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Why Some Latin Americans are Fed Up with ‘Gringos’ Living in Their Countries

September 12, 2022
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The subject of U.S. Americans receiving a less than warm welcome in neighboring countries isn’t a new one. When John Woodhouse Audubon, son of the famous naturalist and painter John James Audubon, arrived at Cerro Gordo in Northern Mexico in 1849, he was all but run out of town. In his travel diary, Audubon wrote that he…

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Hong Kong’s Financial Sector Faces Talent Crunch as Expats Head for the Exit

January 25, 2022
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HONG KONG—Late last year, Tania Sibree quit her well-paid job as a financial services lawyer in Hong Kong and returned to Australia rather than live a moment longer with the city’s strict coronavirus restrictions. Sibree, who said she had enjoyed the previous five years in Hong Kong, is one of hundreds—possibly thousands—of foreign expatriate professionals…

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Cuban-Americans Call for an End in the Country’s Dictatorship

July 13, 2021
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As Cubans take to the streets demanding freedom, expats in Orange County, Calif. are calling for an end to the country’s totalitarian dictatorship. “Information is hard to get out of Cuba [right] now,” Santiago Martin told The Epoch Times. “The government has shutdown means of communication, shutdown cellphone coverage, Internet.” Martin fled Cuba with his family in the 1960s,…

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Cuban-Americans Call for an End to the Country’s Dictatorship

July 13, 2021
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As Cubans take to the streets demanding freedom, expats in Orange County, Calif. are calling for an end to the country’s totalitarian dictatorship. “Information is hard to get out of Cuba [right] now,” Santiago Martin told The Epoch Times. “The government has shut down means of communication, shut down cellphone coverage, Internet.” Martin fled Cuba with his family in…

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Tens of Thousands of Chinese Expats Stranded in Burma Following Military Coup

February 3, 2021
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Burma’s military launched a coup in the early morning of Feb. 1, and said it would impose a state of emergency for one year. At present, there are tens of thousands of mainland Chinese business entrepreneurs and workers in Burma, also known as Myanmar. Previously, the Chinese regime said that due to the current COVID-19…

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