#asian studies

[onigiriforears]

a reminder that j*p is a racial slur in english. if you're trying to abbreviate for japan in english, go with jpn. if you're trying to abbreviate for japanese (the language), go with jpns.

i know that a lot of ppl who use english online are not native english speakers, so you might not have this knowledge--trying to save ppl from being perceived as racist when you just didnt have the knowledge

#onigiri thoughts #heydilli #looktoki #jpnstudynet #ongiristudies #japanese #learn japanese #langblr #studyblr #japan #anthropology #asian studies #sociology #racism #slurs #ethnography

[theluwalhati]

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ೃ⁀➷ hello, from this corner of the globe! i'm lue. :-)

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#studyblr #blog intro #productivity #student life #college life #uni student #social science #uniblr #social sciences student #international studies #asian studies #hi tumblr lol #listen to megumi acorda! #new to studyblr #new to tumblr

[a-river-of-stars]

My coworkers were complaining that "the Asians" will be allowed to have a paid holiday to celebrate Lunar New Year next year. "Like, the Lunar New Year? What is that? Who cares? It's a fake holiday." Meanwhile everyone gets time off for half a dozen Christian holidays AND the workweek is structured so they get off for Sabbath every single week.

#lunar new year #racism #asian studies #discrimination

[seasideretreat]

French

I play video games to learn French. It's actually really tough. My favorite one is Planet Zoo. You know, many people want to be zookeepers I've heard. I can imagine why, it's really fun to work with animals I think, especially exotic animals. You know, last night I was thinking of the numinous. Numinosity is a concept introduced in the Western world of thought in the early 20th century. I believe it is a crucial concept: it points us to the spiritual difference of religion, that pushes us to do stuff like meditation, cryptic philosophy, prayer and reading the Bible. We want to connect with the numinous, and this can actually be a really practical question; religions offer us many ways to do this, like adhering to a particular lifestyle or reading the Bible. You know, I got up early today again, not necessarily to write, but this is my new philosophy: if I get up before eleven I will write my blog in the mornings. It's quite nice because then I can have the rest of the day off. You know, I really get to write nice things all the time, because I have a better process these days, but I still don't really know what to do when writing; you know, I want to do research, you know, to write nice things but I just can't think of anything to research; well, I guess I could study English history, I am interested in that, but it doesn't do me that much and I know a lot about it already. Right now I am listening to a Let's Play by GhazPlays, he is a really good Youtuber, but he doesn't have that many viewers, still, he is really productive; I was listening to an album called Haunted Mountain by a guy called Buck Meek just now, and I kind of liked it, but I find Let's Playing more relaxing; not very much so necessarily, you know, writing is work, mostly, and you can't really relax whilst you're typing you know, but I am thinking later I could just sit in my chair and make a few Sudoku puzzles, that'll probably be relaxing, you know, it's not that hard to get through the day I suppose, when you just stay happy; and that's what religion is for, to allow us to stay happy, although it's hard; I don't know how religion really works, you know, and I don't know what the purpose of religion really is, but it's something with being a guide for life and the numinous, et cetera. You know, I really kind of regret not sleeping out, but that's the thing, I don't really want to stay in bed necessarily, you know, I just got nothing to do, and I usually get up at eleven, you know, I just brave the day anyway, but yeah, recently I started writing in the mornings, you know, and it's kind of harder because you don't get to prepare I'd say, but yeah, whatever.

