Amy Yee

Journalist and Writer based in India

Main Menu

Skip to content
  • About
    • Home
  • Articles
  • Blog
  • My “Syllabus”

Monthly Archives: March 2012

Soil Renewal Puts Pakistan’s Poor on Stronger Ground

March 12, 2012by amyyeewrites Leave a comment

International Herald Tribune November 16, 2011 LAHORE, PAKISTAN — In the Pakistani village of Sharbaga, about 130 kilometers from Lahore, a 70-year-old farmer named Mohammed Ali and his wife plant […]

Read Article →
Business solutions to poverty, Environment, Pakistan, Rural poverty

An Edgy Art Haven in India Gains Momentum

March 11, 2012by amyyeewrites Leave a comment

International Herald Tribune January 21, 2012 On a chilly winter evening in New Delhi, a crowd of art-goers spilled out from the doorway of a low building. Never mind that […]

Read Article →
Arts, Culture, India, Travel

After the Dalai Lama

March 10, 2012by amyyeewrites Leave a comment

Wall Street Journal Asia June 10, 2011 The Dalai Lama’s official role in the Tibetan exile administration has ended. The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), based in Dharamsala in northern India, […]

Read Article →
Tibet

King of India

March 9, 2012by amyyeewrites Leave a comment

Wall Street Journal Asia February 27, 2009 Gandhi was a source of inspiration for Martin Luther King Jr. New Delhi The Communist government of Kerala is not known for greeting […]

Read Article →
Arts, Fun stuff & Cool people, India

In New Delhi, Sampling India’s Regional Food

March 8, 2012by amyyeewrites Leave a comment

New York Times April 11, 2010Each of India’s 28 states has its own government-run house for state affairs, known as a bhavan, in the bustling capital city of New Delhi. […]

Read Article →
Culture, Fun stuff & Cool people, India, Travel

In Cities Like New Delhi, B&Bs Are One Answer to a Hotel Shortage

March 7, 2012by amyyeewrites Leave a comment

The New York Times October 18, 2009 MAYBE it was the patterned bedspread and white appliqué pillows on the double bed that made the simple room so inviting. Or perhaps […]

Read Article →
Culture, India, Travel

Lonely Planet’s Ambassador

March 6, 2012by amyyeewrites 2 Comments

The Wall Street Journal April 26, 2011 Tony Wheeler, co-founder of Lonely Planet, sits in the lobby of an austere five-star hotel here. Soft-spoken and down-to-earth, the 64-year-old wears a […]

Read Article →
Business, Fun stuff & Cool people

The Buddhist heritage of Pakistan: The beauty of ancient globalisation

March 5, 2012by amyyeewrites

Economist.com October 20, 2011 TODAY Peshawar in north-west Pakistan is a hotbed of insurgency and a strategic military entry point into Afghanistan. But more than 1,500 years ago the Gandhara […]

Read Article →
Arts, Culture, Pakistan, Uncategorized

India Re-invents its Vibrant Colors

March 4, 2012by amyyeewrites Leave a comment

Christian Science Monitor February 23, 2012 Although a traditional craft, block printing’s survival is in fact entwined with globalization. In the 1960s and ’70s, Western designers who followed the “hippie […]

Read Article →
Arts, Business, Culture, Fun stuff & Cool people, India

Showing and saving arts as old as centuries in India

March 4, 2012by amyyeewrites Leave a comment

Boston Globe April 8, 2012 UDAIPUR, India – The young puppeteer insists it’s easy. With outstretched hands, he pulls the strings on the foot-tall man at his feet. The puppet […]

Read Article →
Arts, India, Travel

Post navigation

1 2 Next →

Categories

  • Afghanistan
  • Africa
  • Agriculture
  • Animals
  • Arts
  • Asian American
  • Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders
  • Bangladesh
  • Business
  • Business solutions to poverty
  • China
  • Cities
  • Clean energy
  • Culture
  • Democracy
  • Economics
  • Education
  • Environment
  • Food
  • Fun stuff & Cool people
  • Housing
  • India
  • Inequality
  • Kenya
  • Local Economy
  • Longform & Narrative
  • Misinformation
  • Nepal
  • Pakistan
  • Poverty/Inequality
  • Public health
  • Race & Ethnicity
  • Rural poverty
  • science
  • Small Business
  • Tibet
  • Travel
  • Uncategorized
  • Water
  • Women & Children

Recent Posts

  • Seattle-Area Tribe Tries to Fight Reservation Gentrification
  • How to Reach New Asian American Voters? Local Groups and Languages
  • To Reduce Labor Shortages, Chicago Tries to Ease the Path From Prison Into Jobs
  • In NYC’s Basement Apartments, Deadly Flood Risks Remain
  • How to Fix Food Supply Chains? Make Them More Local

