Tag: identity
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The Forgotten: Adding New Congressional Seats for Indigenous Tribes
On October 11th, my friend Evan at Yale invited me to join their celebration of the first nationally recognized Indigenous Peoples’ Day. I attended their online panel discussion that promotes higher education for indigenous people. A huge smile lingered on my face as I saw a brighter future for indigenous tribes. But then I realized…
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Women’s Agency in China’s Rural-to-Urban Migrant Communities
While male figures in China’s rural-to-urban migrant force often being portrayed in mass media and state narratives, women’s unique characteristics in this migrant dynamic are not sufficiently disclosed. A special report published on China Labour Bulletin examines the unique difficulties of migrant women, especially their vulnerability to organized crimes and their lack of proper maternal…
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A Nonrewarding Escape
Nepal is now home to over 20,000 Tibetan refugees and descendants fleeing from the Chinese-controlled Tibetan Plateau, a majority of whom followed the Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama and became refugees in the 1960s. According to the Canadian Immigration and Refugee Board and the U.S. Department of State, many of them integrate well into local…