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2022 (9)

  • October 15 - Dear Readers, (0)
  • September 2 - Encore Post: A Meditation Teacher’s Last talk (0)
  • August 1 - Chris “Talks Story” (0)
  • July 3 - A World-Class Filipino Musician (0)
  • June 1 - An Unintended Adventure, Part 3 (0)
  • April 28 - An Unintended Adventure, Part 2 (0)
  • April 1 - Being an Expat (0)
  • March 3 - Encore Post: How to Succeed at Languages without Really Trying (0)
  • January 1 - Teaching, Korea and Covid (0)

2021 (12)

  • November 30 - The Pull Back to Asia (0)
  • November 1 - Memorial Post: A Memoirist of the Marcos Years, Part 3 (0)
  • October 2 - Memorial Post: A Memoirist of the Marcos Years, Part 2 (0)
  • September 5 - Memorial Post: Susan Quimpo and “Subversive Lives,” Part 1 (0)
  • August 2 - A Fun, Author-Friendly Project (0)
  • July 1 - Encore post: Last Days in China, Part 2 (1)
  • May 31 - Encore post: Last Days in China, Part 1 (0)
  • May 1 - Yoga, Meditation, Aikido and Stillness (0)
  • March 31 - A Very Inclusive Spirituality (0)
  • March 1 - A Freelance Digital Ninja in the Philippines, Part 2 (1)
  • February 5 - A Freelance Digital Ninja in the Philippines, Part 1 (0)
  • January 1 - Author Interview: Donna Miscolta on “Living Color” (0)

2020 (13)

  • December 1 - A Prisoner in Paradise (0)
  • November 1 - A Monk’s Tale, Re-posted for Difficult times (0)
  • October 5 - Managing an Exchange Program in Laos (2)
  • September 1 - Expat Cats–Part 2, Philippines (0)
  • August 1 - Expat Cats –Part 1, Korea (0)
  • July 2 - Among the Uighurs in Xinjiang Province (0)
  • June 1 - The Eye Thing, Update (0)
  • May 1 - KMU Mobilizes for the Homeless (0)
  • April 1 - Housebound in Antipolo (4)
  • March 2 - A Trainer’s View of the Drug Problem in the Philippines (0)
  • March 1 - Slide Show of Recent Government Statistics (0)
  • February 1 - Leaving The Volcano (2)
  • January 1 - An Engineer in the Philippines and in the UAE, Part 2 (0)

2019 (12)

  • December 1 - An Engineer in the Philippines and in the UAE, Part 1 (0)
  • November 1 - Tago Jazz Cafe Gets a New Home (0)
  • October 1 - Medical (Mis)Adventures in the Philippines (0)
  • September 1 - Hungary, or ESL after Korea (0)
  • August 4 - How to Get Engaged in Bali and Married in Thailand (0)
  • July 1 - A Look at Drug Rehabs in the Philippines (0)
  • June 1 - Escape from China (5)
  • May 1 - Filipino Jazz and the Debonair District (1)
  • April 1 - American Teachers in China, Part 2 (0)
  • March 1 - American Teachers in China, Part 1 (0)
  • February 1 - List of Opposites, East and West (2)
  • January 1 - Author Interview: Human Rights Violations in North Korea, Part 3 (1)

2018 (12)

  • November 22 - Author Interview: Human Rights Violations in North Korea, Part 2 (1)
  • November 1 - Author Interview: Human Rights Violations in North Korea, Part 1 (2)
  • October 1 - A French Girl in the Merchant Marine (1)
  • September 1 - Five Years in Uganda (0)
  • August 1 - Teaching English in Taiwan and Japan (0)
  • July 2 - Portrait of a Filipino Jazz Musician (3)
  • June 1 - KMU Celebrates Six Years (1)
  • May 1 - Finding Contentment in Japan—and Once in Korea (0)
  • April 1 - An American Husband in Filipino Court (1)
  • March 1 - Jireh Calo Graduates from Berklee (0)
  • February 1 - “Trailblasian,” Black Women in Asia, Part 2 (0)
  • January 2 - “Trailblasian,” Black Women in Asia, Part 1 (0)

