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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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CHINA: A New Fashion Model In Town

Heels, lace, and mini-skirts! These are some of our favorite things. By “our,” I mean the possessive term for females. China’s new clothing line, Yuekou,  is marketing these pieces to young Chinese fashionistas in a brand new way that is shocking to their audience, as well as the rest of…

Full Article CHINA: A New Fashion Model In Town

CHINA: Guan Xi – It’s All About Whom You Know, Reports The New York Times

If you’ve ever done business in China, you would be very familiar with the term “guan-xi,” translated as connections. Without any guan-xi, it is nearly impossible to get things done. China is a nation built on guan-xi, a business deal-making strategy embedded in the culture. From a Western democratic perspective,…

Full Article CHINA: Guan Xi – It’s All About Whom You Know, Reports The New York Times

China Blotter: Basketball Grandma’s Story

China may be world’s second largest economy, but it is still nowhere close to utopia. Today, the world is dazzled by China’s booming financial freedom. However, there is not enough attention given to those who are still suffering. The government, of course, is working on pulling as many people out…

Full Article China Blotter: Basketball Grandma’s Story

China Blotter: Think of the Children!

China is not known for its relaxed rules, and neither are its schools. When I attended pre-school and elementary school in China, I often came home crying. There was always something to get in trouble for: I vividly remember being scolded by teachers for eating my lunch too slowly or…

Full Article China Blotter: Think of the Children!

China Blog Blotter – Issue #3 Freedom of Speech on the Internet

Chinese Netizens understand that its government controls every form of the media. State censorship is the norm, and Chinese people have come to accept that. Even so, Chinese Netizens regard the internet as a better reflection of reality than traditional media. Through their personal blogs, they are able to express…

Full Article China Blog Blotter – Issue #3 Freedom of Speech on the Internet

China Blog Blotter – Issue #2: What They Are Saying About Tibet

No one in China more exposed to Tibet independence campaigns than the country’s Netizens. No matter how intensely the Chinese government would like to block such websites, these “Free Tibet” pitches somehow see through the cracks of the Great Firewall. But prompted by national education campaigns regarding the Tibetan independence…

Full Article China Blog Blotter – Issue #2: What They Are Saying About Tibet
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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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