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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 204 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 1912 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 193 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 1912 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 1910 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 1910 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 195 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 197 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 192 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 196 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 1910 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 193 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 195 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 2017 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 207 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 105 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 272 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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