#2: Perks of Being a Laowai

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Looking for Laowai

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What kind of privileges exist and who gets to use them? This episode looks at how foreigners benefit from living in China, and how they navigate their privileges. Thank you to all our interviewees, and a special thanks to Christine, Mike W and Prianka for lending their voices. Episode producer: Averill Flynn Obee Music credits: freesound.org users: setuniman, hoerspielwerkstatt Theme song: 4barrelcarb, “Ambient Strings and Synth Mix” Get in touch and send us your stories by email, or leave us a review on iTunes, and stay up to date by subscribing to our newsletter and following our Facebook page. We love to hear from you! Further reading: Jiang, Jie. “China grows more popular for foreigners, finds report.” http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/913109.shtml. Global Times, March 20, 2015. Koshoibekova, Nargiz. “Who are China’s Typical Expats?” http://www.theworldofchinese.com/2014/11/who-are-chinas-typical-expats/. The World of Chinese, November 13, 2014. Qian, Zhou and Steven Elsinga. ““Nali Lai de?” – An Overview of Expat Demographics in China.” http://www.china-briefing.com/news/2015/01/08/nali-lai-de-overview-expats-china.html. China Briefing, January 8, 2015. Redford, Dan. “Expats in China Turn to Entrepreneurship.” https://www.chinausfocus.com/political-social-development/expats-in-china-turn-to-entrepreneurship. China US Focus, April 2, 2015. Schreurs, Margaux. “Survey: Expats Prefer Shanghai Over Beijing.” http://www.thebeijinger.com/blog/2015/03/09/expats-prefer-shanghai-over-beijing. The Beijinger, March 9, 2015. Zhao, Xinying. “For expats, Shanghai tops list for desirability again.” http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/business/2015-03/09/content_19753120.htm. China Daily US, March 9, 2015.