Abstract: The Hallyu wave of the 1990s brought soft masculinity to the forefront of Korean entertainment. Exemplified in pop music stars and the male leads of dramas, the Hallyu movement centered a “pretty boy” image […]
In early October 2021, the Chinese University of Hong Kong’s (CUHK) student union disbanded after 50 years of service. The union stated that this decision was made primarily due to the university management’s dissociation from […]
There has been an established trend in the fertility rates of East Asian countries in the 21st century that has generated alarm for its continuous decline in each respective nation. With patterns of steep decline […]
The socioeconomic precarity of low-wage migrants hired to do dirty, dangerous, and demeaning work[1] in Singapore is well-established; marginalized migrants are exploited by numerous industries that rely on cheap labour. In response, beleaguered civil society […]
Brisk, smokey, savory and rich. This, alongside its high caffeine content, makes Assam tea the drink of choice for many a morning tea drinker. Sold separately or blended to produce alternate flavors such as Earl […]
Abstract: Baba Malay is a mixed language of Malay, Hokkien (a Chinese dialect spoken in Southern China, primarily in Fujian Province), and smatterings of European languages such as English and Portuguese. Over the years, Baba […]
“The Vote is our weapon” There is abundant scholarly work available on the political behaviour of representative democracies but they mostly used quantitative methods to arrive at conclusions. An anthropological scholar by name Mukulika Banerjee […]
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