Comments on: On Skulls, Origins, and Race in China http://granitestudio.org/2008/01/24/on-skulls-origins-and-race-in-china/ A Qing historian reads the newspaper... Sat, 02 Jul 2011 03:31:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Scott Loar http://granitestudio.org/2008/01/24/on-skulls-origins-and-race-in-china/comment-page-1/#comment-2433 Scott Loar Wed, 09 Jul 2008 23:57:17 +0000 http://granitestudio.org/2008/01/24/on-skulls-origins-and-race-in-china/#comment-2433 The title says it all: The Migration History of Humans: DNA Study Traces Human Origins Across the Continents DNA furnishes an ever clearer picture of the multimillennial trek from Africa all the way to the tip of South America See Scientific American Magazine, July 7, 2008, http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=the-migration-history-of-humans&print=true The title says it all:

The Migration History of Humans: DNA Study Traces Human Origins Across the Continents
DNA furnishes an ever clearer picture of the multimillennial trek from Africa all the way to the tip of South America

See Scientific American Magazine, July 7, 2008,
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=the-migration-history-of-humans&print=true

]]> By: Mutant Palm » Blog Archive » SchizOlympics: Words Fail Us http://granitestudio.org/2008/01/24/on-skulls-origins-and-race-in-china/comment-page-1/#comment-1680 Mutant Palm » Blog Archive » SchizOlympics: Words Fail Us Fri, 28 Mar 2008 20:52:23 +0000 http://granitestudio.org/2008/01/24/on-skulls-origins-and-race-in-china/#comment-1680 [...] critical of the Tibetan Movement, you ought to read his papers on Chinese ethnonationalism and Peking Man. Melvyn Goldstein (The Snow Lion and the Dragon) and John Powers are two of the foremost Tibet [...] [...] critical of the Tibetan Movement, you ought to read his papers on Chinese ethnonationalism and Peking Man. Melvyn Goldstein (The Snow Lion and the Dragon) and John Powers are two of the foremost Tibet [...]

]]> By: Jeremiah http://granitestudio.org/2008/01/24/on-skulls-origins-and-race-in-china/comment-page-1/#comment-1166 Jeremiah Mon, 28 Jan 2008 04:45:44 +0000 http://granitestudio.org/2008/01/24/on-skulls-origins-and-race-in-china/#comment-1166 Leah, Perhaps from the same fellow who invented the popular and oft-mentioned Darlie toothpaste (formerly spelled with a "k"), known in Chinese as 黑人牙刷. Leah,

Perhaps from the same fellow who invented the popular and oft-mentioned Darlie toothpaste (formerly spelled with a “k”), known in Chinese as 黑人牙刷.

]]> By: Jeremiah http://granitestudio.org/2008/01/24/on-skulls-origins-and-race-in-china/comment-page-1/#comment-1162 Jeremiah Mon, 28 Jan 2008 04:15:24 +0000 http://granitestudio.org/2008/01/24/on-skulls-origins-and-race-in-china/#comment-1162 Admittedly, I'm being a bit tongue-in-cheek about the Olympic slogan, but thanks for the info. I saw the Guangzhou piece over the weekend, it's things like that that reinforce the hope expressed in my post that things are likely to improve with time. Admittedly, I’m being a bit tongue-in-cheek about the Olympic slogan, but thanks for the info.

I saw the Guangzhou piece over the weekend, it’s things like that that reinforce the hope expressed in my post that things are likely to improve with time.

]]> By: 28481k http://granitestudio.org/2008/01/24/on-skulls-origins-and-race-in-china/comment-page-1/#comment-1160 28481k Mon, 28 Jan 2008 04:06:04 +0000 http://granitestudio.org/2008/01/24/on-skulls-origins-and-race-in-china/#comment-1160 Unfortunately, Jeremiah, the 2008 Beijing Olympic Slogan was made from English under an international competition. [1] Which is why the Chinese is even MORE awkward than the English version. On Chinese racial prejudice: perhaps you might want to look at this essay on Africans in Guangzhou. [2] Despite Chinese not liking them very much, they are still rather contented about life in Guangzhou. Some even think that eventually the barrier will break down, albeit very slowly. [1] http://www.pinyin.info/readings/beijing_olympics/slogan.html "The firm that ultimately came up with the winning proposal has the improbable name of China Click2 International Consulting, and it is headed by an American-Chinese woman named Susan Pattis." News Source: http://www2.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-06/27/content_454886.htm [2] http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/zmzg/200801240957.asp Unfortunately, Jeremiah, the 2008 Beijing Olympic Slogan was made from English under an international competition. [1] Which is why the Chinese is even MORE awkward than the English version.

On Chinese racial prejudice: perhaps you might want to look at this essay on Africans in Guangzhou. [2] Despite Chinese not liking them very much, they are still rather contented about life in Guangzhou. Some even think that eventually the barrier will break down, albeit very slowly.

[1] http://www.pinyin.info/readings/beijing_olympics/slogan.html
“The firm that ultimately came up with the winning proposal has the improbable name of China Click2 International Consulting, and it is headed by an American-Chinese woman named Susan Pattis.”
News Source: http://www2.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-06/27/content_454886.htm

[2] http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/zmzg/200801240957.asp

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