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Chinese Labour Corps World War 1 Europe

Liverpool Commemorates the Chinese Labour Corps of the Allied World War I front 10th August

A hundred thousand Chinese volunteers worked alongside the Allied forces in the European theatre of World War 1, doing some of the dirtiest and most dangerous jobs on the battlefield. It was understood that an allied victory would mean China being given back its territories that had been taken by Germany.

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Poetry on One Day Without Us: Yellowface #1DayWithoutUs

In support of today’s One Day Without Us day of action in the UK, I’m posting my poetry on the subject throughout the day. With Charles Shaar Murray and Buffalo Bill Smith, St Ives festival 2009 Yellowface I’m Yellowface Gonna eat your soul I’m Yellowface I’m Yellowface Gonna swallow you whole I’m Yellowface Make you

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Hedge fund theatre in Howard Barker yellowface protest: The Print Room 5pm Thursday 19th January

Anna Chen – 18 January 2017 East Asians, theatre practitioners, academics and friends protest against Yellowface casting in Howard Barker play, In the Depths of Dead Love, at the Print Room 19th January 2017 This Thursday (19th January) sees a peaceful protest of Chinese, East Asians, theatre practitioners, academics and friends at the Print Room

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When does humour stop being funny and morph into racism? By actress Lucy Sheen.

When does humour stop being funny and morph into racism? By actress Lucy Sheen I have a sense of humour. A pretty good one, sometimes it goes a little dark. Hell I loved Nighty Nighty the deeply dark and disturbing comedy by Julia Davis. I even ended up in the second series! Other times it

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