Chinese Indonesians I would like to meet
- Arif Budiman (Soe Hok Djin)
- Jusuf Wanandi (Liem Bian Kie)
- Kwik Kian Gie
- Mely Tan Giok Lan
- Christianto Wibisono (Oey Kian Kok)
- Mari Elka Pangestu
Mohandas Gandhi
It’s widely understood that there is enough food produced in America for all each family to have enough. However, the negative effects of the recession, low-incomes and difficulty navigating the system that is meant to help those in need means that there are still millions of families who do not have enough to eat.
To help bridge this gap, ConAgra Foods Foundation supports Feeding America and Share Our Strength in their efforts to make sure all children and their families are able to overcome hunger.
(via hungrytohelp)
(Source: humilitynow)
I went to Vietnam in December 2008. Other than beautiful sceneries of Ha Long Bay and Tam Coc, the hustle bustle of Ho Chi Minh and the street foods in Hanoi, there’s something I’ve been wanting to share.
I visited the War Remnants Museum in Ho Chi Minh City, where I found a lot of shocking and intriguing pictures. I was educated in Indonesia and Singapore, which despite being neighboring countries with Vietnam, the education system hardly mentions it; that’s why I knew only very little about the Vietnam War.
The first picture that I uploaded is a documentation on the aftermath of the “burn all, destroy all, kill all” policy imposed by the US in Binh Duong Province. The second picture shows a placard with a phrase from The Declaration of Independence of the USA written on it. They were put next to each other.
Yes, I am aware with the biases the story teller has. And yes, I understand that I am definitely not in the position to judge the exhibition, the two actors and the war itself. So, I would like to post some questions; what is your reaction to this? How do you interpret this? How has the war affected both countries? What other information could be useful in understanding the war?.
Thank you :)
p/s: The purpose of this post is just to start a general discussion. This is not a homework or anything like that.
Perfect. The big, cosmic question so far in my journalism-as-a-conversation class: Does the public have the right to be heard in news processes? We all know about the right of free expression and free press under the First Amendment. The right to be heard as a citizen of a democracy implies a whole new set of issues, not the least of which is someone to listen to you. Are journalists these days obligated to listen to you? More to come on this question. (For the record, my students seem to think yes, provided you’re not a degenerate asshat — that’s you, flamers.)
Midnight grocery runs capture economic desperation
Not seeing doesn’t mean it disappears.
“In Harlem, shoppers were running back and forth from Target to Costco to compare prices just after 10 a.m., the time most of the stores open, on the first day of the month.”
I went to a talk organized by World Affairs Council yesterday and Trust In Education’s founder, Budd MacKenzie, talked about humanitarian activities in Afghanistan. This was one of the videos that he shared.
