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Tag Archives: Chinese
Duomo & Sarpi: stories behind images
In an effort to provide a little context for Magdi’s provocative posters, some reading from the archives in order to illuminate exactly what happened: The praying at piazza Duomo was connected to protests against the Gaza War and happened on … Continue reading
Posted in Bossi, Chinatown, Chinese, eu, freedom, human rights, il cav, immigration, italy, lega nord, maroni, roma, the italian right, the right in europe, Via Sarpi
Tagged Chinese, communists, duomo, fearmongering, hate, immigration, intolerance, magdi allam is a demagogue, muslims, red china, sarpi, tolerance
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Magdi Allam’s Politics of Fear
Some readers have criticized my use of the word “nutjob” to describe Magdi Allam. That is admittedly an imprecise description of a journalist-turned-demagogue whose views are nativist at best and racist at worst. Like Oriana Fallaci before him, Allam has … Continue reading
Posted in Bossi, Chinese, gypsies, human rights, il cav, immigration, italy, lega nord, roma, the italian left, the italian right, the right in europe, Via Sarpi
Tagged arabs, Chinese, fear, italy, lega nord, magdi allam, racism
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Immigration is Not Zero-Sum
Elisabetta Burba had a story in this week’s Panorama on Italy’s Chinese population. It’s really not bad writing in that it lists many success stories and is generally favorable. It includes details I didn’t know, such as a quote from one … Continue reading
Donadio on Prato today
I don’t want this to become a blog just filled with links to outside sources. BUT, with that caveat in mind, check out Rachel Donadio’s excellent piece on the Chinese influence in Prato in today’s NYT. Analysis and thoughts to … Continue reading
Posted in Chinatown, Chinese, eu, immigration, italy, lega nord
Tagged Asia, Asian, China, chinatown, Chinese, Eastern, Ethnicity, immigration, New York Times, northern league, Rachel Donadio, via paolo sarpi
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La Chinatown milanese
The blog has been on hold recently due to my moving to the area around via Paolo Sarpi – Milan’s “Chinatown.” This is a fascinating neighborhood that has exploded in the past decade or so with Chinese wholesalers. It is … Continue reading
Posted in Chinatown, Chinese, eu, immigration, italy, lega nord, maroni, Via Sarpi
Tagged China, chinatown, Chinese, Ethnicity, immigration, lega nord, Milan, northern league, via paolo sarpi
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