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The Dubious Ethics of Shopping on Amazon

March 3, 2022March 2, 2022 Sokhema Sreang

The argument about whether one's support of Amazon, or lack thereof, is significant enough to make a substantial difference has been hotly debated. However, in some circumstances Amazon is the only means of shopping for some areas and its convenience and affordable shipping expenditures may oftentimes be unavoidable for remote and vulnerable communities, such as Iqaluit.

Emmett Till’s Lynching Case Officially Closed After 66 Years: A Case Review of Justice and Accountability

February 9, 2022February 9, 2022 Sokhema Sreang

The reason that this case made such an impact for the civil rights movement was because it viscerally exposed the extent of racial hatred manifesting from an unconfirmed wink or whistle; especially the level of brutality taken out on a young boy.

The Unspoken Costs of Opportunistic Education

December 9, 2021December 8, 2021 Disara Samayawardhena

For students coming from developing countries, going to university in North America or Europe is the opportunity of a lifetime — a chance at a successful life. Yet who’s not to say that an international education is just a glorification of Western perpetuations of what entails a world class education?

Art et Développement – Interview avec Prof. Patrick Alcedo.

November 22, 2021November 22, 2022 Clara Bernard

A Will to Dream suit le parcours de Luther Perez, ancienne star du ballet aux Philippines qui décide d’enseigner la danse aux enfants et aux jeunes défavorisés des quartiers pauvres de Quezon City. On y suit l’évolution de ces jeunes danseurs, en abordant des questions de précarité du travail, de grossesse chez les adolescentes, ou encore de drogues.

The Squid Game Mania : A New Era of Entertainment (No Spoilers Included)

November 21, 2021November 21, 2021 Carla Pierini

After Parasite's huge success in 2019 as the first non-English-language film to win the best-picture Oscar, and with the ever-growing popularity of Kpop and Kdramas; Korean pop culture has been put at the forefront of global entertainment. But nothing has compared to Squid Game’s rapid and exponential popularity in so little time.

Southeast Asia’s Post-COVID-19 School Re-openings: Exposing Institutional Inequalities

October 30, 2021October 31, 2021 Sokhema Sreang

Indeed, many instances of educational inequity have resulted in children from Global South countries not being able to attend school at all.

To Speak or Not to Speak ?

October 29, 2021October 29, 2021 Clara Bernard

Lors de discussions sur le féminisme, certains déclarent que les hommes n’ont pas leur mot à dire. Lorsqu’il s’agit de parler et d’agir contre le racisme, d’autres défendent que seules les personnes racisées peuvent prendre la parole.

China’s LGBT Communities: Exploring The Chinese “Gay City”

September 15, 2021November 10, 2021 Ruolan Ma

According to Chinese sociologist Wei Wei, Chengdu’s healthy LGBT community is credited to its successful change of “place to space”. Indeed, China’s rapid economic development creates a hotbed for the spread of consumerism, which is especially salient in Chengdu, the beneficiary of the Great Western Development Strategy, which made Chengdu the regional economic development center. One of the many results of consumerism is the emergence of entertainment establishments. However, for people who are oppressed for their identity and would like to meet like-minded people, these establishments are entitled with a different meaning —these places are haven-like spaces in which they can fully express themselves without other people’s judgment and where they can still have fulfilling social lives.

The Overlooked Inequality Present in Gulf Nations

May 14, 2021November 10, 2021 Santhindu Wijesooriya

If, as the rest of the world moves towards equality and justness, the Gulf moved in the same direction, many migrant workers would benefit and live better lives as a result. This is only possible, however, if Gulf nations recognize their faults and work to reverse them by giving migrant labourers more opportunities and benefits like those of their own citizens.

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?

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