One year ago today, 50 miles off the coast of Louisiana, two explosions rocked the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig, which burst into flames and sent its terrified workers scattering for safety in the smoky, roaring darkness. Survivors threw themselves into burning lifeboats or jumped into the water 100 feet below. Eleven people died on April […]
Author: Megan Shank
Megan Shank is a freelance writer and Chinese-language translator whose work has appeared in Newsweek International, Ms., Archaeology, San Antonio Express-News, South China Morning Post, Huffington Post and Global Journalist, among others. Shank has appeared on NPR and Pacifica Radio. She maintains meganshank.com. Her work has been featured in McGraw-Hill College’s Women Worldwide: Transnational Feminist Perspectives on Women (2010).
Is San ba an insult??
Calling a woman a “san ba” implies she is prone to gossip, that she is dull-minded and crass.