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GroundUP, an NGO for Architecture, Design and Sustainable Communities in North China Article coming soon Check out the sustainable community NGO that I helped co-found: GroundUP. http://www.groundup.archi GroundUP helps to promote low energy affordable architecture for villagers in China. We…
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One Way of Wrapping a Parcel in Paper Wrapping. The following was an email by Phil Ambrosi sent to the LetPress Forum on February 15, 20007. The letter addresses a question about wrapping parcels. Phil wrapped many thousands of parcels…
Doing ethnographic fieldwork in a remote location? You need the Powerfilm AA Solar Charger (Coming Soon) When I began my PhD at Peking University, my initial research topic was not about the meihuaquan martial arts traditions of north China. Rather,…
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MaxQDA Review: A definitive solution for qualitative research (coming soon) Research during my MA and PhD research in rural north China (1990-2014), I accumulated hundreds of interviews with villagers, martial arts masters, traditional doctors, businessmen, influential rural women, teenagers and…
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In 2011 and 2014, I spent several weeks in Nepal hiking, studying meditation, and traveling. During that time, I developed strong friendships with Nepalese people that I met during those trips. Although Nepal is one of the least developed countries…
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