India China Institute Fellow L.H.M. Ling introduces her new book, co-authored with Anna M. Agathangelou, which critically examines contemporary world politics. The authors argue that the neoliberal approach to international relations seduces both statesmen and scholars to invest themselves in projects of power and alienation that offer few options for emancipation, and, consequently, lead to cycles of retaliation, of violence feeding more violence. The event is co-hosted by imagining global as...
At G8 summits, the United Nations and other international gatherings the political leaders of Germany and Japan often make calls for green living on the world stage. But what about the daily lives of Germans and Japanese behind the scenes? imagining global asia (iga) and Deutsches Haus in this event explore everyday environmentalism of Germany and Japan with a special focus on design. The following three questions shape the panel discussion: - how is 'green' located within culture?- why are gr...
At G8 summits, the United Nations and other international gatherings the political leaders of Germany and Japan often make calls for green living on the world stage. But what about the daily lives of Germans and Japanese behind the scenes? imagining global asia (iga) and Deutsches Haus in this event explore everyday environmentalism of Germany and Japan with a special focus on design. The following three questions shape the panel discussion: - how is 'green' located within culture?- why are gr...
At G8 summits, the United Nations and other international gatherings the political leaders of Germany and Japan often make calls for green living on the world stage. But what about the daily lives of Germans and Japanese behind the scenes? imagining global asia (iga) and Deutsches Haus in this event explore everyday environmentalism of Germany and Japan with a special focus on design. The following three questions shape the panel discussion: - how is 'green' located within culture?- why are gr...
At G8 summits, the United Nations and other international gatherings the political leaders of Germany and Japan often make calls for green living on the world stage. But what about the daily lives of Germans and Japanese behind the scenes? imagining global asia (iga) and Deutsches Haus in this event explore everyday environmentalism of Germany and Japan with a special focus on design. The following three questions shape the panel discussion: - how is 'green' located within culture?- why are gr...
At G8 summits, the United Nations and other international gatherings the political leaders of Germany and Japan often make calls for green living on the world stage. But what about the daily lives of Germans and Japanese behind the scenes? imagining global asia (iga) and Deutsches Haus in this event explore everyday environmentalism of Germany and Japan with a special focus on design. The following three questions shape the panel discussion: - how is 'green' located within culture?- why are gr...
At G8 summits, the United Nations and other international gatherings the political leaders of Germany and Japan often make calls for green living on the world stage. But what about the daily lives of Germans and Japanese behind the scenes? imagining global asia (iga) and Deutsches Haus in this event explore everyday environmentalism of Germany and Japan with a special focus on design. The following three questions shape the panel discussion: - how is 'green' located within culture?- why are gr...
I have been in NY for six years, and my English has improved over the years, except my Japanese accent. This has been a huge difficulty in communicating with American people, but in other hand I believe this is a unique part of myself. “My Accent” strongly reflect my situation at present when I communicate with Americans for first time. When I talk to them, most get confused and they struggle trying to understand my English, but they gradually understand me better over time. My intention of th...
An examination of two women's lives that are connected by their shared American and Vietnamese heritage.
Author Kavitha Rajagopalan starts by arguing that there is no West and there is no Muslim world before delving into the stories of her book Muslims of Metropolis. While not attempting to convey a specific political message, Rajagopalan attempts to present the differing perspectives of Kurds, Palestinians and Bangladeshis living in Turkey, Germany, England, the United States and the West Bank. Rajagopalan navigates around ideas of identity, memory, migration and Islam. The stories presented als...