You know, the point of a day is to have a good time. Sleeping is really pleasant, but writing can be pleasant too, you know; and if you know how to get through the day it ain't so bad; life is very weird, you know, and we do weird things all the time; this is the thing, I start writing at eight or around eight, and then just have a slow day until eleven o'clock; and what happens at eleven o'clock? Nothing, I just find something else to do. I suppose having an eventful morning is all right. I always really liked it when I got down the stairs in my parents' house in the morning when I was young and my mother would be sitting there, listening to the radio. My dad would always get up much later, just like my sister. My mother and I were the early birds. You know, I also really like talking I suppose, but these days I don't really talk so much, I can't think of anything to say. My dad said I was laconic, which is an admirable quality, although maybe he was just teasing me because I say so little. Tomorrow I have to work for the mail again, I feel okay regarding it, I think it will be okay; you know, its actually kind of nice; you know, I don't think I'd mind working in an office, but I can't think of any nice job in an office that I could take, probably since I don't have a very competitive degree. I studied Asian Studies. You know, I still don't know what I really learned there. I used to study history and I got my Bachelor of Arts in that, and I kind of learned how to write there, and kind of how great Dutch history is and all that, you know, random things; but with Asian Studies, I really have no idea what I learned; I didn't learn how to write, you know, I barely felt any of that teacher was saying in the tutorials, and the lectures were all so chaotic and specific; I really don't know what I learned, I suppose I will find out eventually, but it's all not so funny, you know, it's just bad. I did a course on Mongolian history, you know the history of the Mongolian empire, and that was a nice course, but also quite chaotic maybe, and not very companionate. You know, history was just really my thing, I guess, and I shouldn't have switched to Asian Studies; but yeah, I did a specialization that focussed partially on history, so I guess I can just profile myself as a historian; in which case, studying Asian Studies I just learned the glories of Japanese, Chinese and Middle-Eastern history. You know, I sometimes wish I'd have taken the opportunity, after my Bachelors, to study theology. I feel like theology is a much more academic and professional field than history. You know, it's really weird that history is such a big field in academia, considering theology is what university was all about in the beginning; and someone actually called theology history from the inside; you know, history is just a big pile of facts without the religious aspect; you know, we are kind of doubting the Whig version of history nowadays; you know, I did kind of learn something specific at Asian Studies, basically to ask big questions; you know, that's someting we don't do at history, I think; in history, you ask ridiculously small questions and then do a ridiculous amount of (virtual) work to answer it. But yeah, was studying Asian Studies of any practical value? I have asked myself this question a thousand times and I cannot figure it out. I didn't learn to speak Chinese, which would've been a great boon for my curriculum vitae, and I didn't learn how to hold a Confucian sermon or a Buddhist seminar or something like that, which might've given me a direction in life; but I did learn something about how we try to understand a foreign place, and I learned to think hard on historiographical questions. Of course, that ain't a practical value, but yeah, this is the age old question: what do we learn from history? I'd say we learn the most general truths from history, because it is the most general science, but people don't consider it a science, they consider it an art.

What do we learn from philosophy? They say history is just philosophy teaching by example. Philosophy may teach us that reality is an illusion. Or that we ought to be ourselves. History can teach us those things too, only it does so only after empirical investigation. Really, history is just telling stories, but the purpose of university is to figure things out based on this history. We often imagine history as reaching back into the past to discover more about a question. But I have heard it said that the news is also a form of history. Cicero said that history is the mistress of life. We are simply stuck in history and we have to do as she says. In this sense, history is just context. Studying history has no point, but it can serve a function when we try to learn something, since it gives us insight in the meaning of the science. In this sense, from studying Asian Studies I learned nothing, but I did get a better vision on things I already knew, such as war, or religion, or philosophy. But yeah, what is science? History is a part of science, not a science in itself, so studying history teaches you to think critically, but about very general topics. We might say that studying history is pointless, but it does make a difference. Without history, we'd not know the context of the science, and then we wouldn't see the point of anything. You know, it's clever to study history, because it helps you improve your science. I don't know.

#numinosity #asian studies #history

[o-avosetta]

Met a Filipino California-based academic, kind of enjoyed their mild rant about how an "Asian Studies" faculty they'd almost joined was so focused on identity issues (esp. diaspora/transnational identity) -- "What about all the other shit happening in Asia?!"

Don't get me wrong, I also understand the urge to specialize in the things that are closest to you. But yeah, Asia is a big fucking region with a myriad of things to explore. After you decolonize, ano na?

#academia #philippines #asian studies #asia #diaspora

[pastelcheckereddreams]

I'm in awe of your posts about the architectural details of MDZS/CQL -- and so grateful. As a fanfic writer, it's really helped me visualize the territory. I'd like to correct one detail... my degree is in Asian Studies with a focus on the spread of Buddhism across Asia. The Southern Song dynasty neo-Confucians laid claim to the lotus imagery, but it is Buddhist, dating back to the Han in China, and further back in India.

