India: On Charting Invisible Bodies
Decades after the end of colonisation, it remains embedded in the culture of the colonised. Case in point: the English in India.
JADED16
Come on, Chinese students!
It’s time to step out of our comfort zone and learn a bit more about the countries we’re in.
HEATHER WANG
What’s in a Yuon?
Barbarians, hill tribes, outsiders, yuon... Why have racist names existed across Southeast Asia for years?
KENNETH T SO and SOPHAL EAR
It's Not the Translator; It's the Damn Language.
Chinese is the richest language in the world that resists translation, declares Xujun Eberlein. What say you?
XUJUN EBERLEIN
Are You an Otaku Suffering from Karoshi?
If you don’t recognise those words, it’s time to update your English vocabulary. It's not just the Japanese who borrow words from other languages.
KOICHI
Endangered Tongues
With more than 40 Nepali languages facing extinction, more needs to be done to preserve the dying indigenous languages.
YOSHINA GAUTAM, JEBIN GAUTAM and AASHISH JHA
“I am Not Hmong. And I Don’t Speak Spanish!”
A Hmong-American mother keeps her peoples’ story and traditions alive for future generations.
MAIBAO (MAIV NPAUJ)
Why Filipinos Should Junk Tagalog in Favour of English
For blogger, Benign0, Tagalog has never been a national language. Continuing to believe that it is just deprives Filipinos of better opportunities.
BENIGN0
Ambassador Pacman’s Boxing Diplomacy
The best boxer in the world is fast becoming the byword for Philippines. Shouldn’t the country harness this phenomenon to boost its image?
JOHN NERY
No Laughing in Cambodia?
A sign that has puzzled so many tourists visiting Cambodia may just be lost in translation. Our blogger, Chea Phal explains what can and can't be done in his country.
CHEA PHAL
What's in a Name? Plenty!
I have always had a fascination with languages. I believe that one mark of an educated person is the ability to read, write and speak more than one language.
JIM PAREDES
Waiter, There is a Pullet in My Soup!
One of the oldest and richest cuisines in the world has now become blah, thanks to the lingo police.
DAN-CHYI CHUA