• Blue & White Pottery

  • May 21 2023
  • Length: 33 mins
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Blue & White Pottery

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  • My guest today is Yang Long. Yang is a graduate student from Singapore. He studies International Relations and is currently doing an internship in Dubai!  This is not Yang's first visit to the Middle East. He had an internship at the Singapore Embassy in Cairo in 2018. He also studied Arabic at the Arabic language institute in Fez in Morocco last year.  Yang is passionate about traveling, theater, soccer, and collecting blue and white pottery! In this episode, we talked about his interest in the links between China, Southeast Asia and the Middle East. We delve into graduating in a pandemic era, whether our parents' generations had it worse, "Crazy Rich Asians", Middle Eastern Hospitality and more... Follow Yang Long on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tanyanglong Speech: 1. https://www.mfa.gov.sg/Overseas-Mission/Cairo/Mission-Updates/2010/04/press_201004_1 2. https://beyondsg.typepad.com/beyondsg/2010/07/remarks-by-minister-for-foreign-affairs-george-yeo-at-gala-dinner-hosted-for-jewel-of-muscat-crew-me.html Art: 1. https://asiasociety.org/new-york/exhibitions/secrets-sea-tang-shipwreck-and-early-trade-asia 2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huaisheng_Mosque History: 1. Middle Eastern traveller Ibn Battuta: https://orias.berkeley.edu/resources-teachers/travels-ibn-battuta 2. Chinese traveler Zhenghe https://exploration.marinersmuseum.org/subject/zheng-he/ 3. Arab and Persian merchants in China https://hal.univ-reunion.fr/hal-03249784/document 4. Singapore Arab community https://www.arabnews.com/node/1342016/world --#CuriousSalma is a conversational podcast exploring being curious, navigating through life and discussing certain topics with guests in each episode. Produced by: Salma Hegab Website: https://salmawrotethis.com/podcast/ Follow Curious Salma: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/curioussalma Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/curioussalma Twitter: https://twitter.com/curioussalma
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