Southeast Asia

Ethnic Inequalities within Malaysia & in Comparison to India Background Malaysia: Malaysia is a multiracial country in Southeastern Asia that contains many ethnic groups within the country. Some of them are Malays, Chinese, Indians and indigenous Bumpitura groups. Malays are 51% of the population, Chinese are 22%, Indians are 6.7% and the Indigenous Bumipitura groups populate 11.8%. The remaining percentage is for other groups which account for 0.7% and non-citizens account for 8.2% of Malaysia…

INTRODUCTION Kotagede is a district located around ten kilometers southeastern part of Yogyakarta city center, Indonesia. It has been renowned for silver handicrafts industry for many decades. This particular industry has grown since the development of Kotagede as the capital of Mataram Kingdom in the 16th century. Silver handicrafts industry is considered as the most important economy sector in Kotagede because it absorbs many skilled labours in this field. Most of the silverware firms are…

Have you ever wondered about Singapore and what their culture is like? Although Singapore has great diversity, it is a united country with united religions and cultures. There are four official languages in Singapore: Malay, Mandarin, Tamil, and English. Most Singaporean citizens speak at least two languages. English is used in schools, and students learn another language in school. The language they learn is one of their mother tongue that corresponds to their race. Some students can also…

Singapore is a multi-ethnic society with Chinese around 77%, Indian around 6%, Malay around 15% and expatriates around 2%. Business in Singapore is formal and strict rules of protocol are generally observed. The group (company or department) is viewed as more important than the individual. People observe a strict chain of command, which comes with expectations on both sides. In order to keep others from losing face, much communication will be non-verbal and you must closely watch the facial…

Geertz once said that the tragedy of the colonial people was not that they suffered through the colonial era, but the fact that they suffered for nothing, and he was right. It is true that many of the colonized areas developed more rapidly after the invasion of the Europeans and adopted new Western ideas, but those benefits have no direct relationship with their pain. The colonized people suffered for nothing, because while they developed new public service systems and globalized economy, the…

Thesis: When looking for Pho in Philadelphia, PA I found the restaurant Pho 75. Located at 1122 Washington Ave in Northeast Philly, this restaurant serves amazing Vietnamese food. It is hard to standout due to the vicinity of so many competitors. So how the establishment flourished, attracting Anthony Bourdain from the Travel Channel. Pho 75 has easily become one of my favorite Pho spots because of the food, price and service. When searching for a secondary source to evaluate for the assignment.…

Floating School Iwan Baan’s series of photographs called, “52 Cities, 52 Weeks: Floating School illustrates the resilience of a fishing village of a pulpous slum area of Lagos, Nigeria called, Makoko (Guardian). The Nigerian government claimed that the homes on stilts had become unsafe, then ordered the homes to be demolished because of the “…heavy rains and rising sea levels…” that have reeked havoc on the community for decades (Guardian). Between the innovation of the architect of the…

In the episode, “Out of Eden,” Diamond mentioned some educational facts about the civilization that inhabits New Guinea. There was one question he asked that I thought was interesting. Why did New Guineans not prosper as well as other civilizations? He mentioned it had a lot to do with farming. I believe this was a downfall for them. Harvesting wheat was easier and faster. Unfortunately, New Guineans were harvesting wild sago, which was harder to harvest because it involved chopping down trees.…

Tea was an addiction among many drinkers from China to all the way to Europe. It was considered an alternative to water. It had a major impact on trade and was one of the many goods that dominated the global market. Tea played an important role in British imperialism and was involved in political affairs. It was also part of the daily lives people and assimilated to different cultures in parts of the world such as England. The origin of tea is unknown and was domesticated thousands of years…

China Sea, in this article the issue with China and South China Sea is examine, presenting how China has claimed maritime rights over the Paracel and Spratly Islands in 1958. The issue with the South China Sea has always been present within the Southeast Asian countries, ever since world War ll, however conflict has been escalating. According to Leszek Buszynski, and his article The…