Fairy Tales in a Soviet Reality
By Katya Burklin
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Introduction
Throughout the Soviet Union’s existence—from the Bolshevik...
The selective memory of Mao Zedong Thought: A historical approach to modern China’s pursuit...
By Danny Liu
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Abstract
On October 1st, 2024, during the reception...
Ethnic Entrepreneurs and Refugee Mothers: Vietnamese Women of Little Saigon
Nguyen analyzes motherhood and labor practices in a well-known Vietnamese enclave forged from a series of distinct migration waves beginning in the 1970s. Within Little Saigon, thousands of Vietnamese women made great sacrifices, forgoing their personal education, career, and time to raise their children and to uphold centuries-old Vietnamese ideals of motherhood.
A Blood Soaked Canvas: The Paradox of Japan’s Onin War
By Giselle Paulson
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Introduction
One of the most violent conflicts in...
Framing Gender Inequality: The ‘Gender Conflict’ Metaphor in South Korean Media and Political Discourse
By Nayoon Kim
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Abstract
The purpose of this study is to...
Heavenly Horses of Bactria: The Creation of the Silk Road
Tao argues that the Silk Road stemmed primarily from the combined result of a Han Chinese military gambit to obtain Central Asian horses, and a Bactrian strategy to align commercial interests with political expediency during a period of dynastic decline. Evidence of those motivations can be sourced to both ancient literary texts and sculptural, osteological, and genetic research on Chinese
horses.
From Cold War Allies to Regional Players: Analyzing the Shifting Dynamics of Russia,...
By Anna Vartsaba
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Abstract
The collapse of the Soviet Union in...
The Politicization of Women in South Korea’s Economic Transformation
By June Park
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Abstract
South Korea has undergone dramatic transformations over...
The Cultural Legacy of Metabolism: From Local to Global
From 1960 to the early 1970s, the five core Metabolists—Kiyonori Kikutake, Noboru Kawazoe, Fumihiko Maki, Masato Ohtaka, and Kisho Kurokawa – theorized a new urban order that analogized a city with living organisms. Nakamachi theorizes that Metabolism’s legacy is not demonstrated in the movement’s initial fixation with the Japanese context, but rather in the theories’ adaptability to the rapidly changing global environment.
The Voice of a Zombie: A case study of Virtual YouTubers’ language and authenticity
By Sarah Vickery Hartanto
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Introduction
Virtual YouTubers, otherwise known as VTubers,...







