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 […]
Articles by Suhena Mehra
Taking Gender and saying ‘Whatever’ to it: Drag and LGBT+ in South Korea
Like most people with an online streaming subscription and a proclivity for procrastination, my worldview on drag performance and the LGBT+ community has mostly been […]
Episode 7 – Claiming Koreanness? Adoption and emigration from Korea (with Emily Williams & Sue Jeong)
In the seventh episode of the NOVAsia Podcast, editor Suhena Mehra sits down with Korean-American adoptee Emily Williams and Korean-Canadian Sue Jeong, to discuss […]
What Korea doesn’t know about Indian food
When I first arrived in Korea, I was ready to eat my way through Korea’s diverse cuisine and make room for at least 27,400 different […]
Life flows from the barrel of a gun: What it means to be Kashmiri
When we think about the geopolitical rivalry between India and Pakistan, we often see the region Kashmir as nothing more than a piece of land […]
Episode 3 – Race Awareness in South Korea (with Mariam Maréchal)
South Korea is a highly homogenous country, where foreigners account for only 4% of the entire population. As Korean working population has begun to decrease, […]
#MeToo in India: Why Now?
In the wake of accusations against Harvey Weinstein in October 2017 that subsequently spurred on the #Metoo movement in the United States, many countries sought […]
Ancient Partners: The Legend Behind Indo-Korean Relations and its Modern Impact
During a visit to South Korea in 2012, Gursharan Kaur, wife of former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, inquired about the number of Indians living […]