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… they tell about themselves?  In Nothing Ever Dies: Vietnam and the Memory of War Viet Thanh Nguyen, a professor of American Studies at USC and a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, reflects deeply on … outline with his own travels and photographs across Southeast Asia.  Nothing Ever Dies is most certainly a …

… history in Xi’an is essential to the city’s identity, and served as the basis of my journey through the city and its outlying regions. The Terra Cotta Warriors: Xi’an’s … that traded at the Western Market, from Korea and Japan to Southeast Asia , from India and Persia to the Arabian …

… profit - we are flames, committed to conquering darkness, and we will continue the struggle” - Farhat Jahan, Bati Bai Rajak, and Rachna Dhingra, women from Bhopal during the 2024 U.S … from  East Palestine  to  Cancer Alley , from Mossville to  Southwest Detroit , from Wilmington to Charlottesville, and  …

… turned reality television star, turned Republican nominee and now, President-elect of the United States. Chinese … is “robbing Americans of billions of dollars of capital and millions of jobs.” President Barak Obama and President … of choice. The Trade Dollar did find a few footholds in the south of China, where silver coins were commonly used, but …

… In the 1970s, Venezuela had the highest growth rate and lowest inequality in Latin America. Thanks to an oil … signing an agreement in 2007 to establish the Bank of the South, a monetary fund and lending organization to support left-leaning South American nations with infrastructure and social …

… In between memory and forgetting, there is commemoration . On June 4, 1989 a … like this: In the wake of Mao Zedong’s death (1976) and the end of the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976), … put under surveillance and forbidden to travel. Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post reported that only a few family …

… common as daylight. India recognizes 22 official languages and its 1962 census recorded residents speaking over 1600 … made in vernacular Indian languages, including English and Hindi. They will make you angry and happy, laugh and … that the information-technology boom has created in the southern city of Chennai , and the way it has affected the …

… the term “New Cold War” has mushroomed among analysts and commentators seeking to define contemporary geopolitics. … War (1947-1991),  the Soviet Union was the most visible and feared socialist state. Indeed, the ideological conflict … surrounded China with military bases throughout  East and Southeast Asia .  Mao’s power had been diminished after his …

… In April and May 2019, the world’s largest democracy held elections. … as a contest between the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Indian National Congress, though India is a … democracy. The BJP won an overwhelming majority and returned to power in Parliament. The results of the …

… narcotic drug deep into China’s politics, public health, and economics but also cemented the country’s status as both a prize and a battleground for Euro-American imperialist powers. Use … Video production by Svetlana Ter-Grigoryan, Laura Seeger and Dr. Nicholas B. Breyfogle.    …

… Bartolomé de las Casas, sickened by the exploitation and physical degradation of the indigenous peoples in the … Spanish colonies of the Caribbean, gave up his extensive land holdings and slaves and traveled to his homeland in Spain in 1515 to … South & Central America …

… 2, 1980, four churchwomen—Maryknoll Sisters Maura Clarke and Ita Ford, Ursuline Sister Dorothy Kazel, and lay missionary Jean Donovan—became victims of escalating … by Nicholas B. Breyfogle.  Video production by Laura Seeger and Dr. Nicholas B. Breyfogle. Audio production by Paul …

… pero sus residentes dejaron dos enormes pirámides demostrando su fuerza e inteligencia. La Pirámide de la Luna. La de … dios, llamado Huitzilopochtli, les dio instrucciones de abandonar su hogar en busca de uno nuevo. Ellos se darían … de su nuevo hogar al ser testigos de una águila devorando una serpiente sobre un nopal. La leyenda dice que …

… The logo for the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. On September 2, 1998, the first conviction for the … in 1945 was to draft the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, a framework for … United Nations finalized the text of the Convention in 1948 and it entered into legal force in 1951 after the requisite …

… on the rostrum of Tian’anmen (The Gate of Heavenly Peace) and announced the establishment of the People’s Republic of … era of foreign domination since the mid-18th century and of frequent governmental upheavals after 1911. Written … Dr. Nicholas B. Breyfogle. Video production by Laura Seeger and Dr. Nicholas B. Breyfogle. Learn More: Chen, Jian,  …

… the United States has the opportunity to support democracy and allow the Venezuelan people to decide the fate of their … of American States, the Carter Center, the European Union, and thousands of international electoral observers, there should be … South & Central America …

… lesson aims to educate 6th grade students about barriers and walls and how they influence different countries throughout the … world. Students will be comparing the Great Wall of China and the Berlin Wall to the US-Mexico Border. At the … East Asia & Southeast Asia …

… around the earth? If past experiences are any guide, fear and excitement will dominate reactions in the United States. … That feat sparked waves of panic about American military and technological vulnerability and led president John F. Kennedy to commit the United …