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Hmong: An Endangered People

Economically marginalized in Southeast Asia, the Hmong face assimilation and loss of their culture in the United States.
Posted: 7/7/2004

Indonesian Rule Weighs Heavy in West Papua

Patsy Spier tells of campaign to investigate Indonesia's role in her husband's murder; John Rumbiak calls for independence for the island peoples.
Posted: 6/25/2004

Some Improvement in Long Slump, But Japan's Economic Woes Not over Yet

Journalist Sam Jameson sees banks as weakest point in shaky recovery.
Posted: 6/21/2004

Remembering the Carnage in Tiananmen: June 4, 1989

A forum at UCLA analyzes the legacy of Tiananmen, and UCLA's Richard Baum interviewed on CNN
Posted: 6/10/2004

Spirit Possession Religions and Popular Rituals Flourish in Vietnam

Mother Goddess religion as well as local gods and shamans have strong following despite official disapproval.
Posted: 6/8/2004

Chinese is a Beautiful Language!

The odyssey of UCLA student Abdoulaye N'Gom
Posted: 6/2/2004

Forgiveness in East Timor, But Where Is the Justice?

Five years after the Indonesian massacres in East Timor, reconciliation meetings in many villages have tried to restore the broken bonds between the two sides, but the Indonesian generals who ordered the killings have never been brought to trial.
Posted: 5/28/2004

A Letter from Ji'nan

UCLA graduate student Christopher Needs reports on life, study, & research in one of China's "other" cities
Posted: 5/21/2004

ASEAN and Terrorism in Southeast Asia

Some Islamic extremists envision a new pan-Islamic state in Southeast Asia, Chinese scholar tells UCLA audience.
Posted: 5/20/2004

The Near Extinction of Cambodian Classical Dance

Cambodian classical dancer and teacher Sophiline Cheam Shapiro speaks about the dance's political and cultural roles, how it was almost destroyed by Pol Pot, its politicization under the Vietnamese communists, and its revival today.
Posted: 5/7/2004

Genji in Graphic Detail: Manga Versions of the Tale of Genji

Lynne Miyake (Pomona College) dissects comic-book adaptations of the classical novel Genji monogatari
Posted: 4/27/2004

Zheng He's Voyages of Discovery

Noted oceanic scientist Jin Wu discusses the 15th century expeditions of the Chinese mariner Zheng He & the celebration of the 600th anniversary of his first voyage
Posted: 4/20/2004

Women in China's Democratization

Women are largely shut out of high office the PRC, says Bruce Gilley
Posted: 4/7/2004

The Election in Taiwan: A Forum

Richard Baum, Stanley Rosen, and James Tong dissect and analyze the presidential election of March 20
Posted: 3/26/2004

Tense Times in Taipei

A follow-up to "A View from Taipei," UCLA graduate student Norm Apter offers a personal account of the March 20 Taiwan election and its dramatic aftermath
Posted: 3/24/2004

The Southeast of Asian Languages and Cultures

How Southeast Asian languages joined the East Asian Languages and Cultures Department
Posted: 3/9/2004

China's Democratic Future: How It Will Happen and Where It Will Lead

Bruce Gilley discusses his new book, China's Democratic Future
Posted: 3/4/2004

Vietnamese Artist Tran Trong Vu -- Torn between Two Worlds

Looking back at his homeland from Paris his cartoonlike images explore bureaucracy and entrepreneurial conformity in a burlesque of socialist realist style.
Posted: 3/4/2004

UCLA at the 2004 Association for Asian Studies Annual Meeting

UCLA students, graduates, and faculty present their research in San Diego on March 4-7, 2004.
Posted: 2/25/2004

China's Foreign Policy under New Leadership

Yang Jiemian, Vice President of the Shanghai Institute of International Studies, analyzes the likely path of China's foreign policy in the years ahead
Posted: 2/24/2004

The Machinery of Vietnamese Art and Literature in the Post-Renovation, Post-Communist, and Post-Modern Period

Pham Thi Hoài, one of contemporary Vietnam's most influential writers, analyzes literature in Vietnam today
Posted: 2/11/2004

A View from Taipei

Norm Apter, a UCLA graduate student in Chinese history, is studying in Taiwan and offers this reflection on the presidential campaign underway there
Posted: 1/30/2004

Japanese Brazilian Return Migration and the Making of Japan's Newest Immigrant Minority

Dr. Takeyuki Tsuda (UC San Diego) asks: Are Japanese Brazilian Migrants in Japan a Transnational Community?
Posted: 1/27/2004

Transition to Crisis in the Indonesian Countryside

Anna L. Tsing (Anthropology, UC Santa Cruz) discusses connections between globalism, rural chaos, and environmental destruction.
Posted: 1/23/2004

Democracy, the Rule of Law, and Human Rights in Asia: The Empirical Record

Human rights may not be the most pressing need of the poor of Asia
Posted: 1/15/2004

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