Thank you @icarusancalion! For the compliment and your correction💛 It has, quite predictably, lead me down a fresh rabbit hole of research. One, I realise, I should have paid more attention to in the first place. For others' clarity, I believe this is the passage you're referring to within my Lotus Pier set study:

The first passage paraphrases the article linked in the text (and here, for anyone who would like to access it directly now) that talks about Chinese philosopher Zhou Dunyi's work 'On the Love of the Lotus', in which he ties the lotus flower symbollically to what the article calls his 'anthrocosmic vision'. The article further talks about Zhou Dunyi's, or Zhou Lianxi's, "embrace of Daoist and Buddhist notions" and how he was regarded as a controversial thinker: highly influential for his reformation of traditional Confucian ideals, and the later emergence of neo-Confucionism. I admittedly only focused on the passages relating to the lotus imagery at the time, and didn't consider the context this article (notably: the only source I chose to find on Zhou Dunyi at the time) was laying out with regard to his Buddhist and Daoist influences as a Confucian scholar.

It's also the lack of research on my part that lead to my neglect of mentioning the intricate relationship of these three pillars of religious philosophy in China: Confucianism in earlier dynasties, its sometimes-conflict with Taoism, and Buddhism's earlier introduction to China. (Plus, the growing word count was also a factor.) And frankly, when it comes to the lotus imagery in particular, I didn't pay Buddhism its due: I was focused on the article regarding 'On the Love of the Lotus', which doesn't actually mention the prevailance of the lotus in Buddhist symbology for the poem's context - although wikipedia, of all places, does. It briefly states that Zhou Dunyi "borrowed from Gautama Buddha's famous metaphor", regrettably without a source. Crucially, though, I was aware that the lotus symbolism had its origins in Buddhism and the Lotus Sutra, as mentioned by the second source cited in the original text, I just clean forgot to mention it, and ended up equally attributing it to Daoist philosophy. So again, big thank you for your correction and insight 🙏 I'll see that the original post is reworded appropriately, although I can't do anything for the reblogs already out there. If you have any academic sources/sources with more insight than these articles that could help me or anyone interested further explore this context, please drop them in my ask box 💛 I'm not entirely happy with the credibility of that second source, and new information and perspectives are always welcome. I wish you the best for your studies! I'm only scratching the surface here, but it seems like a fascinating and expansive specialism.

#i just *clenches fist* love research #always evaluate your sources folks! #and check your own work for broad simplifications and potential inaccuracies #nikkianswers #icarusancalion #peer review #cql set design saga #lotus pier #cql set design #asian studies #history of religion #buddhism #confucianism #taoism #daoism #chinese history #chinese philosophy

[cambria-press]

Showcasing New Books at AAS2024!

We are excited to showcase new books at #AAS2024! Watch this video for 2 new titles in the Sinophone Translation Series headed by Prof. Kyle Shernuk. Come chat with Prof. Shernuk on March 15 (Friday) 10am–Noon or March 16 (Saturday) 2–3:30pm about future translations at booth 601. Drop off your business card at booth 601 for the lucky draw to win a copy of a new book in the series, “Urban…

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#Asian Studies #Cambria Press #Sinophone

[sgisdinclusion]

Congratulations to Dr. Shirley Tang, Endowed Distinguished Professor for Asian American Studies

Congratulations to Professor Shirley Tang, who was recognized as the first Endowed Distinguished Professor for Asian American Studies at UMass Boston.

Professor Tang joined UMass Boston in 2001 and received the Chancellor’s Award for Distinguished Teaching in 2016. She holds a deep commitment to teaching, particularly students who are first-generation, working-class, from immigrant or refugee families, and from local communities of color. Professor Tang has also led the development of an archive holding over 400 student and community narratives addressing mental health, intergenerational learning, language justice, and other critical community-building and advocacy issues. She has more than two dozen publications in print, many of which document histories and stories from community-based research, particularly with local Khmer, Vietnamese, and Chinese diasporic communities.

UMass created this new professorship with funding from a $6 million anonymous gift that acknowledges and honors UMass Boston’s role as a leader among Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions (AANAPISI). This professorship is particularly timely, given the recent anti-Asian racism that has sparked violence across the US.

