{"id":3877,"date":"2021-03-05T20:16:48","date_gmt":"2021-03-05T20:16:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/earc\/?p=3877"},"modified":"2021-06-12T00:16:37","modified_gmt":"2021-06-12T00:16:37","slug":"the-shanghai-taxi-online-ncta-book-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/earc\/the-shanghai-taxi-online-ncta-book-club\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;The Shanghai Free Taxi\u201d Online NCTA Book Club"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Participants joined\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/earc\/people\/tese-neighbor\/\">Tese Wintz Neighbor<\/a>\u00a0on an engaging and touching literary ride through the streets of Shanghai and beyond. <strong><em>The Shanghai Free Taxi: Journeys with the Hustlers and Rebels of the New China<\/em><\/strong> is \u201ca master class on how to chronicle a changing country through the personal narratives of its citizens.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The author is <strong>NPR correspondent Frank Langfitt<\/strong>, who created a free taxi service offering free rides in exchange for conversation. Langfitt wears various hats throughout the book: \u201creporter; interviewer; driver; helper; potential scam victim; and detective. However, despite the multiplicity of personalities he embodies, he always remains in tune with his purpose: to report the inner workings of a world power facing slowing economic growth, inequality, corruption, political oppression, and a crisis of\u00a0<em>uzhi,\u00a0<\/em>meaning poor character or inner quality.\u201d\u00a0 You can read the full book review on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2019\/06\/16\/732365213\/the-shanghai-free-taxi-delves-deep-into-chinas-troubles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NPR<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This program was sponsored by the East Asia Resource Center at the University of Washington,\u00a0and funded by a Freeman Foundation grant in support of the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/nctasia.org\/\">National Consortium for Teaching about Asia (NCTA)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Program leader<\/h3>\n<p>The Book Club was facilitated by EARC China Specialist\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/earc\/people\/tese-neighbor\/\">Tese Wintz Neighbor.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Date and Time<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Group 1: Wednesday, April 21, 2021 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM (Pacific Time)<\/p>\n<p>Group 2: Thursday, April 22, 2021 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM (Pacific Time)<\/p>\n<p>This program was held over Zoom.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Program benefits<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>A physical or digital copy of the book<\/li>\n<li>Online Resource packet<\/li>\n<li>Four free Washington State OSPI clock hours<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Book<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"profile-publications\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/earc\/publication\/the-shanghai-free-taxi-journeys-with-the-hustlers-and-rebels-of-the-new-china\/\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"book-cover\">                                    \t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/earc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/06\/42283958._SY475_-194x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/earc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/06\/42283958._SY475_-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/earc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/06\/42283958._SY475_.jpg 307w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/>                                        <\/div>\n<div class=\"people-deet\">\n<h3>The Shanghai Free Taxi: Journeys with the Hustlers and Rebels of the New China <\/h3>\n<p class=\"pub-sub-head\">Publication Date:<\/p>\n<p>2019<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Participants joined\u00a0Tese Wintz Neighbor\u00a0on an engaging and touching literary ride through the streets of Shanghai and beyond. 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