Author: Claire Kells
Claire Kells is a graduate student at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs. She is concentrating in Human Rights as well as learning Mandarin.
Blogging in the Time of Cholera
An outbreak of cholera on Hainan Island has resulted in over 50 confirmed cholera cases. East, South, West, North has translated the blog of a female student at Hainan University. She writes about her experience under cholera quarantine: In class today, Yuanyuan said that Jiajia felt sick and has gone to the hospit
November 8, 2008 2:09 PM
chinaSMACK: translating the most outrageous of Chinese BBS
Jeremy Goldkorn at Danwei published an interview with the founder and contributors of chinaSMACK. china SMACK offers a look at “Hot internet stories, pictures, & videos in China. What’s popular, scandalous, or shocking that have the Chinese talking.” Here’s an excerpt from the interview: When di
October 22, 2008 3:02 PM
Most Recent Entries
- 2008.09.23 Langur Monkeys Back From the Brink in Guangxi Province
- 2008.09.16 CDT Bookshelf: The Corpse Walker by Liao Yiwu
- 2008.09.15 Loosening of Chinese Monetary Policy Coincides with More Wall Street Troubles
- 2008.08.20 Hua Guofeng, Mao’s Successor, Dies at 87
- 2008.08.19 Propaganda Officials Set Tone for Liu Xiang Coverage
- 2008.08.05 China’s National Political Mood
- 2008.08.05 Organic Cotton Farming in Xinjiang
- 2008.07.31 Breaking the Glass Ceiling in Chinese Art
- 2008.07.31 US House of Representatives Passes China Human Rights Resolution
- 2008.07.30 Teacher Detained for Earthquake Photos
- 2008.07.28 Chinese Tabloid Censored for Printing Photo from 1989
- 2008.07.20 100,000 Strong Anti-Terrorism Force Mobilizes for Olympics
- 2008.07.17 Why a Beijing Boycott Failed


