Wufei Yu
High Country News
Albuquerque, NM, United States
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Past articles by Wufei:
How a California archive reconnected a New Mexico family with its Chinese roots (Origin Story) — High Country News – Know the West
Aimee Towi Mae Tang’s Chinese American family never talked about the past. She decided to change that. → Read More
How New Mexico chiles ended up on the space station — High Country News – Know the West
A NASA mission to harvest Hatch green chiles in space just might help farmers on earth adapt their growing methods. → Read More
Pueblos in New Mexico turn to goats for fire management — High Country News – Know the West
As climate change exposes wildfire risks, tribes by the Rio Grande experiment with a four-legged technique to nibble away fuels. → Read More
Hatch green chiles are feeling the heat (Hatch green chiles are feeling the heat) — High Country News – Know the West
Growers of New Mexico’s iconic crop wrestle with drought, water rights and labor shortages. → Read More
150 years ago, 19 Chinese Angelenos were murdered in California — High Country News – Know the West
In October 1871, a frenzied mob was responsible for the largest lynching in U.S. history. → Read More
A reality check on Biden’s ‘30 by 30’ conservation plan — High Country News – Know the West
The plan has lofty ambitions, but what’s happening on the ground tells a different story of how it might play out. → Read More
The West’s Asian Americans arm up for self-defense — High Country News – Know the West
Once denied their Second Amendment rights, Asian Americans are heading to gun shops in droves. → Read More
Investigation: Illegal cannabis operation looks for roots in Indigenous communities (Pine Ridge or bust) — High Country News – Know the West
High Country News and Searchlight New Mexico confirmed that Dineh Benally, who set up illegal ventures on the Navajo Nation, attempts new operations in South Dakota. → Read More
Albuquerque’s racist history haunts its housing market (Albuquerque’s racist gaslighting) — High Country News – Know the West
Policymakers and activists fight to remove pro-segregation, anti-immigrant provisions from property deeds. → Read More
Despite discrimination and drought, Punjabi Americans farm on ( Droughts and wrath) — High Country News – Know the West
As America’s food basket dries out, Punjabi American growers fear the loss of their hard-earned farmlands. → Read More
Despite discrimination and drought, Punjabi Americans farm on ( Droughts and wrath) — High Country News – Know the West
As America’s food basket dries out, Punjabi American growers fear the loss of their hard-earned farmlands. → Read More
Why Utah’s wild mink COVID-19 case matters (Why Utah’s wild mink COVID-19 case matters) — High Country News – Know the West
‘Vet-virologist’ Anna Fagre discusses the first positive case detected in the wild — and how ‘spillover’ could impact the West. → Read More
How Do We Prevent the Next Pandemic?
Understanding the interface between humankind and wildlife is essential to averting infectious-disease outbreaks. We can't afford to ignore it anymore. → Read More
The Loneliest Everest Expedition
The coronavirus-hit Mount Everest climbing season has not been entirely restful. Three Chinese teams scaled the world’s highest peak. → Read More
Why the Height of Mount Everest May Change Soon
A group of eight researchers from China finally summited Mount Everest on Tuesday, May 27. They were there for a very specific purpose—to take the most accurate measurement to date of the world's tallest point. → Read More
How Competition Climbing Rose from Rare to Everywhere
The book is a slightly intimidating 400-plus pages about how climbing has evolved from a passion of dirtbags to an Olympic sport in just a few decades. → Read More
COVID-19 Is Just the Latest Crisis in Olympic History
Four recent books remind us of other times when the Olympic Games overcame global crises and persevered through dark periods during its 124-year history. → Read More
Climbing Gyms Shut Down Nationwide as COVID-19 Spreads
Following similar mandates, climbing gyms across the country, from Washington State to Colorado to New York, shut down in quick succession. → Read More
Adventure Detours in the World's Most Visited Cities
These bustling urban centers have plenty of action-packed detours within an hour or two of downtown. → Read More
'Running in North Korea' Enters the Pyongyang Marathon
North Korea's old-school communist way of handling ceremonies is one of the first things you will notice in 'Running in North Korea,' which premieres on September 24 on the Olympic Channel → Read More