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Pacific Time: Asian Influence at Burning Man

On KQED’ today, Pacific Time radio program did a story on “Asian Influence at Burning Man”:

“The barren desert of Nevada vibrated to life last week as nearly 50,000 people flocked to Black Rock for the Burning Man festival. It was a week full of art, music and fire. Asian influences were apparent. But curiously, something was missing. [Asian Americans]“

You can listen to the story by downloading the MP3 here and going to minute 11:38. Some attendees contemplate why there is a lack of Asian Americans attending, including the impression that Burning Man is a “crazy, drug-fueled, hippie-feast where everyone’s running around naked” and Asian Americans are socially conservative. Personally, spending a week (or even a few days) in a dust-filled hot desert doesn’t sound all that appealing to me… And it can get expensive, and you have to get costumes, buy and pack a lot of water, etc… That doesn’t sound like fun to me…

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Comments (1) to “Pacific Time: Asian Influence at Burning Man”

1. jozjozjoz wrote:

   Wait…

   Burning Man ISN’T a “crazy, drug-fueled, hippie-feast where everyone’s running around naked?”

   Posted on 07-Sep-07 at 3:46 pm | Permalink

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