India: Choked by Smog
OLIVIA AMEZCUA WRITES — The smog that has been polluting New Delhi for decades has reached a new intensity, according to recent reports, with pollution levels 20 times the World Health Organization’s recommended limit. In fact, the New Delhi Air Quality Index hit an all-time high reading of 999. Last…
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PASADENA: FREE PUBLIC LECTURE ON KOREA AT A CROSSROADS
The public is invited to a discussion of the issues of the Korean Peninsula by the Founder and President of Asia Media International – see above.
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LOS ANGELES: PROF ROHM ON HOW TECH STEALS YOUR TIME AND FEEDS BAD HABITS
HALEY HARBUCK WRITES — “We are running out of time,” said Dr. Andrew Rohm, LMU’s Professor of Marketing. Rohm was explaining what happens when we get carried away with our dependence on technology. As a professor, he has noticed America’s millennials’ growing use of technology that, in their minds, seems…
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Trump, Tariffs, and the Ever Decreasing Price of Soybeans
DHARI ALDURAIBI WRITES—In his escalating trade war with China, President Trump has recently placed tariffs on roughly $500 billion in Chinese goods, sparking retaliation from Beijing, which has placed its own tariffs on American agricultural products, including soybeans. A majority of America’s soybean farmers are located in pro-Trump states like…
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Los Angeles: Japanese Horror Cinema at Little Tokyo
Halloween might be over, but Asia Media had the opportunity to attend Little Tokyo: Horror Nights, and explore the rich history behind Japanese’s horror cult classics.
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FILM: Signal Rock at AWFF
JENICA ROSE GARCIA WRITES–The last week of October, Arclight theaters in Culver City held its Asian World Film Festival, showcasing filmmakers and artists from all over the Asian world. One particular movie that stood out was Signal Rock. Directed by Chito Roño, a Filipino aficionado of film, it is a…
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CHINA AND THE AMERICAN ELECTION: THE SERIOUS STAKES FOR BEIJING
TOM PLATE WRITES – It is a commonplace that China’s system disdains consequential elections. But in a sense this is only strictly true in national practice. Whether leaders and peoples accept it or hate it, this is the age of continuous globalization. It is not a matter of choice –…
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CHINA: Who Are the ‘Feminist Five?’
ANAS ALZAHRANI WRITES — While countries around the world are buying into the “this is what a feminist looks like” mentality, China still seems to maintain its distaste for the movement. Yet despite strict regulations to curb radical voices, activists refuse to stay quiet: especially the Feminist Five. The group…
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LOS ANGELES: ‘FIVE THINGS I HATE ABOUT THE NEW AMAZON TV SERIES HOMECOMING’
ANDREA PLATE WRITES – The early reviews are in: Amazon Prime’s “Homecoming” series is a hit. The story-line, about a counselor helping veterans returning home transition to civilian life, is suspenseful. It’s gritty and “noir.” It’s a psychological thriller. And it features a cinematic superstar, Julia Roberts, who proves that, rather…
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DEVELOPING: Lion Air Crash— Indonesian Airline Negligence?
MILES KENT WRITES– 189 lives were lost Monday when a new Boeing 737 MAX 8 crashed shortly after takeoff outside Jakarta. This tragedy comes amid a string of recent Asian air disasters and is especially painful in light of Indonesia’s history of air disasters. In June of this year, the…
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North Korea: The Deadly Silence Behind #Metoo
AASHNA MALPANI WRITES – In the streets of Hyesan city, North Korea, a woman in her forties makes ends meet by selling clothes and textiles to local markets. A guard or a police officer stops her, demanding she follow him to an empty room or other such location. She complies.…
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HONG KONG: THE WANDERING VOICE SHINES LIGHT ON MINORITY GROUPS
YI NING WONG WRITES– The city of Hong Kong is demonstrating a new and unique show of racial solidarity. October 9 – November 20, 流浪之聲 (The Wandering Voice), an online media platform, and the Sociology department of Hong Kong University are hosting a ‘Blackness Series’ to shed light on what…
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KOREAN PENINSULA: THERE MAY BE NO WAY OUT
This following is a special and important interview with South Korea’s special presidential advisor Moon Ching-in that appeared in the Korea Times on November 01, 2018 – By Kim Bo-eun, Kim Yoo-chul Differences between South Korea and the United States on how to push North Korea’s denuclearization are standing out…
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FASHION: The Growing Mongolian Fashion Design Industry
BADER BAHMAN WRITES– Curators and designers from across the world came together in London mid- September of this year for the London Design Festival. One of the participating countries was Mongolia. Few would think of this country as a hotspot for fashion design, but its eye-catching exhibition of cashmere-based products has raised curiosity about its emergence on the fashion scene. Cashmere based designs…
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FACEBOOK: A TOOL FOR VIOLENCE AND OPPRESSION IN SOUTHEAST ASIA
JABER AL SABAH WRITES — Facebook was intended to connect the world and bring people closer to each other. But the current political climate both in the US and abroad is proving to have the opposite effect—the power of connectivity is being used to harness hate and segregation. Facebook has…
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HONG KONG: XI JINPING GOVERNMENT MAKING THE WRONG ENEMIES
TOM PLATE WRITES – Hong Kong is exceptional, of course. It is an object of desire worldwide — a known global gem, a gold-medal metropolis. It attracts not just business people but holiday seekers. It has glamor. It has an amazing film industry. It probably has more raging shopaholics per…
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