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 | 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... 
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... 
by Nithin Coca | Jan 17, 2012 | Environmental Writing, International, Political Writing, Writing
Published in Columbia University’s Asian Pacific Affairs Council Journal, here. Construction beckons Indonesia’s modern capital, Jakarta’s, entry as a 21st century economy – the drive from the airport into the central city is dominated by high-rise shopping and... by Nithin Coca | Oct 25, 2011 | Political Writing
On December 1st, 1955, Rosa Parks helped changed America by refusing to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama bus, launching the Montgomery bus boycott. On September 17th, 2011, a group of frustrated citizens from all stripes of life took over a park on Wall... 
by Nithin Coca | Oct 14, 2010 | Political Writing
The announcement that Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, leader of Ethiopia for 19 years, would speak at Columbia University’s World Leaders Forum created a stir from within the Columbia student body, sparking a debate whether Zenawi has done an adequate job balancing...
