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Cal Lee

The Rest was History

When planning group travel destinations, exploring recent war and genocide history is typically not the deciding factor. However, my friend…

Jun 8, 2023

The Rest was History

Jun 8, 2023

Once upon a time, there have a place called Hong Kong

When I left Hong Kong in 2016, I wanted to write a love letter to the city. I wanted to wax poetically about the skyscrapers, the ocean…

Dec 27, 2022

Once upon a time, there have a place called Hong Kong

Dec 27, 2022

Booksmart

Reading between the lines

Mar 30, 2021

Booksmart

Mar 30, 2021

I know Something You Don’t Know — How Not to Interview

How hard is hiring? With one sheet of paper and maybe a few hours of conversation, a company is supposed to assess how well someone could…

Jan 25, 2021

Jan 25, 2021

Notification from the Massachusetts Department of Unemployment Assistance (DUA)

In late March 2020, the Greater Boston Legal Services reached out to me. I had volunteered there as a translator last year during a bout…

Apr 9, 2020

Notification from the Massachusetts Department of Unemployment Assistance (DUA)

Apr 9, 2020

Revolution of Our Times

I felt a little ridiculous walking with the face mask on, passing by people out walking their dogs on a bright, normal Sunday afternoon…

Nov 6, 2019

Revolution of Our Times

Nov 6, 2019

So you want to change the world?

When they eventually open the Barack Obama Presidential library in Jackson Park Chicago, I don’t expect there will be any mention of the…

Apr 11, 2019

Apr 11, 2019

Emojis, elections, LKF and whatsapplied statistics

Whatsapp is the messaging medium of choice among the ultimate community of Hong Kong. Since December 2011, an ever-expanding group of…

Sep 11, 2017

Emojis, elections, LKF and whatsapplied statistics

Sep 11, 2017

Searching for a bar in Kashgar

Why are these Chinese people speaking Arabic? It was 2008, and passing by a restaurant in Beijing I glimpsed a TV show with what looked…

Dec 8, 2016

Searching for a bar in Kashgar

Dec 8, 2016

There’s no doubt that immigration is one of the main issues in the 2016 US Presidential Election…

There’s certainly no lack of pro-immigration champions. We have all sorts of arguments for taking in immigrants: they add value to our…

Dec 8, 2016

Dec 8, 2016

Cal Lee

Fairly good writer for a data scientist, fairly multilingual for an American, fairly empathetic for a Patriots fan

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