Asia-Pacific Chinese overseas students then and now: Lei Haizong and the myth of a Chinese liberal martyr July 2, 2019 0 Written by Xin Fan. Image Credit: Sun Comes Up Over the Bay Bridge by Thomas Hawk/Flickr; Licence: CC BY-NC 2.0. In 1926, 24-year-old Lei Haizong was studying at…
China From alliance to trade war: The role of China’s ‘American Hands’ in the formation of Sino-US relations July 1, 2019 0 Written by Hao Chen. Image Credit: Members of the Fourth Marine Regiment Drum and Trumpet Corps in China, circa 1930 by USMC Archives/Flickr; Licence: CC BY 2.0. On 13…
Culture and Society Book raids, Red-baiting and culture wars in the Indonesian presidential election February 21, 2019 1 Written by Michael G. Vann. On 26 December 2018, an Indonesian National Army (TNI) unit raided a book vendor in Kediri, East Java. They seized…
Asia Replaying history, or why the Philippines should participate in the Commonwealth Games February 20, 2019 0 Written by Lou Antolihao. In what appeared to be the most controversial event in the recent 2018 Commonwealth Games, video replays confirmed England sprinter Zharnel…
Cambodia Wooden guns and blue skirts: Female volunteers in Cold War Cambodia January 10, 2019 0 Written by Catriona Miller. A few women once told me there used to be a statue of the Neary Klahan (Brave Women) at the Old…
Cambodia A new history for old crimes: Sexual violence during the Khmer Rouge regime January 10, 2019 0 Written by Theresa de Langis. Forty years after the fall of the notorious Khmer Rouge regime, which controlled Cambodia between 1975 and 1979, a sliver…
Cambodia Deepening the understanding of local complexity through memorialisation and education in post-genocide Cambodia January 10, 2019 0 Written by Savina Sirik. On 16 November 2018, the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC), commonly known as the Khmer Rouge Tribunal (KRT),…
Cambodia The Royal Ballet of Cambodia: From ritual to a national identity January 9, 2019 0 Written by Suppya Helene Nut. The Royal Ballet of Cambodia is a form of theatre established in the royal courts of Cambodia. Its aristocratic background…
Cambodia Musical style and social identity in Khmer Rouge songs: A preliminary view January 9, 2019 0 Written by J.W. Turner. At the moment of their victory, the Khmer Rouge enjoyed little public support. Accordingly, their ‘Four-Year Plan’ outlined two primary goals:…
Cambodia Emotion and ambiguity in the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum January 8, 2019 0 Written by Michael G. Vann. Phnom Penh is home to one of the world’s most emotionally powerful museums, the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum. Yet the…
