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The Future of Occupy and Hong Kong lies in China

The Future of Occupy and Hong Kong lies in China

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,...
A Tale of Three Cities: Kabul, Seoul, and Damascus

A Tale of Three Cities: Kabul, Seoul, and Damascus

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...
How History Repeats Itself: Hiroshima and American Rhetoric

How History Repeats Itself: Hiroshima and American Rhetoric

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...
Singapore Fragile Balance: Rich Expats, Poor Migrants, and Unhappy Locals

Singapore Fragile Balance: Rich Expats, Poor Migrants, and Unhappy Locals

by Nithin Coca | Feb 12, 2014 | Features, International, Political Writing, Society

In most countries, a man getting killed by a bus would be a tragedy, but quickly forgotten after a few days. In Singapore, this exact event resulted in a riot in Singapore’s vibrant, crowded Little India neighborhood, where low-wage South Asian migrant workers...
Dutch Colonialism vs. Divisive Legacy of British

Dutch Colonialism vs. Divisive Legacy of British

by Nithin Coca | Mar 2, 2013 | Features, History Writing, International, Writing

As an Indian-American currently living in Indonesia, I was surprised to read Mr. Rooseboom’s recent article comparing the Colonial experiences of Indonesia and India and showing the British in a better light than the Dutch. Unfortunately, in my time here, I’ve often...
Gun Shootings and the Military Industrial Complex: The Root Problem

Gun Shootings and the Military Industrial Complex: The Root Problem

by Nithin Coca | Dec 17, 2012 | Features, International, Political Writing, Society

In Cambodia, one of the popular activities for western tourists to engage in is going to a gun range and shooting one of the many leftover weapons from the countries bloody past. Sitting in the guesthouse I listened as a European bragged. “They even let you shoot a...
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