Professor Tang shared, “The layered, textured, purposeful storytelling work we do and share through our platform weaves together historical and cultural contexts, interdisciplinary research, and personal narrative. I believe history, social science, literature, policy, and narrative all work together. The story data knowledge we co-produce, especially with our students and their real-life family and community contexts, represent unique and valuable alternatives to the stereotypes and mis/disinformation we so often need to deal with.”

Dr. Shirley Tang has demonstrated clear, sustained leadership in Asian American Studies. She is uniquely qualified to be the inaugural holder of the Distinguished Professorship for Asian American Studies at UMass Boston. Congratulations, Dr. Tang!

Learn more about Dr. Tang’s work and achievements.

#Shirley Tang #asian american studies #asian studies #asian american studies program #umass boston #school for global inclusion and social development #school for global inclusion

[mcollawn]

Japan's Mythology Yokai Explained

MC Anime Podcast Japan's Mythology Yokai Explained S3 EP120 Yokai refers to supernatural spirits and phenomenon in Japan throughout its history.

Japan is known for interesting cultural traditions and one such concept is yokai. Yokai are mysterious creatures of supernatural origins and spirits. It comes from Japanese folklore and refers to spirits, demon, and other strange phenomenon otherwise unexplained. Common types of yokai are characteristics of the true form, the mutation category, external attributes, and others. The yokai that I…

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#Asian Studies #japanese culture #Japanese History #Yokai

[nicholasandriani]

Creating a “Matter-verse” for Asean fandom communities with guest-host D.A. Attamimi

Creating a “Matter-verse” for Asean fandom communities with guest-host D.A. Attamimi

4 min read Topics Influencers, KOLs Metaverse Asia (general region) Japan Cultural influences & values A study on fandoms in Asean, plus Japan, delves into what matters for a fandom, with the resulting concept of “Matter-verse” being a manifestation of the core learnings, says HILL Asean’s Devi Attamimi. Finding a welcoming fandom community is a good opportunity for brands. People in…

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#anthropology #asean #asian studies #culture #fanart #fandom #fans #gur #japan #japanese studies #ui #Ux

[oatbugs]

last night i got home kind of tipsy and very much in tears and my mother told me the force you exert to keep someone in your life is proportional to the force with which they will leave your life. if you have to fight tooth and claw to keep them, their leaving will be just as hard, just as harsh, and just as definite.

#she said it like a law. its just momentum. #also she told me to get a therapist and start archery ASAP bc i need to get it together #and also she said even granting that this person u were in love w was So Special . as in hot motorcycle-riding iranian masc lesbian in ldn #they arent the only one on earth and that once i start my proper adult life outside of studies etc etc i will probably no longer live in th #UK. she said most non straight iranians u would like have left the country anyway . where do you think they went? theyre out there #and also she asked me to imagine how many hot gay iranians there may be in italy or amsterdam or smth and i was like ok points 😭 maybe #ur right. anyway i was having a feeling of dread bc crying into the arms of ur strict asian mother while buzzed usually results in #death chaos destruction etc in the next few days but actually i think maybe she has genuinely changed as a person and the fear is #unwarranted #anyway i need to eat breakfast and study w the date person i met yesterday #they are so nice ??? genuinely so so sweet i dont feel attracted to them at all omg i genuinely think i have a thing for hot evil ppl 😭 #but we could b besties . theyre a lot more romantic than the ex situationship person too like generally . ugh they should be perfect but #alas it appears i am shallow as fuck or potentially a lesbian actually #OH THEY MIGHT ALSO BE POTENTIALLY A LESBIAN BTW #i think i just tend to not date cis ppl entirely by accident #....feel free to rb if u want btw sorry for the rant

[slavic-roots-western-mind]

Types of dumplings in China

Prior to my arrival to China, I only knew about wonton and jiaozi, which I assumed to similar to pelmeni.

As it turned out, there is no end to the variations of dumplings, so here are some of the most common dumplings in China that I've come across so far!

饺子 - jiǎozi These are thin veggie or meat filled dumplings, and they can be steamed, boiled or fried but I've only tried the steamed variety so far which is pretty tasty. They somewhat resemble pelmeni, but the tast is noticeably different.

