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Humans of Shenzhen
From Empty Ledgers to Full Hearts (Part 1)
May 31st, 2025: Ms. Li (Auntie Li), second from the right, leading assistive device applicants to their assigned evaluators Note:...
Albert Wang
Aug 20, 20254 min read
Building Dreams, Bearing Scars (Afterword: Q&A)
May 25th, 2025: Uncle He (second from the left) and I (third from the left), at Futian Disability Center's reception area Q&A: A...
Albert Wang
Aug 19, 202512 min read
Building Dreams, Bearing Scars (Chapters 5-6)
May 25th, 2025: Uncle He (second from the left) and I (third from the left), at Futian Disability Center's reception area Family Trust,...
Albert Wang
Aug 19, 20253 min read
Building Dreams, Bearing Scars (Chapters 3-4)
May 25th, 2025: Uncle He (second from the left) and I (third from the left), at Futian Disability Center's reception area Building...
Albert Wang
Aug 19, 202512 min read
Building Dreams, Bearing Scars (Chapters 0-2)
May 25th, 2025: Uncle He (second from the left) and I (third from the left), at Futian Disability Center's reception area The Legal...
Albert Wang
Aug 19, 202510 min read
Driving Through Spring's Winter (Part 2)
March 16th, 2025: On a Friday, the streets of Zhangjiang Region in the Pudong District of Shanghai looked empty and desolate. “There used...
Albert Wang
Aug 19, 202510 min read
Highways, Hunger, Home (Epilogue: Ride-Hailing Industry and Rural Education)
February 17, 2025: Ms. Li (Li Mei) driving me toward Huizhou Epilogue Ride-Hailing in Shenzhen In Guangdong, particularly in Shenzhen,...
Albert Wang
Aug 19, 20255 min read
Highways, Hunger, Home (Afterword: Q&A)
February 17, 2025: Ms. Li (Li Mei) driving me toward Huizhou Q&A: A Conversation with Li Mei Q: What time do you usually start your day?...
Albert Wang
Aug 19, 20257 min read
Highways, Hunger, Home (Chapters 6-7)
February 17, 2025: Ms. Li (Li Mei) driving me toward Huizhou The Pandemic Li Mei’s world cracked wide open when COVID-19 arrived. “I...
Albert Wang
Aug 19, 20252 min read
Highways, Hunger, Home (Chapters 3-5)
February 17, 2025: Ms. Li (Li Mei) driving me toward Huizhou Battery Economy “There are roads I don’t like to drive on. Too narrow. Or...
Albert Wang
Aug 19, 20256 min read
From Ginseng to Gears (Afterword: Q&A)
February 10, 2025: Mr. Hu (Brother Hu), driving me through the streets of Shenzhen in the evening. Q&A: A Conversation with the ginseng...
Albert Wang
Aug 19, 202510 min read
From Ginseng to Gears (Chapters 5-6)
February 10, 2025: Mr. Hu (Brother Hu), driving me through the streets of Shenzhen in the evening. From Root to Road When I asked him how...
Albert Wang
Aug 19, 20253 min read
From Ginseng to Gears (Chapters 2-4)
February 10, 2025: Mr. Hu (Brother Hu), driving me through the streets of Shenzhen in the evening. The Collapse When the pandemic hit in...
Albert Wang
Aug 19, 20255 min read
From Ginseng to Gears (Chapters 0-1)
February 10, 2025: Mr. Hu (Brother Hu), driving me through the streets of Shenzhen in the evening. The scent of earth can cling to a...
Albert Wang
May 20, 202517 min read
Highways, Hunger, Home (Chapters 0-2)
February 17, 2025: Ms. Li (Li Mei) driving me toward Huizhou On a Monday evening as the amber haze of the Shenzhen skyline dimmed and...
Albert Wang
May 20, 20257 min read
Driving Through Spring's Winter (Part 1)
March 16th, 2025: One of China's four biggest cities, Shanghai is known for its long history, rich culture, and perhaps most...
Albert Wang
Apr 10, 20255 min read
送餐路上猝死，公司说“不算工伤”？工会出手教你翻盘！
济南外卖员解某某送餐时突发疾病去世，公司咬定“不是员工”，只愿赔5万。工会介入后，家属最终获赔工亡待遇超百万！农民工遭遇类似悲剧如何维权？记住这3招，法律为你撑腰！ 一 法律武器：工亡赔偿标准 赔偿金额（《工伤保险条例》第39条）：...
Albert Wang
Feb 27, 20252 min read
Silk (A Pantoum): Factory Poems 1
Synthetic silk sewing, stitching, scribbling garment makers – Smoke was pumped into the sky – as usual. Fair factories formulating,...
Albert Wang
Dec 9, 20241 min read
“Can We Have Pizza Tonight?”
Daughter: “Dad, can we have pizza tonight?” Father: “Pizza? What pizza? We’re having steamed buns with pickled veggies.” Mother: “We’re...
Albert Wang
Nov 4, 20242 min read
The Exorbitant Cost of Cheap Clothes: The Environmental and Humanitarian Harms of Fast Fashion
Thick, black smoke pumped into the bleak sky. Cramped workplaces pervaded by pungent miasma of chemicals. A pair of jeans for sale at 20...
Albert Wang
Oct 29, 20247 min read
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