In the sunny, subtropical Sipsongpanna region, Tai Lues perform flirtatious, exoticized dances for an increasingly growing tourist trade. Endorsed by Chinese officials, who view the Tai Lues as a "model minority," these staged performances are part of a carefully sanctioned ethnic policy. However, behind the scenes and away from the eyes and ears of tourists and the Chinese government, a different kind of cultural resurgence is taking place. In this vivid and beautifully told ethnography, Sara L. M. Davis reveals how Tai Lues are reviving and reinventing their culture in ways that contest the official state version. Carefully avoiding government repression, Tai Lues have rebuilt Buddhist temples and made them into vital centers for the Tai community to gather, discuss their future, and express discontent. Davis also describes the resurgence of the Tai language evident in a renewed interest in epic storytelling and traditional songs as well as the popularity of Tai pop music and computer publishing projects. Throughout her work, Davis weaves together the voices of monks, singers, and activists to examine issues of cultural authenticity, the status of ethnic minorities in China, and the growing cross-border contacts among Tai Lues in China, Thailand, Burma, and Laos.

It humanizes high-level debates over indicators and data in development aid, showing how they are used to make life-or-death decisions.

What do you do when a life is cut short? How should you respond when the most important thing to you is taken away? Zee was six years old when he kidnapped from a mall on what should have been an ordinary day, and forced into a life of prostitution and abuse. So close, yet so far away, his mother Harper never lost hope that someday, she would find him again. Ten years after he was taken, he was found and reunited with his mother, but by then, what price had he already paid? Based on a true story, this book was written as a promise; to ensure that a life cut short is not forgotten.

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At almost 13, Nate Pantera has this whole shifter-in-a-world-full-of-humans thing all figured out.Move like a human: Check.Hide super strength and other powers: Check. Check.Do math homework: Um...Check?He's even gotten used to the idea that he and his family may be the only shape-shifters in the whole, wide world.Then, finally, he meets another shifter. And that's when all the trouble begins.