REMEMBERING THE VIETNAM WAR WITH ARTIST TRINH MAI
Staff Writer Meredith Anderson discusses Vietnamese artist Trinh Mai who her recent artwork about Vietnam at UCSD.
Category Archives: SOUTHEAST ASIA
MENTAL ILLNESS: INDIA’S SCARLET LETTER
By Nishad Maggirwar Staff Writer 1.252 billion people, the population of the ever growing nation of India. With almost 18% of the world’s population residing in India, events that occur […]
POWER TO THE PEOPLE: EXAMINING ACEH’S PUNK COMMUNITY
By Nick Vacchio Staff Writer Since the dawn of the genre in the 1970s, the tenets of the punk ethos have focused around the rejection of the status quo, the […]
No End in Sight for Dictatorship in Thailand
On May 22, 2014, the Royal Thai Army successfully seized control of the Thai government, under the claim that that its actions would keep citizens safe and restore order to a country mired in chaos. This was the 10th time Thailand’s constitution was suspended since 1932 (“Thailand Military Seizes Power in Coup”). However, reports of human rights violations committed against non-violent demonstrators marching in protest of the new regime’s authoritarian rule, suggest that the military junta is acting out of its own self-interest rather than for the good of its citizens. The new government has proven its willingness to go to great lengths to retain its power.
The Lady: Assessing Aung San Suu Kyi’s Commitment to Democracy in Burma
Staff Writer Ariana Criste contrasts Aung San Suu Kyi’s promise to bring democracy to Burma with her inaction in assisting the Rohingya minority.
THE GROWING ANTI-MUSLIM SENTIMENT IN MYANMAR
Staff Writer Omkar Mahajan discusses the tenuous religious divide between Buddhists and Muslims in Mynanmar.
“THEY SOLD US LIKE ANIMALS”: MODERN SLAVERY IN THE ILLEGAL FISHING TRADE
Staff Writer Rebecca Benest discusses modern-day slavery in the illegal fishing trade.
