Book Review: Embattled Glory,
2011
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Book Review: Embattled Glory
China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012
Will virulent nationalism make China a threat to the international order? This is the question that Neil J. Diamant sets out to address in Embattled Glory. A number of academics as well as the mass media have argued that after 1989 the Chinese Communist Party purposely fostered a wide-spread and strongly-felt popular nationalism, and that this sense of nationalism pushes Chinese foreign policy toward more hard-line positions that could lead to diplomatic or even military conflict between China, its neighbors, and even the United States. Diamant points specifically to Peter Gries’ China’s New Nationalism: Pride, Politics and Diplomacy as an …
Bay Area Readers: See Datong: The Great Society,
2011
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Bay Area Readers: See Datong: The Great Society
China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012
Our readers in the Bay Area who enjoyed learning about the new Kang Youwei docu-drama Datong: The Great Society earlier this week have an upcoming opportunity to see the movie, which will be screened at UC Berkeley on December 13. Filmmaker Evans Chan will be on hand for a Q&A after the film.
China’S Empty Apartments,
2011
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
China’S Empty Apartments, Michael Gsovski
China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012
Southeast of Kunming, a new city has risen from the earth, so new that it is literally called the “Chenggong New Area.” Giant complexes of towering, modern apartment buildings line the wide, recently built streets, broken every few kilometers by parks as large and as well designed as any in Kunming proper. Every block of apartment buildings has a police substation, and some have functioning schools. Along the recently constructed highways linking the new city to the old, it seems as if farmland has been transformed into a high-rise commuter suburb like those on the outskirts of Hong Kong and …
Thoughts On River Elegy, June 1988-June 2011,
2011
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Thoughts On River Elegy, June 1988-June 2011, David Moser
China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012
I remember watching the legendary six-part CCTV miniseries River Elegy in my dorm room at Peking University in June of 1988—the last June in the Chinese historical calendar that would not have its 4th day permanently stained red. At the time I could not understand much of the stentorian voice-over (I was only a couple of years into my lifelong struggle with Chinese), but during the week the show was broadcast it became clear that the documentary had hit academic circles like an atomic bomb. The series’ content—a sweeping, brutally painful critique of the deep structure of Chinese culture—was the …
Beijing Subway’S “Great Leap Forward” Provokes
Resistance,
2011
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Beijing Subway’S “Great Leap Forward” Provokes Resistance, Jared Hall
China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012
An elderly couple camped outside as most of the city took shelter from the winter chill. They were doused in gasoline, flanked by a box of matches and a coffin. A small crowd looked on solemnly as the pair read posters recounting their story. These were Wang Shibo’s grandparents, whose store on the southern end of the popular Nanluoguxiang (南鼓巷) shopping street had been slated for demolition to make way for a new station along Beijing Subway’s newly-extended Line Eight.
Q&A: Yi-Li Wu, Author Of Reproducing Women,
2011
National Committee on U.S.-China Relations
Q&A: Yi-Li Wu, Author Of Reproducing Women, Maura Elizabeth Cunningham
China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012
MEC: Your book examines “medicine for women” (科 fuke) in Qing China. How did the practice of fuke then differ from present-day obstetrics and gynecology? What has changed in the Chinese understanding of women’s medicine?
China Beat On Break,
2011
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
China Beat On Break
China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012
We’re going to put China Beat on hiatus from now until early July so I can get settled in Shanghai (where I’ll be based for the next couple of months) and all of our consulting editors and contributors can enjoy some summer vacation.
Ai Weiwei At The Venice Biennale,
2011
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Ai Weiwei At The Venice Biennale, Jon Wiener
China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012
At the world’s biggest art event this summer, the Venice Biennale, the world’s most famous imprisoned artist, Ai Weiwei, was not exactly neglected—but his case received virtually no official acknowledgment.
