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Snapshot Yangzhou: under construction

Art, AsiaJessica McCraryJune 10, 2010study abroad, Yangzhou

Snapshot Yangzhou: the bright temple

Art, Asia, ChinaJessica McCraryJune 9, 2010study abroad, Yangzhou

Snapshot Yangzhou: daily life

Art, Asia, ChinaJessica McCraryJune 8, 2010study abroad, Yangzhou

Snapshot Yangzhou: university campus

Art, Asia, ChinaJessica McCraryJune 6, 2010study abroad, Yangzhou

Snapshot Yangzhou: Yangzhou Times Square

Art, Asia, ChinaJessica McCraryJune 5, 2010study abroad, Yangzhou

Snapshot Yangzhou: on the street, 2007

Art, China, Essays, The Wide WorldJessica McCraryJune 3, 2010study abroad, Yangzhou

Aww, so the little white girl wants to make a difference? Or: The intimidating world of changing the world

Community, Economics, Essays, Politics, The Wide WorldJessica McCraryJune 1, 2010Africa, optimism, poverty

Year 1: babies illustrating humanity and, of course, themselves

Asia, Essays, Fun, Popular CultureJessica McCraryMay 31, 2010Babies, diversity, human experience

Stirring up old leaves, long settled: Willie McGee, family history, and good storytelling

Essays, History and Memory, Public HistoryJessica McCraryMay 11, 2010family history, race relations

Food and, after all, friends

Asia, Community, Essays, FunJessica McCraryMay 1, 2010

"We Have Met the Enemy and He Is PowerPoint"

Essays, Happening, Popular CultureJessica McCraryApril 30, 2010New York Times

Tamil Tiger warfare via... Rambo: thoughts on the complexity of South Asia

Asia, Essays, History, PoliticsJessica McCraryApril 18, 2010modern india, Sri Lanka

Location, Ecuador: When your first cinema experience is Avatar in 3D

Essays, Popular Culture, SocioJessica McCraryMarch 26, 2010minority groups, World in Words

Smart educators, often a rarity.

Community, Essays, HappeningJessica McCraryMarch 20, 2010Chinese language

A hybrid port city on the coast of China: Shanghai, good and bad

Asia, China, Essays, HistoryJessica McCraryMarch 12, 2010immigrants, National Geographic, Shanghai, Young J- Allen

I'd like to buy the world a Coke...

Essays, History, Language, PoliticsJessica McCraryMarch 4, 2010The World in Words

Discovering, India

Asia, Essays, HistoryJessica McCraryFebruary 17, 2010geography, India

A snowman comes to Georgia

A snowman comes to Georgia

Essays, Fun, HappeningJessica McCraryFebruary 14, 2010Atlanta snow, Georgia snow

The vague aspirations of one neighborhood's street signs

Community, Essays, SocioJessica McCraryJanuary 1, 2010The South

Thousands of tiny stitches: my first quilt

Thousands of tiny stitches: my first quilt

Art, QuiltsJessica McCraryDecember 22, 2009modern quilting, quilting