission to help educate Chinese scholars and journalists about a more nuanced view of Africa and African politics. Join the discussion:  Facebook: www.facebook.com/ChinaAfricaProject Twitter: @eolander | @stadenesque

Few generations in the world face a reality as dramatically different from all that have come before, as China's one-child generation. Since the one-child policy started in the early '80s, China has gone from aspiring developing country to powerful global player. It has shifted from being majority rural to majority urban, with per capita annual GDP rising from $300 to over $8,000 now. Young Chinese are more connected with the world than previous generations, thanks to the internet, smartphones, films, television and travel and study abroad, with some 330,000 studying in the United States alone. What does all this mean for the kind of power China might become in this century? Host Mary Kay Magistad talks with Alec Ash, long-time Beijing resident and author of "Wish Lanterns: Young Lives in New China," in this final episode as a coproduction with PRI's The World (but not the last of the podcast — details in the episode).

Heyang: We were all born as chubby babies one day, but how come after college graduationor apparently during that period of time in your life, we see more skinny Chinese people as opposed to Western peers? I don't think that has much to do with genetics actually. Ok, guys, yeah so what explains this phenomenon?Ryan: Well, first of all, I’m pretty sure that you just called me and Bob chubby babies, we were very healthy looking babies, am I right Bob?Bob: Yes, I was possibly chubby but I totally applaud your right, to say that we were chubby, whether we were chubby or not, is neither here or there. Let’s sort it that one there.Ryan: Let’s talk about what happens after you know that point when we were a baby, we grow up, and how it’s different from maybe the east and west. Um and I say I think first thing we’ll talk about, and we often just talked about on the show is that, how intense the school is here, and academic is that something is so important for many Chinese students. Young Chinese people preparing for this test, that seems to be the make break for them known as the Gaokao. Well we have something similar towards high school, the SAT, but at the same time in the US, you find the emphasis and the make break of the SAT isn’t really there. It’s something that helps you to get to the better school, but I think you can still manage to get to a good school, doing OK on your SAT. The thing is, in the US, we have in high schools, in middle schools, sometimes in elementary schools, but competitive sports, and we really put an influence on our kids, to go out and try out for sports. Because we believe like maybe makes you a good all-round kid, someone that knows how to compete, be a good sports man, practice good sportsmanship, know how to act in a team, you know inside and outside of a class, and because of this, we see I think in the US at least, a more emphasis on gym culture, in high school and what not.Heyang: And also I think there’s a huge influence or emphasis in the US, correct me if I’m wrong Ryan, that if you are really good at one sport, then it’s quite easy-er you are to get into a top knot university as there's a lot of sports sponsorships or scholarships? And I think that’s so closely tied to (you know) higher education, and in China, there’s no emphasis as such, and usually the PE classes are considered as a wasted time. There’s better use of that precious time of these young people -- that is to study Math or English or some of the other subjects. Ryan: Yeah you make a really great point. It’s true that actually I was reading not so long ago about the Olympics and where a lot of the Olympic athletes came from (I think it was) Berkeley, was one of them, I don't remember what the top one was. So these top universities are getting people not necessarily based offtheir academics, but how they perform as athletes. Why? You will find in the US, that many of these athletes bring just as much recognition to the school, and more money to the school than someone who's really good at math or what not. You know a good example is at UNM (University of New Mexico, our basketball team'sgreat, we built a huge new stadium. It was amazing, and the basketball team is very lucrative for my university. It’s a focus. Bob: But then is that saying that if you are good at sport, then you can't do Math? Ryan: No, that's absolutely not. But I would say someone who focuses all their time on math, like maybe what you would see here in China, someone focusing on their academics, and then someone splitting that time up between really becoming an Olympic athlete and going to Berkeley, and then competing the Olympics, and also keeping up that academics. It's gonna be harder. One person that is very focused on one thing, that's the academics, the other----it has its balance. Bob: But I think um I suppose if I could bring in the British dimension here (yes please), because I think when we talking about Americans, I think that's probably all about um you know body building and looking fabulous, and going to the gym, and things like that. If British people I think, you know um are little larger, it's nothing to do with muscles, I think it's just we eat too much. To be honest, ah....Heyang: And actually yeah I think my initial introduction to this topic was slightly biased, and I did it on purpose, waiting for you guys to catch me actually.Bob: Suddenly going through colleg, and you know there has to be exams you know, it's comfort to eat as well, because I think we have a big culture that when you get stressed or upset, we go straight to the larder and just eat (we do too, the freshman 13), and eat and eat and eat. Heyang: Yeah also I think there is this culture aspect to us as well. In China I think the parents don't really think that body building or you know having a good physics or you know playing sport is that important, and often mum says oh that is just playing, you are wasting your time, you are playing, you should be studying. And then also in traditional culture, if not ancient culture, we have this concept of Wen and WU, so it's Civil and Military, and that goes back to thousands of years. And military is usually a connected with maybe masculinity and Wen is more about being a magistrate, and you have a big brain, and the muscles don't really come in to play. People don't really care and that has been associated with also ascetics, what women think is attractive in men as well. So there's a whole concept going on. Ryan: Yeah I think what we are seeing here in China, in how the typical male and female act in their younger years and academically and sports wise. I think it works for here, passing the Gaokao and becoming successful. Although I think it's a different story in the US, we are kind of um very a culture that does focus on the look, as well as the academics. And um I think you know it's just different, it's just different and you know what there's no right or wrong here, we just see two different cultures and how they play out in the youth. Heyang: Yeah I think there’s no right or wrong, but there's always one that's attractive in a way. I guess although that's a....Ryan: What you are trying to say here uh?Bob:　I think she's trending on a very dangerous ground here. Heyang: Yes, I have some girl friends that like really skinny guys and think that muscles "eww", basically that sums it up. But also there's other girls, like myself, that we think working out is cool, and muscles I think it's sort of like a badge honor in a way, and when I myself is lean, and I've got muscles. I like to be paired up with a guy that got some too. So depends on your own, preference and ascetics, we are not judging at all. And yes it is east meeting west, and I think we are seeing each other and encountering each other so much more. So yeah that's a topic for discussion.