Q&A: Robert Bickers, Author Of The Scramble For China,
2011
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Q&A: Robert Bickers, Author Of The Scramble For China, Jeffrey Wasserstrom
China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012
Several months ago, I was lucky enough to get my hands on an advance copy of The Scramble for China: Foreign Devils in the Qing Empire, 1832-1914, Robert Bickers’ fascinating new book. Published in the United Kingdom and most other parts of the world in February, this work will be released in the United States later this month. In anticipation, I caught up with Robert (an old friend and sometime co-author of mine, as well as a past contributor to China Beat) and asked him some questions about the book. A stylishly written and carefully researched work, it contains everything …
The Migration System Of Low-Skilled Migrants From Northern Thailand To Japan,
2011
Chulalongkorn University
The Migration System Of Low-Skilled Migrants From Northern Thailand To Japan, Akiko Kuwajima
Asian Review
No abstract provided.
Implications And Recommendations For Help Measures And Preventive Programs,
2011
Chulalongkorn University
Implications And Recommendations For Help Measures And Preventive Programs, Pataya Ruenkaew
Asian Review
No abstract provided.
Japanese Immigration Policy In A Transition,
2011
Chulalongkorn University
Japanese Immigration Policy In A Transition, Junichi Akashi
Asian Review
No abstract provided.
Trafficking In Persons In Japan: Laws And Events,
2011
Chulalongkorn University
Trafficking In Persons In Japan: Laws And Events, Yuriko Saito
Asian Review
No abstract provided.
Migrant Workers And Wives: Female Thai Migrants In Japan,
2011
Chulalongkorn University
Migrant Workers And Wives: Female Thai Migrants In Japan, Pataya Ruenkaew
Asian Review
No abstract provided.
Reintegration Into Thai Society Of Thai Female Returnees With Children From Japan,
2011
Chulalongkorn University
Reintegration Into Thai Society Of Thai Female Returnees With Children From Japan, Yuko Kato
Asian Review
No abstract provided.
Contributors,
2011
Chulalongkorn University
Rosenberg Institute For East Asian Studies At Suffolk University Annual Report For 2011-2012,
2011
Suffolk University
Rosenberg Institute For East Asian Studies At Suffolk University Annual Report For 2011-2012, Rosenberg Institute
Rosenberg Institute Annual Reports
These reports summarize the activities of the Rosenberg Institute during the academic year, including information related to public programming, visiting scholars, cooperation with the Asian Studies program at Suffolk College of Arts & Sciences, promotion of Suffolk's Asia-related activities, community outreach, and funding. Most reports also contain photographs of scholars, staff, and events.
Rosenberg Institute For East Asian Studies At Suffolk University Annual Report For 2010-2011,
2011
Suffolk University
Rosenberg Institute For East Asian Studies At Suffolk University Annual Report For 2010-2011, Rosenberg Institute
Rosenberg Institute Annual Reports
These reports summarize the activities of the Rosenberg Institute during the academic year, including information related to public programming, visiting scholars, cooperation with the Asian Studies program at Suffolk College of Arts & Sciences, promotion of Suffolk's Asia-related activities, community outreach, and funding. Most reports also contain photographs of scholars, staff, and events.
Women In Transition: Experiences Of Asian Women International Students On U.S. College Campuses,
2011
Nova Southeastern University
Women In Transition: Experiences Of Asian Women International Students On U.S. College Campuses, Siva Jeyabalasingam
Department of Family Therapy Dissertations and Applied Clinical Projects
Often referred to as people in transition, international students usually arrive in the U.S. with a clear sense of their academic goals; however, they often have not considered what their lives will be like or how they may change in non-academic ways. In addition to the typical level of university-related stress, international students face additional problems and difficulties generated in part by the cultural differences between the U.S. and their own countries. This is particularly true for Asian students. Of several studies that have investigated the experiences of international students in the U.S., only a handful have examined Asian students' …
The Marginalization Of Afro-Asians In East Asia: Globalization And The Creation Of Subculture And Hybrid Identity”,
2011
Pepperdine University
The Marginalization Of Afro-Asians In East Asia: Globalization And The Creation Of Subculture And Hybrid Identity”, Sierra Reicheneker
Global Tides
This article explores the topic of children born of biracial couplings in East Asia. The offspring of such unique unions face severe discrimination and marginalization. The status and future of this minority is especially salient in primarily homogenous states, such as Korea, Japan, and China, where racism varies from social stigma to institutionalized policies. The article will show that they have yet to create a cohesive group identity; they remain vulnerable to negative self image and socially imposed isolation. In such nations, progress in equality for Afro-Asians will require key Afro-Asian leaders and public figures taking a stand against prejudices, …