2017 (12)

  • December 3 - A Memoirist of the Marcos Years, Part 3 (1)
  • October 31 - Having a Baby in Japan (0)
  • September 29 - A Monk from the Matayog Health and Wellness Center (0)
  • September 11 - EFL in Afghanistan, Part 2 (0)
  • August 2 - EFL in Afghanistan, Part 1 (1)
  • July 2 - In Indonesia among the Damudani (0)
  • June 1 - From Metro Manila to Cavite Province, Part 2 (0)
  • May 4 - From Metro Manila to Cavite Province, Part 1 (2)
  • April 2 - A Remarkable Journey with Light and Sound (0)
  • March 9 - Evolution of an Intercultural Text (0)
  • February 17 - Donna Miscolta, Author of “Hola and Goodbye” (0)
  • January 23 - A Memoirist of the Marcos Years, Part 2

2016 (17)

  • December 31 - A Memoirist of the Marcos Years, Part 1
  • December 10 - An Unintended Adventure, Part 1
  • November 21 - Author Interview on Krys Lee’s “How I Became a North Korean”
  • October 31 - From Japan to North America, Reverse Culture Shock
  • October 13 - Cindy Starts a Business in Japan
  • September 21 - Baihana’s First Album
  • August 28 - Photos of BASECO on Manila Bay
  • August 4 - A Vision List
  • July 11 - Launching “The Rise of the Pinoy”
  • June 22 - A Filipino Graphic Novelist
  • June 3 - Journey to the Philippines, Part 2
  • May 15 - Journey to the Philippines, Part 1
  • April 22 - A Filipina Jazz Singer in Japan, Manila and Hong Kong
  • March 29 - Filipino Volunteers Help the Disadvantaged
  • February 28 - The Workshops of Filipino Screenwriter Ricky Lee
  • February 6 - Teaching Liberal Arts in Korea, Part 2
  • January 14 - Teaching Liberal Arts in Korea, Part 1

2015 (20)

  • December 23 - Galang=Respect for Filipino Lesbians, Part 2
  • December 1 - Galang=Respect for Filipino Lesbians, Part 1
  • November 10 - International Kids, Part 2
  • October 21 - International Kids, Part 1
  • September 30 - Corregidor, at the Mouth of Manila Bay
  • September 8 - A Filipino Jazz Musician and Jazz Journalist
  • August 20 - Misspelling “Embarrassed” in Korea
  • August 5 - Benefit for a Filipino Musician
  • July 18 - Making Donations in Rural Zambales
  • July 2 - Seize the Moment!
  • May 31 - Puzzle Gourmet Store and Café, Serving a Special Need
  • May 17 - Following the Plan through Southeast Asia, Part 2
  • May 1 - Following the Plan through Southeast Asia, Part 1
  • April 15 - Having “Urgent” but not “Emergency” Surgery in the Philippines, Part 2
  • April 1 - Having “Urgent” but not “Emergency” Surgery in the Philippines, Part 1
  • March 17 - David A. Mason, Promoting Traditional Korean Culture
  • March 1 - From Adjunct Faculty to Korean Faculty
  • February 14 - Jireh Calo, a Filipina Musician on Her Way
  • January 28 - Writer, Lawyer, Literary Agent, Part 2
  • January 13 - Writer, Lawyer, Literary Agent, Part 1

2014 (20)

  • December 24 - A Year and a Half in Japan
  • December 3 - A Filipina Vocal Group at Tago Jazz Café
  • November 19 - Bouncing around the Middle East, Part 3
  • November 4 - Bouncing around the Middle East, Part 2
  • October 20 - Love Surge for Haiyan/Yolanda Victims
  • September 24 - Bouncing around the Middle East, Part 1
  • September 4 - The Only Place for Jazz in the Philippines
  • August 15 - Korea, Where the Living is Easy
  • July 4 - The Best of Three Worlds, Part 2 (0)
  • July 1 - The Best of Three Worlds, Part 1 (2)
  • June 1 - A Teacher in Rural Thailand (0)
  • April 29 - The Man behind the Soup Kitchen, Part 2 (0)
  • April 15 - The Man behind the Soup Kitchen, Part 1 (0)
  • March 28 - Silvia Wilson Moves to South Korea (0)
  • March 15 - Sunshine Joe through Our Eyes
  • March 2 - Becoming Useful (0)
  • February 16 - Korea Forty Years Later (0)
  • February 3 - From a Squatters’ Village to a Housing Project (0)
  • January 20 - Among Filipino Mountain Tribes (0)
  • January 6 - Skateboarding in the Philippines (3)

