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Aloha. Guess what? I’ll be in Hawaii from May 24th to June 4th …working.
What does this have to do with China?
In the short term for the next few weeks. Nothing. In the long term for the coming years. Everything. Before I go into that, let me try and sum up how I got myself in this envious position of spending eight days in Oahu, Kauai, Maui and The Big Island connecting good people to each other so great things can happen.
I’ve spent the …

I came across this on PostSecret. So wrong in a hiliarious sort of way.

Received my friend Dave Liang’s email announcement regarding the release of Afterquake and wanted to share it with everyone in hopes you’ll support this awesome initiative between folk musician Abigail Washburn and The Shanghai Restoration Project.
SRP Fans,
In commemoration of the one year anniversary of the China earthquakes,
The Shanghai Restoration Project announces the release of Afterquake.
Co-produced by American folk artist Abigail Washburn and myself in
cooperation with Sichuan Quake Relief, this seven-song EP remixes
children’s voices and ambient sounds from the China earthquake zone to
raise awareness for victims still in need.
For context, listen …

Hey Shanghai. Kris Krug is coming back to town and he’s bringing Fierce Kitty with him.
From June 11-22. Kris will be capturing shots of the city and its people only to turn around and set them free for everyone to see.
Kris and I are collaborating on a project that’s going to show the world what Creative Commons can do to help bridge the wide gap of understanding between China and the west.
We’re going to publish a book that shares portraits, interviews and essays of people we meet who are influencing …

If you were in the business of trying to help bridge the gap between China and the West, and you had the opportunity to contribute an op/ed a few times a month to a new English language Chinese newspaper in China, would you do it?
When a well respected long time China expat asked me if I wanted to write for the new English language version of the Global Times, I said cool. Why not?
So going forward, a few times a month I’ll be sharing my opinions in the Foreigner’s View …

There are certain people who always manage to leave me totally inspired each time I talk to them. Dave Liang of The Shanghai Restoration Project is one of those people.
He recently collaborated on a project with folk musician Abigail Washburn called Afterquake
While folk music remixed with electronica and sounds Dave recorded on his trip to Sichuan doesn’t sound like a likely mashup, if anyone can pull it off, it’s The Shanghai Restoration Project.
The album releases on May 12th, the anniversary of the Sichuan earthquakes.
More information here:
In honor of the …

Q: What happens when a fangirl of Dave McClure’s connects him with a cool Austrian dude based in Shanghai named George Godula?
A: Dave decides to take a group of investors and tech entrepreneurs from Silicon Valley to meet an amazing list of counterparts George is getting together in Tokyo, Beijing and Shanghai and the Geeks On A Plane tour kicks off.
I first met Dave last year when he dropped by The China Business Network’s Silicon Dragon dinner to introduce himself and apologize for not being able to stay. Early indication …