Thailand’s Woes – UN Dispatch At least thirty-five Thais were wounded on Saturday, Feb 22nd after gunmen attacked an antigovernment rally in Trat province, including a five year old girl. Bangkok fared poorly as well: 12-year-old boy and a 40-year-old woman were killed after a bomb attack at an anti government rally, held at […]
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The Koke Bale Harvest Ceremony in Flores
Men in elaborately beaded costumes are seated regally around a torch that burns from pork fat. A boiled, off-yellow chicken sits on the altar table, and dogs sneak around the doorways, waiting. I am watching from just inside the door, out of the rain, and I am wearing a terrifically ugly Panasonic-branded poncho. This is […]
Don’t Expect a Cambodian Spring – UN Dispatch
Don’t Expect a Cambodian Spring – UN Dispatch Prominent Cambodian human rights activist Ou Virak came to Stanford to speak last week, and his stance on the possibility of a political “spring” in politically tense Cambodia is clear: not likely. “I don’t think a spring in Cambodia will happen, nor do I think it’s […]
The Time I Dreamed of Revolution
When I was in my early teens I was very interested in the notion of revolution, in the abstract way of children who have been exposed to too much literature. I was a fan of Kerouac and had been subjected to the Communist revolutions of the 20th century in my mildly cracked sixth grade class […]
Pay and Gender in Silicon Valley: It’s Bad, Folks
Gender gap: Men getting paid more than women in Silicon Valley SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Silicon Valley may have a progressive reputation, but as data crunched by the researchers behind the 2014 Silicon Valley Index shows, it’s decidedly old-fashioned when it comes to the gender gap in pay. Men who hold graduate or professional degrees […]
Ou Virak at Stanford – Video
Lots of people were asking, and I’m happy to say that the video of Ou Virak at Stanford is ready to go. Please watch and share.
Dangerous Face Water: Lay Off the Journalists
Water restored, sorta. On the bright side, I now know what very dangerous face water looks like. #Sochi #unfiltered pic.twitter.com/sQWM0vYtyz — Stacy St. Clair (@StacyStClair) February 4, 2014 Journalists are posting hilarious images from Sochi, everything from “dangerous face water” to the Buddy Toilet to an endless succession of stray, every-so-often disappearing local dogs. Most […]
Ou Virak Lecture Podcast – Stanford University, February 3rd
Here’s the audio podcast of Cambodian Center for Human Right’s chief Ou Virak’s lecture at Stanford University on February 3rd, 2014. I should have the video up soon. Thanks again for coming, Ou Virak!
Fitzgerald Marine Reserve in Half Moon Bay
I’m new to the Bay Area, really. I went to high school in Sacramento, but that flat capital feels more similar to the desert or the mountains than the coast. I always feel like I’m crossing a distinct border when I drive through the gap to Vallejo: I’m getting closer to the sea. I grew […]
Virak Ou Heading to Stanford
You should come.