East Asian Studies
Recent Submissions
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Tongzhi Wenhua: The Developing Queer Culture and Community in the People's Republic of China Jonathan Goldman and George Simpson
(2006-01-01)This summer, we are conducting a project in People?s Republic of China (PRC) in order to further understand Chinese tongzhi (homosexual) culture. As mainland China slowly liberalizes and modernizes, Chinese tongzhi are in ... -
Come Back to the Middle: Understanding the Representational Aspirations of China's Future Middle Class
(2008-01-01)It is common knowledge among people in the western world that the People?s Republic of China is an authoritarian power that will use any means necessary to become the greatest economic power in the world. Many fear that ... -
Exploring Modern Perceptions of Filial Piety.
(2001-01-01)People often think of Hong Kong as the international city despite the fact that 95% of its population is ethnically Chinese. When Hong Kong became a "Newly Industrializing Economy" in the late 1960s, studies were conducted ... -
An Entire World in the Palm of Your Hand: Netsuke in London Museums
(2007-01-01)Netsuke, which literally means "root attachment," are a traditional Japanese art form that developed out of necessity in the Edo period. Since the kimono does not have pockets, men did not have a place in their clothing ... -
The Bursting of the Japanese Bubble
(2009-01-01)The present global recession comes on the heels of Japan?s ?Lost Decade? that saw one of the world?s great economies moving rapidly into the financial abyss. While the economics of the crisis are relatively straightforward ... -
Textiles of Minority Populations in Japan
(2007-01-01)The focus in most texts on kimono and Japanese textiles is on only those originating from the major urban centers of Tokyo or Kyoto. However, many unique and different textile traditions exist in Japan that are not from ... -
What do a rubber man, doctor and monkey man signify? Manga and its comments on individuality.
(2007-01-01)An analysis of the individual?s role in Japanese society using Manga (Japanese Comics). Specifically, how certain characters from several different series conform to or reject Japanese society?s expectations of what an ... -
Japanese American Women: Self-Determinism through Community Preservation.
(2004-01-01)American discourse has feminized Japan since Commodore Perry?s 1853 invasion of Tokyo Bay. From the dawn of U.S.-Japanese relations, Japan has been designated as a site receptive to the ?masculine? West, open to political, ...
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