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Taiwan’s first woman president: The paradox of Tsai Ing-wen
Tsai is a symbol of what Taiwan has become: a flourishing democracy that has shown itself capable of electing a woman as president.
Are Taiwanese people our ‘family’? China’s cultural representations of Taiwan
Chinese film and literature shows that ordinary Chinese people’s view of Taiwan are not as homogeneous as often assumed.
The Past is Present in Indonesia’s Presidential Election
The shadow of Suharto’s New Order hangs over Indonesia’s presidential elections. And it is not just in the form of retired general Prabowo Subianto.
Unbelonging: Anti-Asian racism in Australia’s gay community
Gay Asian men’s belonging in the Australian gay community is fragile and contingent on our perceived usefulness and ‘good behaviour’.
Securitisation of Muslims in India is as old as modernisation and nation-statisation
To see securitisation as an outcome of 9/11 and the so-called war on terror is simplistic.