Ethnicity
Scholarly Publications
The Colonial Origins of Ethnic Violence in India
March 2016
The neighboring north Indian districts of Jaipur and Ajmer are identical in language, geography, and religious and caste demography.
Rebranding Islam: Piety, Prosperity, and a Self-Help Guru
November 2015
Kyai Haji Abdullah Gymnastiar, known affectionately by Indonesians as "Aa Gym" (elder brother Gym), rose to fame via nationally televised sermons, best-selling books, and corporate training...
Anti-Americanism in Democratizing South Korea
July 2015
Americans think of South Korea as one of the most pro-American of countries, but in fact many Koreans hold harsh and conspiratorial views of the United States.
News
Changing attitudes toward diversity in South Korea
April 2017
South Korean culture has long held ethnic homogeneity as an integral part of national identity, but attitudes toward multiculturalism are slowly beginning to change amid the country’s shifting...
Ian Johnson, longtime foreign correspondent, to receive Shorenstein Journalism Award
March 2017
Ian Johnson, a veteran journalist with a focus on Chinese society, religion and history, is the 2016 recipient of the Shorenstein Journalism Award.
Social capital matters for a sustainable South Korea
August 2016
South Korea is facing a number of challenges.
Events
Ties That Bind: Cultural Identity, Class, and Law in Vietnam's Labor Resistance
November 6, 2013
Vietnamese news accounts of labor-management conflicts, including strikes, and even reports of owners fleeing their factories raise potent questions about labor activism in light of this self...
Crossing the Border from "Chōsen" to "Kankoku" in Japan
January 25, 2013
In this talk, Professor Han will examine the implications for the Zainichi (people of Korean ethnicity who have lived in Japan since the colonial period) of choosing between identifying themselves...
The Crisis in Japanese and Chinese Public Opinion: Can Soft Power Soften an 'Enemy Image'?
November 29, 2012
Why are Japan and China perpetually at odds?
Projects
Lee Kong Chian NUS-Stanford Initiative on Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia's storied past extends more than two millennia.
English
Multimedia
Can India Ever Become a Great Power?
January 2017
Audio and transcript from the Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center seminar, "Can India Ever Become a Great Power?" with Ashley J. Tellis on Jan.
Can Korea Compete for Global Talent?
April 2016
Video and transcript from the Stanford+Connects event in Seoul, South Korea, on March 15.
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