馄饨 - húntún (wonton) These dumplings are similar to jiǎozi but thinner and they're usually eaten in soup.

生煎包 - shēngjiānbāo These are slightly crispy, fried dumplings usually with a pork-filling。

锅贴 - guōtiē These dumplings are the crispy-ish type, deep-fried and steamed with various fillings like veggies and meat.

水饺 - shuǐjiǎo They're quite similar to the 锅贴, but these dumplings are boiled (note the 水) without the frying.

小笼包 - xiǎolóngbāo These are steamed buns, usually filled pork but they can also have other fillings like veggies and seafood.

Honourary mentions： These aren't dumplings, but they're adjacent enough imo.

肉包子 - ròubāozi These are biggish steamed buns with a meat filling. I have these for breakfast and they're really good.

菜包子 - càibāozi Same as the ròubāozi, but with veggies and also pretty tasty.

If I missed any, let me know which ones as I'm always looking to try new things!

#chinese food #studyblr #college life #student life #study blog #life in china #aesthetic #student #study motivation #travel blog #china #study in china #college #slavic roots western mind #asia #chinese #dumplings #asian food #jiaozi #baozi #wontons #bao #rou bao #cai bao #cuisine #food #foodpics

[cryptiduni]

ok ok, listen. I am gonna be straight with you. I am not a Patholic nerd and I really like the game. it has one of the most extraordinary stories/lore, plus its gloomy aesthetic is just my shit. but as a local Khalkh Mongolian, I very much dislike the herb bride designs. they have no inspiration from the cultures they are supposed to vaguely resemble, like literally nothing. i am a visual type of person and love it, ADORE it when shit is pretty to look at, it's in my blood. instead they opted for looking like straight-up savage unevolved cartoon cavewomen with skimpy outfits and foliage in their hair for good measure.

they look so out of place here, which you could argue its intentional but cmonnn???

here’s my take on how they could have looked like or at least what kind of things the devs missed out on:

—and their hair should have been braided in many different styles? all three of the major inspirations for the kin doesn’t like loose hair, if we are speaking traditionally. i really like these thin braids:

yeah, i get Orkhon economy is in shambles so no jewelry and colorful clothes but at least cover their boobage?? idk just slap on thin deel + belt and then just rough it up? make decorations out of wood?? and beads out of bones without just dangling them?? just because shit is desperate doesn't mean we gotta lose our dignity too?

edit: This post’s main point is not about restricting the nudity or the creative liberty i am only saying they should have approached this aspect from a different perspective with a native eyes on the IPL development team. It may have came off that way because i used the word boobage huh?

#everything doesn’t have to be accurate but keep your shit AUTHENTIC #do not ‘umm actually’ me unless you are a local or studied altaic cultures #deepening my lore perspective is ok too. but do not be a snob w/ me #dancing so hard that your clothes fall off is kinda bullshit excuse but ok fine. it's an interesting idea. initially #yeah herb brides get empathtic moments but we do agree this is a fetishization of poc women to a degree right? like a sexualized caricature #one of them straight up die for a open your heart joke lol wtf #and if you are gonna sexualize something at least DO IT RIGHT #there’s much so cool shit you coulda done here but nooOO savage east-asians are apparently the hip thing to do ugh #but handling of the colonialization aspect is horrible #you google traditional clothes on our culture almost every single one of those women and they will have a hairdo and a deel+belt #p.s. we don't worship bulls #or an evil entity #our religion is tengri or buddhism. some of us are monotheist too #random trivia: the pronoun “I/me” is not written “be”. it's “BI” #random trivia: unmarried woman/girl is called a sewger #pathologic #pathologic 2 #мор утопия #мор утопия 2 #herb brides #flintstones looking ass #god i am so gay for all these women above (except the herb bride hell nah) #makes the 4 hours i spent on this so worth it #if I had a nickel every time if slav games i liked had an anti-asian undertones #I’d have two which is not a lot but it’s weird that it happened twice #mongol #tibet #buryat #mongolia #buryatia

[seasideretreat]

