Seoul Grind
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With over 50 million people, Korea is becoming a huge market for everyone's favorite liquid encouragement.
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South Korea, 2012.
Umbrella Blackout
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Hong Kong’s protest movement lives on, hounded by government suppression and censorship.
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Hong Kong, 2014.
Myanmar's Rohingya
Refugees
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Why a national hero is ignoring an international crisis.
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Burma, 2016.
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A Debt-To-Slave Pipeline is Building You a World Cup Stadium
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The 2022 tournament in Qatar has placed a spotlight on the brutal working conditions of migrant laborers.
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Qatar, 2014.
Escaping North Korea,
by the Numbers
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How much does it cost to leave one of the most authoritarian countries on the planet? An analysis.
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North Korea, 2016.
Seven Hours to Kill
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What happens when you let loose a cartoonist with a pen, a sketchbook, and a seven hour layover in Taipei?
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Taiwan, 2011.
The Barriers to Higher Education​
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A open letter to the California State University system over rising tuition and questionable construction projects.
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United States, 2011.
What Haunts Us
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The Japanese attack on Nanjing devastated the Middle Kingdom for generations.
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China, 2011.
Cat and Mouse
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A short storytelling exercise pulled from the renowned Scott McCloud's "Making Comics."
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Fictional, 2011.
Erik Thurman
Comics Journalist
