
Asian Labor Futures is about reimagining labor and labor's power and redefining what the futures of work mean from the standpoint of workers themselves. It is grounded in what I call “other-than-expert” knowledge.
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Dear friends,
This July, Asian Labor Futures turns one, and this milestone alone deserves reflection and recognition.
When I first launched this Substack, I didn't have a complete roadmap. To be c...
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Dear friends,
Life has a way of arriving all at once. I’ve been yearning to write, but illness got in the way. Since recovering, I've been catching up with our ongoing Reimagining Asian Labor Futures cour...
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Dear friends,
In March, I wrote about Baidu’s Apollo Go experiments in Wuhan. The takeaway is that the so-called “self-driving” car is far from autonomous. At the end of April,...
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Dear friends,
This piece arrives in the wake of May Day 2026. It is my custom to remain silent on International Workers’ Day itself, stepping back to ensure that workers’ voices occupy center stage.
Last w...
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Dear friends,
This post arrives a little late. I was away in New York City for my retreat. I'll share some updates about the fellowship I've been part of since 2024. A transformative journey now nearing i...
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Director of Just Economy and Labor Institute l SSRC Just Tech Fellow l Working at the intersections of labor and technology in Asia & weaving together research, organizing, and movement-building work
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