Stephanie Lai

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March 30, 2014March 30, 2014Danielle Essays Leave a comment

Binaries: Secret Asian Papercuts and Not Even Sea Turtles [Peril Magazine, Editions 16 + 17, November 2013] – A pair of pieces on being a Chinese Australian in Australia, and a Chinese Australian in China, and what it means to forever be on the search for identity and a place to belong.

March 30, 2014Danielle Essays Leave a comment

Actually Making a Difference: Avoiding Voluntourism Traps [21/1/2014, The Toast] – I have super strong feelings on the appropriate use of aid, and the privilege of Westerners who go to other countries and ruin everything under the guise of making a difference. Here are 2000 words on how not to piss me off in aid work.

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