Events

I was wondering what was going on with you. You seem alive, as people are alive when they wander the great wastes of existence and suddenly find solace in little things. I applaud your decision to live more in the here and now, if you decided that at all. I don't know, maybe no one has to live in the here and now; maybe life's true meaning is found far outside of the here and now. Are you happy? It seems you are happy, because you do so many great things, I am always amazed at what you do, and there's so much going on at the same time that I am mesmerized by the sounds and sights of the real world. I hope you have found time to do something fun from time to time. There's a great deal of flourishing to do in the short time we have left on the world. My father, who died some time ago, said that life is not all misery and sadness, but I don't know if that's true. We're all going to die. I read a quote that said that everybody believes himself immortal. I never really noticed that, but of course it is kinda true, in the sense that nobody thinks he is going to die, and then suddenly they do die. Is it bad to die? I assume it can be, especially when we don't want to die - and nobody really wants to die. But sometimes we just can't take it all and we fantasize about death as a pleasant way out: but I don't think it will ever be any better than being alive. So I say again: you seem alive, as people are alive when they find solace, and you will find solace, I mean it. You will find solace, but I don't know where. The world is quite shit. Everywhere there is betrayal and cruelty, everywhere there is judgement and deception. I ask again: are you happy? I don't know if that is an appropriate question, but I must ask it, because I don't know. Your happiness is my objective. If you don't become happy from my text, I cannot consider myself an author. Am I just addressing myself? I hope not. I believe that a conversation is always going on between multiple people, but I just make small talk which is something else. Talking can happen solitarily. Let's just drop the matter of togetherness. I dream of another person, I think, and that is enough to lend a literary quality to my work: for what is literature? Nothing other than an extended wisdom. And I have called history "extended theology", which is funny because history is simpler than theology. Or at the very least, it is more natural, in the sense that it requires less constructions, less art to bring about. And literature is art, obviously, and it is actually perhaps not necessarily an extended wisdom, as a objectified wisdom or an elaborated wisdom. Or an artifact wisdom. I think philosophy is always based on a motion backwards, which is what we read in the Daodejing. I think to begin again is always a motion backwards also, as we reel in the work we do, pull back the reins. I like you, and therefore we have to converse: I don't know if conversation is always a sign of affection, but a conversation can be pleasant if it is not about too heavy a subject; and I always feel more succesful when the conversation just kind of drifts and there is no greater meaning; but I don't know if this is always good, and sure, in the natural way, we always have to cut into more exalted topics. Or elevated, as Dad called it. (I know an author who always capitalizes the nouns of his parents, I don't know why but it seems appropriate here.) I wonder if we will ever converse. The story of our companionateship is complicated and strange, but we do our best to survive and we do survive. I think it is all going very well, and we do good things, we are benefactors. I wish I knew you better. There's a great deal of horrifying things in the world that mean nothing to us, but there is a mighty reality somewhere that we can grasp and that we need to realize, so that we may do fun things and live freely. I suppose that is all very well, but we can't do too much about these things because we are locked in time and we don't know what is going on. Just like I don't know what is going on with you.

#family #asian studies #mondiality

[miawashere]

racism towards filipinos

after winning the war against spain and becoming apart of the U.S. because of the Treaty of Paris, the Philippines became a huge part of the U.S. however, instead of being looked upon as an equal, filipinos faced racism from americans for being “uncivilized” and many believed they were dirty and carried many diseases. they were mocked in newspapers & comics for being different and faced so much unnecessary hate, all leading back to asian hate in america. STOP ASIAN HATE.

#stop asian hate #law #stop asian violence #usa #history #equal rights #equality #stop it #stopthehate #discover #explore #high school #lawyer #lawblr #law student #passion project #study notes #studyspo #law school #studying #high schoolers #college #university #homework #school #college life #filipino #filipina #philippines #us history

[handbarfs]

rapunzel and gothel

#rapunzel #rapunzel fanart #desi rapunzel #indian rapunzel #south asian art #desi #desi aesthetic #desi art #woc aesthetic #indian aesthetic #art #illustration #illustrators on tumblr #artists on tumblr #sketch #drawing #digital art #photo study #enviroment art #tora's art #my art #handbarfs art