Die Folkpop-Band Young Chinese Dogs spielt nur so viele Instrumente, wie die Musiker selbst tragen können. Von dieser Maxime sind die Münchner bei ihrem zweiten Album „Great Lake State“ abgewichen. Warum und was es mit dem Albumtitel auf sich hat, das erzählen Young Chinese Dogs in der detektor.fm-Session. >> Artikel zum Nachlesen: https://detektor.fm/musik/detektor-fm-session-mit-young-chinese-dogs

Divorce rates in China have been on the rise for ten consecutive years. Last year alone saw a shocking 3.1 million divorces. This seems to become a major trend in line with developed countries in Western Europe and North America. Susanne Choi is a sociology professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. She says the changing status of women in society is one of the contributing factors to this statistic. "Our values are definitely changing. For example, some women, you know, even if they experience abuse or unhappiness in marriage, they may think that it's important to keep the marriage intact for the sake or welfare of the children. But now, women may think that their welfare is important too. That's one possibility. But I think to explain the rapid increase in divorce, probably we have to think more about the increase in economic status or independence or education of women. " Over the years, the concepts of marriage and divorce have evolved from a public to a more private affair. The most recent development was in 2001, which got rid of the requirement that couples wanting a divorce had to get employer approval in order to do so. The changes in Chinese society have also led to young people, especially those who are born after 1980, to feel less committed to traditional marriage than their parents. Young Chinese are taking charge of their own lives and making independent decisions. Despite the many changes, loyalty remains an important factor for couples to stay together. Therefore, the leading cause of most divorces in China is infidelity or extramarital affairs. Aside from the increase in divorces, another phenomenon is emerging in this country, cohabitation. Today, many young couples are living together before they are married. Wu Qiong, a professor and researcher at Peking University, said although this will allow the couples to get to know each other, it may also end in disaster. "Cohabitation is a double-edged sword. On a positive note, if people get to know more about each other before their marriage, this may lower the divorce rate because a lot of divorces are actually happening shortly after marriage and this allows them to get to know their daily routines. On a negative note, if the cohabitation turns to a permanent state, which is not a favorable position because then it's not that people are getting divorced but they are not getting married, which is happening in some of the Western countries now." China is changing at a rapid pace and marriage appears to be changing as well. However, it still remains to be seen whether this is a positive development in a society that has upheld the traditional idea of marriage for thousands of years.

Bei der Band Young Chinese Dogs gibt es die Regel: gespielt wird nur das, was mit den eigenen Händen zum Konzert getragen werden kann. Das Konzept geht auf, auch in der detektor.fm-Session. >> Artikel zum Nachlesen: https://detektor.fm/musik/detktor-fm-session-mit-young-chinese-dogs