Asia Pacific - Catalyst

The Myth of the Oriental Beauty: The History of the Hypersexualization of Asian Women

April 9, 2021November 10, 2021 Ruolan Ma

After nearly 200 years, Asian women are still not being given the respect and dignity that they deserve, all because of a sick and incorrect stereotype. When will the world stop seeing Asian women through this hypersexualizing and dehumanizing filter?

Slave Labour in the Fashion Industry: Xinjiang’s Cotton

April 7, 2021November 10, 2021 Sage Pothier

One of the world’s largest cotton producers is China; the Xinjiang province in western China is now the origin of 20% of the world’s raw cotton. Yet a recent report gives strong indication that labour transfer programs are being used to force Uyghurs into cotton harvesting.

Interview with Kai Scott

April 4, 2021 The Catalyst Editorial Board

The Catalyst team met with Kai Scott to discuss his upcoming article “Between the Practical and the Discursive: Nation-Building in West Papua” in the upcoming Spring 2021 edition of Chrysalis.

Interview with Shannon Greisman

April 3, 2021 The Catalyst Editorial Board

The Catalyst team met with Shannon Greisman to discuss her upcoming article “Land Grabbing in Laos: The Legacies of Conflict on Contemporary Political Decision-Making” in the upcoming Spring 2021 edition of Chrysalis.

The Consequences of Fast-Fashion in the Global South

April 3, 2021 Juliana Malka

Today, eco-colonialism is a major consequence of fast fashion practices stemming from the fatal environmental and the social consequences.

Genocide As A “Cultural Norm”: U.S. Selective Intervention in Global Humanitarian Crises

March 24, 2021November 10, 2021 Aakanksha Mathur

The contradiction in both declaring the violence against Uyghur Muslims in China as genocide and then defending limited US involvement because of different “cultural norms” is a stark reminder of the Janus-faced developmental diplomacy that forefronts US interests and provides yet another convenient facade for non-interventionist policy.

The Myanmar Coup: An Interview With A Myanmar Citizen

March 23, 2021November 10, 2021 Ruolan Ma

To get a better sense of this incident on the ground, Catalyst interviewed a 28-year old Burmese citizen living in Yangon.

Rebuilding the Roof of the World: Tibetan Human Rights

March 17, 2021November 10, 2021 Penni Tenzin

Once nicknamed the “roof of the world” due to the Tibetan plateau being among the highest in the world, in 2020, Tibet received the lowest score on the annual Freedom in the World Report by Freedom House, making it the “least free country in the world” tied with Syria.

Rape as a Weapon of Genocide: Systematic Sexual Abuse Within China’s Internment Camps

March 2, 2021November 10, 2021 Jemima Maycock

If there is no meaningful action taken, China risks becoming another country on a list that remains too long to begin with. The costs of this failure will, most likely, be borne first and foremost by Uighur women.

How the International Community Has Failed the Uighur Minority

February 21, 2021November 10, 2021 Melanie Baume

According to Hu Lianhe, a Communist Party official, this ‘re-education’ campaign only targets petty criminals that are assigned to “vocational education facilities for rehabilitation and reintegration” . Yet, testimonies from individuals who have worked or been detained in the camps as well as leaked information report cases of human rights violations.

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