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Melbourne Asia Review is an initiative of the Asia Institute. Any inquiries about Melbourne Asia Review should be directed to the Managing Editor, Cathy Harper.

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‘Expanding Ecological Approaches to Language, Culture, and Identity’ by Jaran Shin

  • Dr Eldin Milak,

An important examination of the daily struggles of the ‘other’ in Korea, through the insights of multicultural youth.

How Korean language students studying in Seoul navigate linguistic and cultural homogeneity

  • A/Prof Lucien Brown,

Many foreign students travel to South Korea hoping for language ‘immersion’, but that can be much more difficult than expected for some.

Do you speak North Korean or South Korean?

  • Dr Daniel Pieper,

Since the two Koreas have been divided, significant differences in the Korean language have developed in the North and South.

From homogeneity to plurality: Reimagining language policies for ‘multicultural’ children in South Korea

  • A/Prof Jaran Shin,

South Korean children with a parent from a Southeast Asian nation are labelled ‘multicultural’ – a categorisation that subjects them to discrimination.

Indigenous knowledge is key to better managing water in Indonesia

  • Dr Justin Wejak,

Rivers in parts of Indonesia are drying out and Indigenous communities are worried.