Asian Studies Spring 2023 by Megumi Terui https://padlet.com/megumiterui/oij22mb5teye5dgx Share in this space your news clippings about your assigned country, or general news from the region. en-us 2023-03-16 22:12:00 UTC 2023-08-22 22:46:24 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f30f.png A new capital for Indonesia megumiterui https://padlet.com/megumiterui/oij22mb5teye5dgx/wish/2520043186 While Indonesian authorities are lauding their plans for a new capital city, minority groups are facing displacement. 
Ethnic minority groups displacement in this part of the world is a pressing issue in several countries. ]]> 2023-03-16 22:19:30 UTC https://padlet.com/megumiterui/oij22mb5teye5dgx/wish/2520043186 Megumi megumiterui https://padlet.com/megumiterui/oij22mb5teye5dgx/wish/2536862658 Hi y'all! So I'll begin shaping this by example. 
Yesterday I shared a bit about my academic career, but as for an informal introduction, here it goes: 
I'm kind of a coffee-junkie, and certainly a cat-lady (evidence attached). In my precious spare time I enjoy sleeping, playing Genshin Impact, or boxing (not in combat, just punching a bag). My favorite book is Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? and I love to read science-fiction. 

I'm in a personal quest to find the best French Toast in Monterrey, so suggestions are accepted.  ]]> 2023-03-29 14:51:24 UTC https://padlet.com/megumiterui/oij22mb5teye5dgx/wish/2536862658 Asociación de Estudiantes Asia - México Instagram @aeam.mty megumiterui https://padlet.com/megumiterui/oij22mb5teye5dgx/wish/2536868935 2023-03-29 14:55:13 UTC https://padlet.com/megumiterui/oij22mb5teye5dgx/wish/2536868935 QR code payments across ASEAN megumiterui https://padlet.com/megumiterui/oij22mb5teye5dgx/wish/2544153353 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-04-03/a-barcode-unlocks-indonesia-s-billion-dollar-informal-economy]]> 2023-04-04 20:52:16 UTC https://padlet.com/megumiterui/oij22mb5teye5dgx/wish/2544153353 A collateral of the tech race megumiterui https://padlet.com/megumiterui/oij22mb5teye5dgx/wish/2550299278 While it may have seen like a good idea for some, the restrictions for tech companies in China to use US patents, platforms or components, is having an effect in accelerating the Made in China 2025 plan, as well as others connected.]]> 2023-04-11 14:54:22 UTC https://padlet.com/megumiterui/oij22mb5teye5dgx/wish/2550299278 News of the week... megumiterui https://padlet.com/megumiterui/oij22mb5teye5dgx/wish/2552228541 2023-04-12 23:37:25 UTC https://padlet.com/megumiterui/oij22mb5teye5dgx/wish/2552228541 On Lula's state visit to China megumiterui https://padlet.com/megumiterui/oij22mb5teye5dgx/wish/2553231231 2023-04-13 13:56:44 UTC https://padlet.com/megumiterui/oij22mb5teye5dgx/wish/2553231231 Myanmar military strike kills civilians, more than 100 feared dead megumiterui https://padlet.com/megumiterui/oij22mb5teye5dgx/wish/2554605478 "The spokesman for the military junta, General Zaw Min Tun, told state television, "yes, we launched the air strike". He said they had chosen to attack Pa Zi Gyi because the village was holding a ceremony to mark the opening of an office for their local volunteer defence force."]]