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Ni Keyi — two women challenge themselves to walk across China for charity

Ann and Darrah are unquestionably very different women. Darrah, from New Mexico in the US,Â is a certifiedÂ USPTA tennis instructor who only moved to China last June to teach the sport. Guangdong-native Ann,Â the wife of a British-Aussie expat whom she met while managing an ESL school, has lived here her entire life. Together they are walking from Zhongshan to Beijing to help raise money and awareness for people with disabilities in China.Read More

Ryan McLaughlin

// Mar 6, 2015

General

Christmas Charities 2012

With American Thanksgiving just past, Christmas will be here before you know it. Instead of running around the Chinese countryside like crazy trying to find that perfect vintage Mao poster to mail home as a Christmas gift, consider donating to a China-focused charity on your loved one’s behalf this year. Here are some charities that …Read More

In Beijing? Buy some art, help autistic kids

A little PSA for all our friends in Beijing. If you’re into art, or would just like to help a good cause, find a dry pair of shoes and head down to 798 to check out this event. UPDATE: Please note that due to the weather, the event has been postponed until this Saturday, July …Read More

Help Out: Lili and Little Wolf

Greetings, Lost Laowai readers! I am Little Wolf, though some of you that have been around for awhile might remember me as Lang-Lang from the old Sinocidal crew. Ryan has been kind enough to allow me to hijack his blog in order to help a little girl. Perhaps many of you are already aware of …Read More

China Charities for Christmas

It’s already mid-December and although we live in China, Christmas decorations have gone up around town and the local Carrefour and RT-Mart are playing Christmas music. Christmas is a time when many people Â like to give gifts to friends and family, but for expats in China it can be difficult to send gifts to whatever …Read More

Nicki

// Dec 13, 2011 //

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Sumo on the Suzhou – a Shanghaiist charity event

The fine folks over at the Shanghaiist have put together an absolutely insane* charity event to raise money for health kits for children in rural Yunnan. The talented people at Fly Films helped them put together the following ad for the event:Read More

Ryan McLaughlin

// May 31, 2011

Special Days

Afterquake — music to remind us that help is still needed

It’s hard to believe it’s already been a year since tragedy struck Sichuan — killing nearly 90,000 people and displacing millions. And while time can’t pass fast enough in putting that horrible day firmly behind us all, today is a good day to remember that its survivors are still in need. Working hard to remind …Read More

Forget flowers, give a real gift for Mother’s Day

In typical “me” fashion, I’m figuring out my Mother’s Day gifts at the very last minute. Being that I’m nearly 12,000km from my mom doesn’t make it any easier. My standard go-to is FTD.com where I can browse through a few dozen flower arrangements, settle on something I think is pretty and says “mom” and …Read More

Empowering the impoverished with Wokai

Wokai, or “I start”, is a new(ish) Web site offering microfinancing to China’s poor. There are few things that make me tingle like the principle of microfinancing does. I’d like to think I have a philanthropist’s heart (if not the wallet), and as much as I believe “give it and forget it” charities unarguably do …Read More

Help keep Sichuan warm this winter

Hong Kong-based photographer, and sometimes LLW blogger, Derrick Chang is on a mission to keep Sichuan warm this winter. Though the region is usually most associated with hot and steamy bamboo forests, when the winter months hit, much of Sichuan is very cold and rainy – a fact that is no doubt looming on the …Read More

Boomtown Beijing â€“ A coversation with Tan Siok Siok

Last summer acclaimed documentary filmmaker Tan Siok Siok headed out into the streets of Beijing with a rather ambitious goal of capturing the essence of the city and its people the summer before the Olympics. The result is Boomtown Beijing, a film that paints a picture of not just a city or the sporting event …Read More

Ryan McLaughlin

// May 6, 2008 //

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