Forum featuring Ambassador Suzan Johnson Cook and Associate Professor Thomas DuBois. From the 53rd annual International Affairs Symposium at Lewis & Clark University. April 7, 2015
Author Archives: Thomas DuBois
Nagoya = COOL
I have been in Nagoya for about two weeks now, and think it is time to make it official: Nagoya is the greatest place on Earth. My official reason for being here is to set up a research project with some wonderful collaborators at Aichi University (who generously hosted me to give two talks last week), butContinue reading “Nagoya = COOL”
Malacca – and here’s Jack Chia!
Oh where to begin with the Malacca stories? Let’s just say that Malacca was one of my favorite parts of life in Singapore. One easy five hour bus ride, and you’re in one of the most charming cities in the world. So, when my schedule had me in Singapore in late November, and Macao in mid-December, I decidedContinue reading “Malacca – and here’s Jack Chia!”
Book reviews: Debating the “China model”
The China Model and Global Political Economy: Comparison, Impact, and Interaction, by Ming Wan.[Routledge Contemporary China Series Vol. 111.] Abingdon: Routledge, 2014. xx + 194 pp. China and Global Capitalism: Reflections on Marxism, History, and Contemporary Politics, by Lin Chun. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013. viii + 266 pp. Much has been written about theContinue reading “Book reviews: Debating the “China model””
Interesting article on protest in Korea
An interesting piece by Lina Koleilat, who has spent the past year working with religious advocacy groups in Seoul and Jeju: The Sewol ferry tragedy and its ongoing impact on South Korean society
Christianity in China: Channel News Asia interview
Unmunsa – featuring Lina!
After Seoul, I went back to Japan with Misa and we had a nifty time running around Osaka and Kyoto. Then I came back to Korea, mostly to work in the National Assembly Library for a week. But, as it happens, one day I got a call from Lina, who asked if I wanted toContinue reading “Unmunsa – featuring Lina!”
~Seoul~
I arrived in Seoul on December 18 and so had a whole day to run around the city and learn all kinds of fun secret spots to show Misa when she showed up the next day. Luckily, Lina was on hand to show me around. Misa came the next morning, and basically we spent the nextContinue reading “~Seoul~”
Giant tetris picture gallery! (aka patio part eye-vee)
Here is a little time lapse of the front patio. In the first pictures the whole space is overgrown and unusable. Basically, it’s a mosquito gauntlet running from the driveway to the front door. After that, I started tearing up the old ground, which I then sifted shovel by shovel into one pile of dirtContinue reading “Giant tetris picture gallery! (aka patio part eye-vee)”
Singapore!
Two years after I left, I finally made it back to Singapore last week. My main reason for being there was to participate in the Empire in Asia project at NUS, but since I was in town, I also gave a talk at the Asian Civilizations Museum, and another at the Asia Research Institute. ForContinue reading “Singapore!”
Thomas David DuBois 