> 2023-04-14 14:17:26 UTC https://padlet.com/megumiterui/oij22mb5teye5dgx/wish/2554605478 Japan PM Fumio Kishida evacuated after what appears to be smoke bomb thrown megumiterui https://padlet.com/megumiterui/oij22mb5teye5dgx/wish/2555159740 2023-04-15 05:19:30 UTC https://padlet.com/megumiterui/oij22mb5teye5dgx/wish/2555159740 Climate change hits the Global South harder megumiterui https://padlet.com/megumiterui/oij22mb5teye5dgx/wish/2557120865 Did anyone read Ministry for the Future, by Kim Stanley Robinson? ]]> 2023-04-17 14:58:01 UTC https://padlet.com/megumiterui/oij22mb5teye5dgx/wish/2557120865 Wolf Warriors on the loose megumiterui https://padlet.com/megumiterui/oij22mb5teye5dgx/wish/2567497884 The Chinese MOFA was very quick to state that Lu's remarks were personal and do not reflect official positions of China. I hope we get a chance to discuss these "wolf warrior" diplomats.]]> 2023-04-25 16:14:06 UTC https://padlet.com/megumiterui/oij22mb5teye5dgx/wish/2567497884 10 years after the Rana Plaza disaster megumiterui https://padlet.com/megumiterui/oij22mb5teye5dgx/wish/2567501411 Today is the 10th anniversary of the Rana Plaza collapse: a grim reminder of the horrible working conditions and the high human cost of the growing demand for fast fashion products. This documentary came out around a year after the disaster, and if you haven't heard about it, is a good starting point.]]> 2023-04-25 16:16:39 UTC https://padlet.com/megumiterui/oij22mb5teye5dgx/wish/2567501411 On President Tsai's visit to Guatemala megumiterui https://padlet.com/megumiterui/oij22mb5teye5dgx/wish/2567504849 We will address this issue later in the semester, but keep track on the support Taiwan's receiving by its few remaining allies.]]> 2023-04-25 16:19:08 UTC https://padlet.com/megumiterui/oij22mb5teye5dgx/wish/2567504849 Something a bit less depressing... megumiterui https://padlet.com/megumiterui/oij22mb5teye5dgx/wish/2569677510 2023-04-27 02:45:03 UTC https://padlet.com/megumiterui/oij22mb5teye5dgx/wish/2569677510 President Yoon sings at the White House State Dinner megumiterui https://padlet.com/megumiterui/oij22mb5teye5dgx/wish/2570716173 2023-04-27 17:25:50 UTC https://padlet.com/megumiterui/oij22mb5teye5dgx/wish/2570716173 ASEAN negotiations megumiterui https://padlet.com/megumiterui/oij22mb5teye5dgx/wish/2572279672 As noted this week, ASEAN's negotiation typically happens backstage. This report demonstrates little knowledge on how the organization has traditionally carry out negotiations. 
Perspective is very important when addressing these matters.]]> 2023-04-28 22:47:32 UTC https://padlet.com/megumiterui/oij22mb5teye5dgx/wish/2572279672 SCMP: More than 2,100 political prisoners pardoned by Myanmar junta megumiterui https://padlet.com/megumiterui/oij22mb5teye5dgx/wish/2579596449 As part of the commemoration of Vesak, the military junta carried out these pardons, seemingly as a reaction to international pressure, signaled by the high level of (central) media coverage.]]> 2023-05-05 14:04:51 UTC https://padlet.com/megumiterui/oij22mb5teye5dgx/wish/2579596449 What is Vesak or Wesak? May 5th 2023 megumiterui https://padlet.com/megumiterui/oij22mb5teye5dgx/wish/2579599858 2023-05-05 14:07:31 UTC https://padlet.com/megumiterui/oij22mb5teye5dgx/wish/2579599858 A possibility... But does it hold true? megumiterui https://padlet.com/megumiterui/oij22mb5teye5dgx/wish/2581322995 I hope I get to read your thoughts on this.]]> 2023-05-08 02:24:29 UTC https://padlet.com/megumiterui/oij22mb5teye5dgx/wish/2581322995 Recommendation: Revolutionary Bedsheets. Industrial Design and the Material Properties of Maoist China megumiterui https://padlet.com/megumiterui/oij22mb5teye5dgx/wish/2582209780 A very interesting article that illustrates production during the Mao era, what does it mean to mass-produce with socialist characteristics, how did the government handled their national identity symbols while at the same time rejecting the past, how did rations for distributing goods work, etc.