Archives

  • November 2022 (2)
  • September 2022 (2)
  • August 2022 (2)
  • May 2022 (1)
  • April 2022 (1)
  • February 2022 (2)
  • January 2022 (2)
  • October 2021 (2)
  • September 2021 (1)
  • August 2021 (1)
  • July 2021 (2)
  • May 2021 (1)
  • March 2021 (1)
  • February 2021 (1)
  • December 2020 (3)
  • November 2020 (2)
  • October 2020 (2)
  • August 2020 (1)
  • April 2020 (1)
  • March 2020 (1)
  • February 2020 (1)
  • September 2019 (2)
  • July 2019 (1)
  • May 2019 (4)
  • April 2019 (1)
  • March 2019 (1)
  • December 2018 (1)
  • October 2018 (2)
  • September 2018 (4)
  • August 2018 (1)
  • July 2018 (1)
  • June 2018 (1)
  • May 2018 (1)
  • April 2018 (1)
  • March 2018 (1)
  • February 2018 (1)
  • December 2017 (1)
  • November 2017 (1)
  • September 2017 (1)
  • August 2017 (1)
  • July 2017 (3)
  • March 2017 (1)
  • January 2017 (1)
  • November 2016 (1)
  • October 2016 (4)
  • September 2016 (2)
  • August 2016 (1)
  • July 2016 (1)
  • June 2016 (1)
  • May 2016 (3)
  • April 2016 (2)
  • November 2015 (2)
  • September 2015 (2)
  • August 2015 (2)
  • July 2015 (4)
  • June 2015 (3)
  • May 2015 (2)
  • April 2015 (5)
  • March 2015 (1)
  • February 2015 (1)
  • January 2015 (2)
  • December 2014 (1)
  • November 2014 (1)
  • October 2014 (1)
  • September 2014 (1)
  • August 2014 (2)
  • April 2014 (1)
  • March 2014 (2)
  • February 2014 (1)
  • December 2013 (1)
  • October 2013 (1)
  • September 2013 (1)
  • August 2013 (2)
  • July 2013 (2)
  • June 2013 (2)
  • May 2013 (2)
  • April 2013 (2)
  • March 2013 (2)
  • February 2013 (1)
  • January 2013 (3)
  • December 2012 (1)
  • October 2012 (3)
  • August 2012 (1)
  • June 2012 (3)
  • April 2012 (3)
  • March 2012 (12)
  • February 2012 (2)
  • November 2011 (4)
  • September 2011 (2)
  • August 2011 (2)
  • July 2011 (1)
  • June 2011 (2)
  • May 2011 (1)
  • March 2011 (1)
  • December 2010 (2)
  • November 2010 (1)
  • October 2010 (1)
  • September 2010 (2)
  • October 2009 (2)
  • June 2009 (3)
  • May 2009 (3)
  • March 2009 (3)
  • February 2009 (1)
  • December 2008 (1)
  • October 2008 (2)
  • July 2008 (1)
  • June 2008 (2)
  • May 2008 (1)
  • April 2008 (1)
  • March 2008 (3)
  • January 2008 (1)
  • December 2007 (3)
  • November 2007 (1)
  • August 2007 (2)
  • July 2007 (2)
  • June 2007 (1)
  • April 2007 (4)
  • March 2007 (2)
  • February 2007 (1)
  • October 2006 (1)
  • July 2006 (1)
  • May 2006 (2)
  • April 2006 (1)
  • March 2006 (1)
  • February 2006 (1)
  • January 2006 (1)
  • July 2005 (1)
  • February 2005 (1)
  • January 2005 (1)
  • December 2004 (1)
  • October 2004 (1)
  • August 2004 (1)
  • May 2004 (1)
  • February 2004 (1)
  • January 2004 (1)
  • September 2003 (1)
  • September 2002 (1)
  • May 2002 (1)
  • February 2002 (1)
  • December 2001 (1)
  • July 2001 (1)
  • June 2001 (1)
  • May 2001 (1)
  • April 2001 (1)
  • July 2000 (1)
  • June 2000 (1)
  • January 2000 (1)
  • October 1999 (1)
  • August 1999 (1)
  • July 1999 (1)
  • June 1999 (1)
  • March 1999 (1)
  • January 1999 (1)
  • November 1998 (1)

Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Africa Animals Arts Asian American Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders Bangladesh Business Business solutions to poverty China Clean energy Culture Education Environment Fun stuff & Cool people India Inequality Kenya Local Economy Longform & Narrative Nepal Poverty/Inequality Public health Race & Ethnicity Rural poverty science Tibet Travel Uncategorized Water Women & Children

animals art asianamerican Atlantic Bangladesh Bhutan Bloomberg Bloomberg Businessweek Bloomberg CityLab books bosnia sarajevo balkans adevnture Boston Globe Buddha Dharma China Christian Science Monitor class Craigslist dance Economist education Electric Literature Far Eastern Economic Review film Financial Times Forbes Foreign Policy Global Post Guardian Harvard Business School Alumni Bulletin human rights india International Herald Tribune Japan Kodak Lancet longform Lunch with the FT microfinance Ms. Magazine music National Geographic NBC News neglected tropical diseases New York Times NPR Overseas Press Club Philanthropy race radio Roads and Kingdoms science Science magazine Scientific American Slate social inequality social justice Stanford Social Innovation Review theater The Atlantic The Daily Beast The Economist The Lancet The Nation The Progressive travel Undark Vegas Voice of America Wall Street Journal Washington Post Yale Environment 360 Yes Magazine

Twitter: amyyeewrites

  • RT @SFOSB: Thank you to @amyyeewrites and @CityLab for covering the resources and support available for small businesses to improve the acc… 6 days ago
  • The pandemic & remote work have taken a big toll on SF. “Downtown is a ghost town. It’s really scary,” said Paul Ge… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 2 weeks ago
  • In 2022 @BrookeJenkinsSF @SFDAOffice appealed dismissal of the lawsuit. “California law does not allow attorneys t… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 2 weeks ago
  • “We will hold accountable those who exploit vulnerable business owners, hurt immigrant communities & subvert the in… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 2 weeks ago
  • My 2022 @economics story about @SFDAOffice @LADAOffice suing law firm they say filed “thousands of fraudulent, boi… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 2 weeks ago
Blog at WordPress.com.
  • Follow Following
    • Amy Yee
    • Join 110 other followers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • Amy Yee
    • Customize
    • Follow Following
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...