Hello Humans! Another travel episode from the #AlmostThere project.

In this episode I sit and chew on a betel nut with a driver that took care of us on one of our trips. Soft spoken yet deeply passionate, he slowly opens up and talks about various things he normally would not, especially with a traveller. It was a rare opportunity to sit and talk with someone from a culture and land that seemed foreign to me at first, yet after hearing what he had to say, I felt more connected to him and his plight. Culture may color our identity, but at the end of the day, we're all human beings. 

We talk briefly about Myanmar's history, religion, Rakhine, government, education, his thoughts on his and his nation's future, and the importance of a free press.

Some articles covering Rohingya & Rakhine if you're curious:
http://nym.ag/2w3xOB1
http://cnn.it/2wEKQGz

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www.facebook.com/WeAreAlmostThere

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TCSP #011 - #AlmostThere MYANMAR - Anonymous at Sunset

Greetings Humans! In this episode, I sit down with writer Evan Fowler. His work has appeared in The South China Morning Post, Hong Kong Free Press, The Stand News, House News, and other publications. We talk about a wide variety of topics, including university campus safe spaces, online trolls, the 50 Cent Army, the changes China and Hong Kong has gone through in the past few years, the Umbrella Movement, the type of threats and hate mail he gets, free speech, and more. We also talk about his experience with clinical depression, how he feels about home, and the Eurasian identity in present day Hong Kong. If you enjoy world politics, history, Hong Kong, or Chinese culture, then you'll enjoy this episode where two native sons have an honest dialog, dive deep, and meander through stories and ideas.

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https://evanfowler.me/

Evan's BBC interview
https://www.facebook.com/bbctrad/videos/1755872214429441/

Some of Evan's articles
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/08/13/coming-back-homeless/
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/10/07/umbrella-movement-healing-divided-city-must-start-truthfulness/
http://bit.ly/2zSy7V0
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/09/24/britain-regain-dignity-speaking-hong-kong/
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/09/11/hong-kongs-basic-law-not-ban-ideas-universities-not-one-way-learning/
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1608758/brutal-policing-protests-undermines-hong-kongs-unique-way
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/10/22/friend-50-cent-er-no-place-moderation-hong-kong-politics/

A speech Evan made (posted by Tom Grundy, co-founder of HKFP)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cr2IrhjGC50

Links to things mentioned
TED Talk on Coffee Houses
https://www.ted.com/talks/steven_johnson_where_good_ideas_come_from

The Heterodox Academy
https://heterodoxacademy.org/

1967 Leftist Riots
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_1967_leftist_riots

What is the Umbrella Movement
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umbrella_Movement

https://www.wired.com/story/hackers-gain-switch-flipping-access-to-us-power-systems/
https://www.amazon.com/Underground-Front-Chinese-Communist-Party/dp/9888028944
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qianlong_Emperor
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_coffeehouses_in_the_17th_and_18th_centuries
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2110240/showdown-chinese-university-campus-over-posters-and-politics
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/2111248/mainland-chinese-student-hong-kong-apologises

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TCSP #012 - I AM ONE OF YOU - Evan Fowler

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