Racism in India: Why are Northeast Indians Discriminated Against?
Hornbill Festival, Nagaland / photo by Guneet Narula via Outlook Traveller. Recently in India, the brutal rape of a Dalit woman in the village of […]
K-pop and Black Lives Matter: A Movement by the Fans or the Famous?
BTS’s chart dominance and various K-pop groups’ increasing visits to American talk shows have raised K-pop’s visibility in US media. Even so, many still see […]
[Spotlight Interview] “I want to live a SEXY life.” Sexy Life 101 with Byung-hyun Lee (2) Fuels for Passion
In the first part of the interview, we mainly focused on Byung-hyun Lee’s current work and explored the new concept of ‘sharing economy’ in modern […]
Are inter-Korean relations doomed?
Recent actions by Pyongyang have resulted in the cutting off of communication lines between both countries and the blowing up of the joint liaison office […]
[Spotlight Interview] “I want to live a SEXY life.” Sexy Life 101 with Byung-hyun Lee (1) Work Adventures
Sports player, President, K-pop star, scientist, lawyer and now Youtuber. We seem to have lost a long list of dreams that we used to have […]
Death of a Terrace House Star: Politics and Free Speech in Japan
The sudden death of Kimura Hana, a professional wrestler, and cast on the popular Japanese reality show Terrace House: Tokyo 2019-20, has thrown light on […]
What Italy tells us about life after Covid
Italy, a country usually associated with wine, pizza and pasta, now mostly appears on the news for being the first severely hit country by […]
LGBT+ in Vietnam: Acceptance in Conformity or Furthering Heteronormativity
When The Last Journey of Madam Phung, a critically acclaimed documentary about transvestite troupe singers in Vietnam, came out in 2014, I was deeply moved […]
I’m Asian Australian. Why should I care about Blak Australia or Black America?
The first half of 2020 has been wrought by unprecedented global affairs and political tensions. While we were eager to kick off a new decade, […]
Racism, Systematic Oppression and Police Brutality in the 21st Century
When I participated in the 2019 Seoul Pride Parade, I was shocked by the support participants received from the Korean police. In my country, India […]