Liu, Z. (2023). Revolutionary Bedsheets: Industrial Design and the Material Properties of Maoist China. Twentieth-Century China 48(2), 159-177. doi:10.1353/tcc.2023.0013. 

To find this article, go to https://biblioteca.tec.mx/az.php?q=Project%20MUSE&p=1 and access Project MUSE. Then just look for the article's title and let me know if you'd like to discuss this further! ]]> 2023-05-08 14:57:27 UTC https://padlet.com/megumiterui/oij22mb5teye5dgx/wish/2582209780 A cyclone is getting towards the largest Rohingya refugees camp. megumiterui https://padlet.com/megumiterui/oij22mb5teye5dgx/wish/2588809647 If you can find a way to help, please let us know. ]]> 2023-05-12 14:42:55 UTC https://padlet.com/megumiterui/oij22mb5teye5dgx/wish/2588809647 The history of the "cacahuate japonés" megumiterui https://padlet.com/megumiterui/oij22mb5teye5dgx/wish/2595039978 One contribution of the Nikkei community to Mexico. The hostility towards Japanese people and their descendants in Mexico during WW2 didn't reach the levels it did in the USA, but they were still targeted by the government and some sectors of society.

The article is in Spanish, but can be automatically translated for those whose Spanish language skills are still developing ]]> 2023-05-17 17:14:49 UTC https://padlet.com/megumiterui/oij22mb5teye5dgx/wish/2595039978 That random video I told you about on Tuesday megumiterui https://padlet.com/megumiterui/oij22mb5teye5dgx/wish/2595048094 El Café Japonés (2023) (@elcafejapones). Did you know there were several Japanese migrants.... El Café Japonés TikTok Channel. https://vm.tiktok.com/ZM2d393sK/  [Video]]]> 2023-05-17 17:21:26 UTC https://padlet.com/megumiterui/oij22mb5teye5dgx/wish/2595048094 Haunted by Hiroshima, Japanese Leader to Meet Biden With a Push for No Nukes megumiterui https://padlet.com/megumiterui/oij22mb5teye5dgx/wish/2595598151 And just yesterday we were talking about this! ]]> 2023-05-18 02:42:35 UTC https://padlet.com/megumiterui/oij22mb5teye5dgx/wish/2595598151 On the fentanil crisis megumiterui https://padlet.com/megumiterui/oij22mb5teye5dgx/wish/2595614377 "The US has itself to blame for its domestic drug abuse. China supports Mexico in defending independence and sovereignty and opposing foreign interference. We’re ready to work with Mexico and the rest of the world to counter cross-border drug crime.
mexicodailypost.com/2023/05/12/mar…"]]> 2023-05-18 02:53:53 UTC https://padlet.com/megumiterui/oij22mb5teye5dgx/wish/2595614377 megumiterui https://padlet.com/megumiterui/oij22mb5teye5dgx/wish/2598029365 2023-05-19 22:33:56 UTC https://padlet.com/megumiterui/oij22mb5teye5dgx/wish/2598029365 Jornadas de Estudios de la India 2023 megumiterui https://padlet.com/megumiterui/oij22mb5teye5dgx/wish/2600430377 This event will be in hybrid format, so some conferences will be available online. Registration is free, but required. Check it out! ]]> 2023-05-22 18:00:10 UTC https://padlet.com/megumiterui/oij22mb5teye5dgx/wish/2600430377 Cinema (propaganda) in North Korea... https://padlet.com/megumiterui/oij22mb5teye5dgx/wish/2602352899 https://youtu.be/chAcK_3zBSY


]]> 2023-05-24 00:03:43 UTC https://padlet.com/megumiterui/oij22mb5teye5dgx/wish/2602352899 Documentary on North Korea megumiterui https://padlet.com/megumiterui/oij22mb5teye5dgx/wish/2602694471 This is a 2007 documentary that includes the scene I was telling you about in class about the surgeries. This is the type of materials circulated at the time that helped shape NK in the general public's imaginary. ]]> 2023-05-24 04:24:52 UTC https://padlet.com/megumiterui/oij22mb5teye5dgx/wish/2602694471 Power Index in Asia megumiterui https://padlet.com/megumiterui/oij22mb5teye5dgx/wish/2606373747 2023-05-26 16:37:53 UTC https://padlet.com/megumiterui/oij22mb5teye5dgx/wish/2606373747 China's position on the fentanyl crisis megumiterui https://padlet.com/megumiterui/oij22mb5teye5dgx/wish/2606885395 "La parte china se opone a la matonería de Estados Unidos contra México so pretexto de la cuestión de fentanilo. Apoyamos a México a defender firmemente su soberanía y dignidad."...]]> 2023-05-27 16:57:34 UTC https://padlet.com/megumiterui/oij22mb5teye5dgx/wish/2606885395 Xi Jinping thought on foreign policy megumiterui https://padlet.com/megumiterui/oij22mb5teye5dgx/wish/2606909130 This article (which can be automatically translated to English), will give you an insight to one of the six principles or "must" do that guide recently discussed and updated Xi Jinping thought. The sixth one relates to China's relations to the outside, so it can be useful to those of you interested in contemporary Chinese foreign policy, beyond the Coprosperity principles.]]> 2023-05-27 18:14:14 UTC https://padlet.com/megumiterui/oij22mb5teye5dgx/wish/2606909130 Myanmar genocide https://padlet.com/megumiterui/oij22mb5teye5dgx/wish/2615475970 A brief article regarding myanmar genocide by a friend. ]]> 2023-06-06 05:28:22 UTC https://padlet.com/megumiterui/oij22mb5teye5dgx/wish/2615475970 HALLYU EN EL JAPÓN COOL*: EL IMPACTO DE LA OLA COREANA EN LA PERCEPCIÓN DE LAS RELACIONES BILATERALES CON JAPÓN (again, by a friend) https://padlet.com/megumiterui/oij22mb5teye5dgx/wish/2622846615 2023-06-14 01:55:47 UTC https://padlet.com/megumiterui/oij22mb5teye5dgx/wish/2622846615