2013 (25)

  • December 23 - A Marine in Tacloban (0)
  • December 10 - Scrap Pork (0)
  • November 27 - A Family Journey to Tacloban and Leyte (0)
  • November 13 - Stories of Korea and Koreans, Well Told
  • October 31 - Moving On, Part 6 (0)
  • October 15 - Moving On, Part 5 (0)
  • September 30 - Moving On, Part 4 (0)
  • September 13 - Moving On, Part 3 (0)
  • August 24 - Moving On, Part 2 (0)
  • August 11 - Moving On, Part 1 (0)
  • July 23 - Toughing It Out, Part 2 (0)
  • July 9 - Toughing It Out, Part 1 (0)
  • June 25 - A Family Man in Japan (0)
  • June 7 - Inside and Outside the Japanese Classroom (0)
  • May 23 - Twenty Years in and out of Korea (0)
  • May 10 - Body Talk Access in the Philippines (0)
  • April 27 - The Korean Mountain Spirit (0)
  • April 14 - Synchronicity (0)
  • March 31 - Hanging Out in Tagaytay (1)
  • March 15 - The Ones Who Leave and the Ones Who Get Left (0)
  • March 2 - Portrait of a Filipina Feminist, Part 2 (0)
  • February 17 - Portrait of a Filipina Feminist, Part 1 (0)
  • February 2 - Teaching in Gangnam, Seoul (0)
  • January 19 - Caught in the Middle (0)
  • January 3 - A Charmed Life (1)

2012 (26)

  • December 21 - Filipino Squatters’ Tales, Part 2 (0)
  • December 6 - Filipino Squatters’ Tales, Part 1 (0)
  • November 23 - What Went Right and What Didn’t, Part 2 (0)
  • November 9 - What Went Right and What Didn’t, Part 1 (0)
  • October 26 - The First Heal-Om Festival (0)
  • October 13 - Becoming an Expat (0)
  • September 27 - Four Chinese Cities, Part 3 (0)
  • September 13 - Four Chinese Cities, Part 2 (0)
  • August 30 - Four Chinese Cities, Part 1 (0)
  • August 16 - No Gold-Plated Chopsticks (0)
  • August 2 - A Lecturer in South Korea (0)
  • July 19 - The Last Big Move (0)
  • July 3 - At a Filipino Soup Kitchen
  • June 20 - Return to Korea
  • June 6 - Korea and the Reluctant Expat Male
  • May 23 - From Academia to Video Games and Beyond
  • May 11 - Almost a Japanese Housewife
  • April 28 - First 10-Day Vipassana Meditation Retreat
  • April 14 - A Meditation Teacher’s Last Talk
  • March 29 - A Personal Crusade
  • March 12 - Asking Questions of Chinese Women
  • February 27 - “Mafan” or Chinese Hassles
  • February 13 - Japanese-style Meditation Practice
  • January 31 - A South Korean Prisoner of Conscience
  • January 17 - My First Japanese Family
  • January 3 - The Author of “When the de la Cruz Family Danced”

2011 (28)

