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first hand account of REAL life at the Tsunami affected area. JKTS: A Japanese medical aid worker’s diary

To a winter different than usual. June 5, 2012

[December 2, 2011 3:07PM]The other day, [my team and I] were finally able to submit a report on our medical assistance in the disaster sites over the past year, as well as the issues we will be facing from now on and specific cases that need the government’s attention to the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.We need to have them build as many new hospit […]

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For my new friends in Minamisanriku-cho. June 4, 2012

[October 15, 2011 6:24PM]I went to Minamisanriku in the end of September to perform health check-ups and to help with night shifts at a hospital. The role of medical workers seems to have changed quite a bit from the period right after the earthquake and now.When I climbed up an embankment at Minamisanriku and looked across the landscape, there was nothing […]

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Half a year. June 4, 2012

[September 17, 2011 9:23PM]In the midst of these terribly hot last days of Summer, half a year has passed since the earthquake.Since then, I have returned to the basics and studied disaster medical care all over again, and I am spending my days doing research and doing clinical work with the intent of becoming certified in sanitation and medical care for con […]

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Mastermind of art in Chicago. Later, the world.

O’Hare, so hot right now May 15, 2013

I’m flying out to Hong Kong in less than an hour!While I spend the next myriad hours in transit, you can:"In the Un-valley" by Jackie Furtado.(Image courtesy of The Prospective Series.)· See some art: I was asked to write a piece for the latest catalog of The Prospective Series, a new organization that cultivates the relationship between em […]

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“Will you be electric sheep / Electric ladies, will you sleep” May 6, 2013

I’m delighted to say that I’ve been invited to conduct portfolio reviews at Sixty Inches From Center and WBEZ’s “Get Archived!” event (a great opportunity for artists to “take ownership of their place in [their] city’s cultural history”), happening at art centers and community bureaus in the Chicago neighborhoods of Bronzeville, Englewood, Rogers Park, and L […]

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China Business Blog and Podcast

Highlights of Amcham’s 2012-2013 Business Report: A conversation with Kent Kedl of Control Risks

Interview Steve: I’m here with my good friend Kent Kedl, Managing Director of Control Risks Greater China, North Asia. We’re here to talk about the annual review of Amcham’s business climate survey.Kent did a great job in summarizing the results at the annual event with the membership and so we’re very privileged to have Kent give some of his personal ... […]