The Sachs Program announces winners of AAPI grants A photo of Palawan. Islands in the province of Palawan were the first to come under Spanish influence and is where archaeologists have found the first signs of human life in the Philippines. The region serves as a starting point for telling indigenous stories in Jo Tiongson Perez’s children’s book that will retell eight indigenous Philippine stories. (Image: Michael Perez) The Sachs Program announces winners of AAPI grants Fourteen projects will be funded as part of the program’s responsive call for proposals in support of Asian-American and Pacific Islander artists at Penn.
The Tokyo Olympics and politics of the pandemic Q&A The Tokyo Olympics and politics of the pandemic In a Q&A, Frederick Dickinson of the School of Arts & Sciences talks about the politics surrounding the Tokyo Olympics and its historical significance to Japan.
Sex, taboo, and family conversation Simran Chand’s double award-winning senior honors thesis explores familial sexual education among second-generation South Asian American students. (Image: @rhsupplies via Unsplash) Sex, taboo, and family conversation Simran Chand's thesis, “Familial Sexual Education for South Asian American Undergraduates and its Implications on Sexual Wellbeing,” used qualitative and quantitative analysis to determine the experiences of parental sexual communications among second-generation South Asian American Penn students.
India’s COVID crisis "Everyone’s biggest worry was that India... was extremely vulnerable, given that its population of 1.4 billion people live in very densely populated areas,” says Harsha Thirumurthy. Pictured: Jaipur, India. (Image: Adam Auerbach) India’s COVID crisis Political scientist Tariq Thachil of the School of Arts & Sciences and economist and public health expert Harsha Thirumurthy of the Perelman School of Medicine take a look at what’s happening in India with the pandemic's second wave and what can be done to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.
U.S.-Japan relations, past, present, and future Joseph R. Biden and Yoshihide Suga walking at the West Wing Colonnade, April 16, 2021. (Image: Meghan Hays) U.S.-Japan relations, past, present, and future A panel of experts shared their thoughts on the two nation’s historic relationship on the eve of the Biden-Suga summit.
Narratives of COVID-19 in China and the world Guobin Yang, director of the Center on Digital Culture and Society, addresses attendees at the “Narratives of COVID-19 in China and the World” symposium. Narratives of COVID-19 in China and the world The two-day symposium brought together scholars to discuss a broad range of topics, from racism against Chinese students studying in the United States to digital workplace surveillance of Chinese workers.
Supporting Penn’s pan-Asian community The view from the Pan-Asian American Community House (PAACH) Office, moments before nightfall. (Pre-pandemic image. Credit: Dyana Wing So.) Supporting Penn’s pan-Asian community As the community mourns a year of anti-Asian hate crimes, they also move toward healing. Penn Global and the Pan Asian American Community House (PAACH) provide healing outlets for Asian and Asian American people.
‘Alone Again in Fukushima’ Experts with the International Atomic Energy Agency depart Unit 4 of TEPCO’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station on April 17, 2013 as part of a mission to review Japan’s plans to decommission the facility. (Image: Greg Webb/IAEA) ‘Alone Again in Fukushima’ On the 10th anniversary of the triple disaster of earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear facility destruction, a film and discussion hosted by the Center for East Asian Studies looked at the calamity’s reverberations.
Out with the dust, in with the new Oosouji, the traditional New Year's cleaning, begins in mid-December in Japan. (Image: jet dela cruz on Unsplash) Out with the dust, in with the new In Japan, New Year's preparations start with a big cleaning in December for good luck in January.