Racism in India: Why are Northeast Indians Discriminated Against?
Recently in India, the brutal rape of a Dalit woman in the village of Hathras by some upper caste-men has...
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...
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:...
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...
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...
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...
Irregular Residents in Japan: Forgotten Tales of Human Suffering
“Not knowing what is happening makes you crazy and terrified because you don’t know what to believe,” said an...
South Korea Telegram Case & Gaps in the Legal System
South Korea has, once again, been hit by a massive sex-related criminal scandal. In 2018, it was the spy-cam...
Coronavirus panic hits South Korea
It’s all everyone is talking about these days: the coronavirus. How dangerous it could be, how to stop its...
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...