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Asia Media International – A Publication from Loyola Marymount University's Asia Pacific Media Center in Los Angeles
Asia Media International – A Publication from Loyola Marymount University's Asia Pacific Media Center in Los Angeles
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Tag: coronavirous

CORONAVIRUS CHRONICLES: PROTECT OUR GRANDPARENTS. STOP ASIAN HATE.

SKYLER GALLARZAN WRITES — Last week, I had sent a text to my grandma and grandpa: “Hi Mama and Papa, I am sure you have been seeing the attacks that have been happening to Asian Americans in the news lately, especially older citizens. I just wanted to let you know…

Full Article CORONAVIRUS CHRONICLES: PROTECT OUR GRANDPARENTS. STOP ASIAN HATE.

MYANMAR: ROHINGYA DROWNING IN BLAME FOR SECOND WAVE OF COVID-19

SARA ALTUWAIJRI WRITES — Myanmar is facing a second wave of COVID-19, new cases are skyrocketing and, with general elections coming November 8, officials are accusing Rohingya of spreading the second wave of COVID. Why the blame? So that those aiming for election or re-election can gain people’s support.  As…

Full Article MYANMAR: ROHINGYA DROWNING IN BLAME FOR SECOND WAVE OF COVID-19

IRAN: BRUTALITY AGAINST AFGHANS

SARA ALTUWAIJRI WRITES – Afghans are under attack in Iran. The war in Afghanistan left many without a home. Having no choice but to flee their country, they sought asylum in Iran, where about 2.5 million, documented and undocumented, live today.  They have not found a new home. On May 1st,…

Full Article IRAN: BRUTALITY AGAINST AFGHANS

CORONAVIRUS COLLATERAL DAMAGE: THE LONELY CHINESE RESTAURANT

LILLY WEBER WRITES — With highly influential individuals like President Donald Trump referring to the coronavirus using the phrase the “Chinese Virus”, it’s not entirely surprising that Asian Americans are being negatively affected by such rhetoric. While the entirety of the restaurant industry has been hit hard by the shelter-in-orders…

Full Article CORONAVIRUS COLLATERAL DAMAGE: THE LONELY CHINESE RESTAURANT

CORONAVIRUS CHRONICLES: ‘THIS IS THE TIME TO BE INTROSPECTIVE…’

ROSE RTEIMEH WRITES – This crisis has not affected or compromised my necessities, such as housing and food, which I am beyond grateful for, but it has ripped away the futurity of my last semester as an undergrad student. I feel robbed of my final semester to soak in as…

Full Article CORONAVIRUS CHRONICLES: ‘THIS IS THE TIME TO BE INTROSPECTIVE…’

CORONAVIRUS CHRONICLES: MURPHY’S LAW SAYS …

JAEWON LEE WRITES – It is undoubtedly clear that the COVID-19 outbreak led to nothing but a series of unfortunate events that stripped away my fantasies of life after the Air Force. Just as my mandatory military service was nearing its end, my discharge ceremony was canceled, I could not…

Full Article CORONAVIRUS CHRONICLES: MURPHY’S LAW SAYS …
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Who We Are

      • ASIA MEDIA INTERNATIONAL is a student-driven publication of Loyola Marymount University’s Asia Media Center, under the Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts and the Dept. of Asian and Asian American Studies — in alliance with the independent Pacific Century Institute, a non-profit 501(c) organization based in Los Angeles. LMU/AMI graduates often go on to prestigious graduate school, here and globally, such as the School of Advanced International Study (SAIS) in Washington, Sciences Po in France and the London School of Economics.

The Staff

Executive Editor
Ella Kelleher ’21

Book Review Editor
Ella Kelleher ’21

Administrative Assistant
Samantha Lundin ’23

Contributing Writers
Samantha Lundin
Aidan Smith-Fagan
Sarah Lohmann
Samantha Lundin
Gaby Rusli
Miles Whittingham
Ryan Byrne

Asia Media International
Committee of Advisors

Gareth C.C. Chang
Spencer H. Kim
Professor Kal Raustiala
Professor Jennifer Ramos
Lesley Stahl
Gregory F. Treverton
Yeocheol Yoon

  • Emeritus Editors
  • Cristina Pedler
    Zhi Jiao Danielle Goh
    Michelle Nguyen
    Senay Emmanuel
    Clementine Todorov
    Dhari Alduraibi
    Savannah Nunez
    Jay Seo
    Sabrina Verduzco
    Mary Grace Costa
    Jeremiah Fajardo
    Kelcey Lorenzo
    Lexi Tucker
    Aashna Malpani
    Yi Ning Wong
    Lani Luo
  • Senior Editor (Writing)
    Andrea Plate
  • Founder & President
    LMU Clinical Professor Tom Plate,
    Distinguished Scholar of Asian and Pacific Studies

 

RECENT POSTS

  • BOOK REVIEW: PEOPLE WHO TALK TO STUFFED ANIMALS ARE NICE (JUNE 2023) BY AO OMAE – SHARED EXPERIENCES OF ESTRANGED MODERN YOUTH

  • VIETNAM: IS THE NEW BARBIE MOVIE PLAYING POLITICAL GAMES?

  • SINGAPORE: CAN A SMALL ISLAND COUNTRY RAISE GLOBAL AWARENESS OF SUSTAINABLE FASHION?

  • SOUTH KOREA: BACKLASH AND PROGRESS FOR THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY

  • BOOK REVIEW: VERA WONG’S UNSOLICITED ADVICE FOR MURDERERS (2023) BY JESSE SUTANTO – A WHOLESOME INVESTIGATION OF THE UNCONVENTIONAL

RECENT POSTS

  • BOOK REVIEW: PEOPLE WHO TALK TO STUFFED ANIMALS ARE NICE (JUNE 2023) BY AO OMAE – SHARED EXPERIENCES OF ESTRANGED MODERN YOUTH
  • VIETNAM: IS THE NEW BARBIE MOVIE PLAYING POLITICAL GAMES?
  • SINGAPORE: CAN A SMALL ISLAND COUNTRY RAISE GLOBAL AWARENESS OF SUSTAINABLE FASHION?
  • SOUTH KOREA: BACKLASH AND PROGRESS FOR THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY
  • BOOK REVIEW: VERA WONG’S UNSOLICITED ADVICE FOR MURDERERS (2023) BY JESSE SUTANTO – A WHOLESOME INVESTIGATION OF THE UNCONVENTIONAL
  • JAPAN: RECENT LEGAL REVISIONS ELIMINATE “FORCIBLE” FROM THE DEFINITION OF RAPE
  • PHILIPPINES: THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY WINS BIG AND RIGHTS THE WRONGS OF DISCRIMINATION
  • BOOK REVIEW: BEIJING SPRAWL (2023) BY XU ZECHEN — ONE MUST IMAGINE THEIR PEOPLE HAPPY
  • SAUDI ARABIA: A WIN FOR THE SAUDI-BACKED LIV TOUR, A LOSS FOR ASIAN GOLF
  • HAS THE INDIVIDUAL FALLEN?

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