by Nithin Coca | Jan 2, 2016 | Environmental Writing, Writing
In 2015, the world gathered in Paris, France for the 21st Conference of Parties (COP) for the United Nations Climate Change treaty. I attended the conference as an accredited freelance journalist, providing coverage for seven media outlets and working as a volunteer... 
by Nithin Coca | Feb 27, 2015 | Features, International, Political Writing, Writing
You’ve probably heard of what happened in Hong Kong last year, when Occupy protestors took over some of the city-state’s busiest streets, calling for the right to vote freely and fairly. The protests were shut down by police in early 2015, but, last week,... 
by Nithin Coca | Oct 13, 2014 | Book Reviews, Features, History Writing, International, Society
Thoughts based on Omar Akbar Qais phenomenal book, A Fort of Nine Towers Afghanistan. A country of deep beauty, a rich, multi-ethnic and multi-faith culture, and, conversely, atrocious brutality. In Qais Akbar Omar’s book A Fort of Nine Towers the three are... 
by Nithin Coca | Aug 25, 2014 | Features, NithinCoca, Society
My first ever date was with a Vietnamese-American from the same summer program at Brown University during high school. She came up to me at the end of the first day of class, me, frozen, I watching in slow motion. Petite, baby faced, wearing a tight fitting yellow... 
by Nithin Coca | Aug 5, 2014 | Features, International
69 years. Have we learned from the past? I wondered that when, recently, I had an enlightening conversation with an elderly American social worker in Kansas City, my hometown. Talking about traveling in Asia turned into a discussion on the Pacific theater of World War... 
