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Wufei Yu

Wufei Yu is a Chinese journalist based in New Mexico. A graduate of Columbia Journalism School, he has written for The New York Times, Outside Magazine, Eurasianet, NBC News, Initium Media and others. He often covers sports, environment and science, immigration, and the Chinese diaspora in the U.S.

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Pine Ridge or Bust

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Wufei Yu and Ed Williams March 22, 2021July 10, 2022

Even as Dineh Benally’s illegal cannabis operations in the Navajo Nation are under ongoing investigation, he’s looking for more opportunities across Indian Country.

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Fields of green

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Ed Williams and Wufei Yu December 21, 2020February 2, 2023

COVID is pushing thousands of Chinese immigrant workers into the marijuana business—sometimes leading to exploitation and labor trafficking

Posted inChaos and cannabis, Featured, Tribal Affairs

Strangers in a foreign land

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Ed Williams and Wufei Yu October 29, 2020July 10, 2022

A massive marijuana bust in Farmington represents just a sliver of an ongoing operation on Navajo lands that has now drawn federal investigators

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