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Naomi Gingold

The World
Naomi Gingold has lived and worked across Asia and the US. Her reporting covers a wide range of areas but specialties include: technology, international affair/politics, health, and the arts. She also has a background in music production and will be always on the lookout for the perfect bridge to play Pooh Sticks. 
Thai police crack down on Burmese expats
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Music fans in Myanmar mourn a rock star who stood up for democracy
Former barrack turned into a house in nearby town of Parker, Arizona.
Conflict
Japanese Americans weren’t the only US citizens housed in camps
The Hi Jolly Monument in Quartzsite, Arizona.
Culture
One of America’s first Syrian immigrants helped conquer the West — with camels
Hilda Tresz at the Rostov Zoo in Russia. Tresz works with zoos around the world to consult on animal welfare.
Culture
How to bring out the wild in zoo animals
On the 15th anniversary of the hate crime shooting of Sikh American Balbir Singh Sodhi, about 130 people gathered at his gas station in Phoenix to remember and pay tribute.
Belief
The brother of one of the first hate-crime victims post 9/11 keeps on teaching tolerance
An eye-catching poster from the student group SEALDs, featuring founding member, Wakako Fukuda (right). SEALDs (Students Emergency Action for Liberal Democracy) has changed the image of protesters in Japan, and made it okay to speak out.
Culture
The student group in Japan that’s made it cool to protest
Hikaru Utada
Culture
Utada Hikaru upended the Japanese music scene like no one before — or since
Bart (l) -- aka Kyaw Moe Khine -- with his street art crew ROAR. Bart says battling with teachers over his art work helped develop his rebellious streak.
Belief
A Burmese atheist who takes inspiration from George Carlin and Bart Simpson
A taxi in Yangon decorated for Myanmar's election: a picture of Aung San Suu Kyi (l), and her late father, Aung San (r), who is revered as the father of modern Burma.
Global Politics
He’s still a rock star in Burma, 7 decades after his death
Taio Kaneta with his signature "Cafe de Monk" truck that he uses for his pop-up cafes. As a Buddhist monk, Kaneta wanted to offer something special to those still reeling from the triple disaster of earthquake, tsunami and nuclear meltdown.
Belief
At Cafe de Monk, tsunami survivors can get coffee, cake and someone to listen to their woes
Sexism rampant in Japanese politics
Global Politics
Hurry up and get married? Comments sparked furor in Japan. But little more.
Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe speaks during the Global Leaders' Meeting on Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment at UN headquarters this September.
Economics
Many Japanese women are unimpressed by ‘womenomics’
The coastal Japanese city of Ishinomaki, before the Tsunami... and today.
Development
In search of an owner… our reporter tracks down a Japanese diver nearly devastated by the 2011 tsunami
Master brewer - or toji - Emi Machida at the 130-year-old Machida Brewery in Gunma, Japan. Under her direction, her family's premium sake has won gold seven times at the Annual Japan Sake Awards.
Food
Brewing sake in Japan is becoming a woman’s game — again
An LGBT couple in Japan celebrate their nuptials.
Belief
Why an anime character can be openly gay in Japan, but you can’t
Masahiko Kakutani is now the main grower or farmer behind ‘Tokyo Salad,’ the Tokyo Metro’s new farming enterprise, which is housed underneath the Tozai Line.
Food
If you run out of space for farming, look to the subway
Participants at the Kamacon town meeting break into groups and brainstorm about the potential projects.
Technology
There’s new life in Japan’s tech startup scene
Protesters in Tokyo, Japan.
Justice
Japan votes to expand the role of the military
It's not unusual for Japanese to have Christian weddings, hold Shinto ceremonies for newborns and Buddhist ceremonies for the dead.
Belief
Japan isn’t especially religious, but there’s still plenty of religion
Old Library Keio
Education
Women still face a tough time in the hallowed halls of Japan’s prestigious universities
A shopper is seen at a drug store in Tokyo. Chances are that this store will play Auld Lang Syne to alert shoppers that it's closing time.
Culture
Why do Japanese stores play Auld Lang Syne when they close? The answer won’t shock or amaze you
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Arts
How many Asian Hollywood stars can you name? Right, it’s not easy
A screen shot from Miki Dezaki's YouTube video about racism in Japan.
Culture
How a Japanese American burst Japan’s bubble on racism
Nothing says "festival" in Japan like a large pink phallus parading through the streets.
Belief
This Japanese festival is just like thousands of others — plus a lot of penis
Katie Iwagami displays the poster she did for a research seminar on Soka University founder Daisaku Ikeda’s philosophies of peace.
Belief
A Buddhist-founded university is now firmly in the mainstream
Michelle Obama in Japan
Education
Michelle Obama advocates for girls in Japan while women struggle
Children play near a Geiger counter that monitors radiation at a kindergarten about 30 miles from the tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. The government is increasingly pushing families displaced by the disaster to return to their home
Environment
Some of Japan’s ‘nuclear refugees’ can finally go home — but they don’t want to
mosqueMuslim women arrive for the prayer service at the Women's Mosque of America in downtown Los Angeles in January. The mosque, the first of its kind in the US, launched with a women-led prayer service.
Belief
America’s first all-female mosque is receiving praise — and some pushback
Erik Bruner-Yang, chef and owner of Honeycomb Asian market in Washington, DC
Food
Honeycomb is making Asian food in Washington, DC a bit sweeter, and a lot more local
A scene called The Feverish Heart from the Dreadful Fist of Fate.
Culture
Yes, it’s a puppet show — but leave the kids at home
A panel from "The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage" graphic novel.
Culture
Meet the most famous woman in computing you’ve probably never heard of
Uniqlo's shiny flagship store in New York City's Soho.
Culture
The shiny Uniqlo empire has a dark side
Queens-born rapper Awkwafina has become a hit for her smart, comedic lyrics and offbeat style.
Music
Awkwafina is changing hip-hop one vulgar, hilarious lyric at a time
Business, Economics and Jobs
DC cab drivers say they’re fed up with the city’s ‘abuses’
Berlin: Nerd Nite #10
Arts, Culture & Media
Have a story to share? Try Nerd Nite. Be there and be square
Mesmuah Yeshuah Synagogue in Yangon, Myanmar, decked out for Sammy Samuel's wedding
Lifestyle & Belief
Jews are making their way to Myanmar, just like their ancestors did
Burmese rapper J-Me
Arts, Culture & Media
This Burmese rapper sounds straight outta Compton, with a swagger to match