Kim Jong Il is dead. Kim Jong Il, the man who used up North Korean resources to build up his coffers and nuclear weapons while many in the country perished of famine, is dead. Kim Jong Il, the man who liked to look at things, is dead. The death of such a notorious man inevitably results in a flurry of reactions. Some say good riddance, the "dear" leader is dead. Some say be … [Read more...] about Video Monday: The Death of a Dictator
Should Vietnam Shut Down Its Sex and Drug Rehabilitation Centers?
From November 25th to December 5th 2011, United Nations' Special Rapporteur for the Human Rights Council Anand Grover visited Vietnam to survey the country's health systems and financing, access to medicines, and HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment. Following his 10 days of observation and dialogue, Mr. Grover presented his preliminary findings at a press conference earlier this … [Read more...] about Should Vietnam Shut Down Its Sex and Drug Rehabilitation Centers?
Video Monday? Not This Again…
Some months after the Alexandra Wallace YouTube incident left a sticky stain on American race relations, another Asian-in-the library video has gone viral. This time, the video features not one single offender, but an ensemble cast of shush-ers and shouters at CSU Northridge. In it, an obviously distressed Asian student confronts some unidentified students who she thinks are … [Read more...] about Video Monday? Not This Again…
Cambodia Imposes Age & Income Limits on Foreign Marriage, Vietnam Next?
While the debate in America around who should be allowed to marry based on gender and identity rages on, Cambodians are debating an entirely different marriage issue centered on the global issue of human trafficking. The Cambodian government has decided to enact a new policy banning foreign men from marrying Cambodian women unless the men are 50 years in age or younger and have … [Read more...] about Cambodia Imposes Age & Income Limits on Foreign Marriage, Vietnam Next?
Unexpected Destiny: Infamous Vietnamese Poem Meets Classic Western Choreography
“The Tale of Kieu” is an epic Vietnamese poem about the tragic life of Thuy Kieu, a talented, young woman who sacrificed herself to save her family by marrying a middle-aged man only to be sold into prostitution by him instead. Based on this sorrowful story, Vietnamese-French composer Nguyen Thien Dao and the Vietnam Opera Ballet Theatre have created an 80-minute contemporary … [Read more...] about Unexpected Destiny: Infamous Vietnamese Poem Meets Classic Western Choreography