Turning East

Welcome to Turning East.

This website features the stories I collected from 1984 to the present, all having to do with China, Korea, Japan or the Philippines. In many cases the names of people I interviewed have been changed. Their stories include different aspects of living, working and traveling in Asia, including religion, commerce, education, home life, economics, politics, health care and life on the road. Occasionally I include a story of my own. (Please click on any of the pictures for a better view.) There are now over 70 posts, indexed on the next page. I’m posting every two weeks, so please visit regularly for new stories or write me to register, which means new posts will automatically be sent to your email account. The posts are archived and indexed  for easy access.

Until I can get better security, I’m restricting registration to this website. At one point, some hacker sent 815 “comments” on these stories, all advertisements, then “posts” to sell products. If you’d like to comment on one of the stories here or to be added to the subscriber list or my email list, please contact me at dussere@yahoo.com. I’d be happy to publish comments for you or add you to the subscriber list. When I get better security protection, I’ll activate registration again.

Please do not use any of the content without permission.

New Link:

Liu Xiaobo: ‘No Enemies, No Hatred,’ Only Courage : NPR

http://www.npr.org/2012/02/16/146988012/liu-xiaobo-no-enemies-no-hatred-only-courage

Is China an Economic Miracle or a Bubble Waiting to Pop?

http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2012/02/16/146861474/china-economic-miracle-or-bubble-waiting-to-pop