Winter Projects: Book Chapters & A New Column
Oregon is getting inundated with rain, snow, and frost, and I’m huddled inside, drinking way too much coffee and working on a few long-term projects. 2015 turned out to be […]
Category Archives: Nonfiction Writing
FELLOWSHIP: Writing Pittsburgh
I’m excited to announce that I’ve been chosen as a contributing writer for Creative Nonfiction‘s “Writing Pittsburgh” project. I will be writing a chapter in the first collaborative book, which […]
LONGFORM: Escaping the Gaokao
My newest article, a longform nonfiction piece on the trend of Chinese students studying in the U.S.A., is now up at The Big Roundtable. Featuring profiles of four Chinese students […]
Riding the Trans-Siberian Railway: The End of the Line
I did a series for Europe Up Close on how to ride a train across Siberia, based on my experiences in 2010. Here’s the most recent article – links to the […]
Chinese Ghost Stories
A feature on the creepiest of Chinese lore, just in time for Halloween.
In Memoriam: David Foster Wallace
A piece remembering professor and writer David Foster Wallace in the Pomona College Magazine.
Greenpeace Ship Has a Message for Hong Kong
Written for Reporting and Writing course, Journalism and Media Studies Centre, University of Hong Kong The Greenpeace ship Esperanza welcomed thousands of curious Hong Kong residents on board yesterday for […]
The Understanding Gap
Written for Reporting & Writing course, Master of Journalism, Journalism and Media Studies Centre, HKU Foreigners do not understand China any better today than they did 20 years ago, the […]
The Great Gamble: Doing Business in China
A look at the struggles and successes of foreign entrepreneurs in Yunnan province, China.
Caitlin Dwyer 