  • December 21 - Listening to Famine in North Korea
  • December 10 - In the Mongolian Grasslands
  • November 27 - On the Court in Xiamen, China (0)
  • November 12 - In the Bathhouse (Mogyoktang or 목욕탕) (0)
  • October 29 - Looking Back, Part 3 (0)
  • October 14 - Looking Back, Part 2 (0)
  • September 29 - Looking Back, Part 1 (1)
  • September 16 - Finding Contentment in Mainland China (0)
  • September 2 - Last Days in China, Part 2 (0)
  • August 17 - Last Days in China, Part 1 (0)
  • July 31 - Shining up Your English for the Call Center (0)
  • July 18 - A Writer on Sexual Health, Part 2 (0)
  • July 6 - A Writer on Sexual Health, Part 1 (0)
  • June 21 - Philippines Reproductive Health Bill, Part 2 (0)
  • June 8 - Philippines Reproductive Health Bill, Part 1 (0)
  • May 25 - An Englishman in the People’s Republic, Part 3 (0)
  • May 17 - An Englishman in the People’s Republic, Part 2 (0)
  • May 3 - The Author of “Astigirl” (0)
  • April 23 - An Englishman in the People’s Republic, Part 1 (0)
  • April 8 - A Question of Trust in Japan (0)
  • March 26 - Mother and Musician, Part 2 (0)
  • March 18 - Mother and Musician, Part 1 (0)
  • March 3 - More Than One Right Way, Part 3 (0)
  • February 24 - More Than One Right Way, Part 2 (0)
  • February 18 - More Than One Right Way, Part 1 (0)
  • February 7 - Buddhism at a Cultural Intersection (3)
  • January 22 - Filipino Food (0)
  • January 16 - From the Resident Anthropologist (0)

2010 (33)

  • December 30 - Rise and Fall in a Filipino Market (0)
  • December 18 - The Man behind “Spiritpower”, Part 2 (2)
  • December 10 - The Man behind “Spiritpower”, Part 1 (0)
  • November 19 - Sitting above the Green Elephant, Part 2 (0)
  • November 4 - The Eye Thing (0)
  • October 22 - The Great Flood, Part 3 (0)
  • October 9 - Sitting above the Green Elephant, Part 1 (0)
  • September 24 - Korean Births, Marriages and Deaths (0)
  • September 11 - The Dreams Man (1)
  • August 28 - At the Friendship Hotel (0)
  • August 15 - The Traveling Economist, Part 2 (0)
  • August 7 - The Traveling Economist, Part 1 (0)
  • July 24 - First Year, Second Year (1)
  • July 11 - Lady Luck Helps Make Changes, Part 2 (0)
  • July 4 - Lady Luck Helps Make Changes, Part 1 (0)
  • June 20 - A View of the Korean Women’s Movement (5)
  • June 6 - Two Women in the Korean Workplace (2)
  • May 23 - Working with Women Workers (0)
  • May 9 - A Priest’s View of Human Rights in Korea (2)
  • April 25 - A Skeptic’s View of the Korean Student Movement (2)
  • April 11 - Military Linguists, Part 3 (1)
  • April 5 - Military Linguists, Part 2 (1)
  • March 29 - Military Linguists, Part 1 (2)
  • March 15 - The Second Journey into Tibet (4)
  • March 3 - The Last Contract (0)
  • February 22 - A Photo Tour of Bulguk Temple (0)
  • February 13 - American Wife, Korean Husband, Part 2 (1)
  • February 7 - American Wife, Korean Husband, Part 1 (1)
  • January 30 - How to Succeed at Languages without Really Trying (0)
  • January 24 - An Irishman’s Culture Shock (0)
  • January 17 - Confucian Ways of Life and Death (0)
  • January 11 - A Winter Walk up Gyoungju’s South Mountain (0)
  • January 5 - A Monk’s Tale (0)

2009 (13)

  • December 17 - In a Chinese “Model Village” (0)
  • December 6 - An Apprentice Temple Painter (0)
  • November 23 - A Look at Korean Shamanism (0)
  • November 9 - Coming Home (0)
  • October 27 - The Story of a Korean War Baby (3)
  • October 19 - The Great Flood, Part 2 (1)
  • October 11 - The Great Flood, Part 1 (1)
  • September 28 - In Xinjiang on the Old Silk Road (0)
  • September 15 - In and around a Chinese Shipyard (3)
  • August 26 - Robert’s Appendix (5)
  • August 19 - A Walk in a Chinese Port Town (5)
  • August 5 - At A Village Wedding (5)
  • July 27 - Welcome to Turning East (5)

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