· June, 2008

Stories about Chinese from June, 2008

Taiwan: Bridging Digital Divide with Puncar

  2 June 2008

Since May 2008, Puncar project has visited several rural villages and tribes around Taiwan, teaching young and old, men and women about using blogs, online tools and applications to bridge local digital divide.

China: Earthquake Victims’ Psychology

  2 June 2008

Zengying reminded the media to be sensitive about the earthquake victims’ psychology [zh]: the propaganda about well managed relief work would cause resentment for those who didn't receive enough help whereas unsympathetic reports about victims’ misbehavior, such as wasting food would also result in great distress.

China: Where are you, LES blood donors?

  1 June 2008

After the frightful calamity of Sichuan earthquake, people from all walks of life in China are attending various charitable activities to help those victims, however, lesbians, a special community which is unwelcome to the Chinese traditional mainstream, are left in a predicament when they try to contribute as blood donors.

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