Tag: asia
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In Conversation with Ra-Ve Cultural Foundation
Ra-Ve Cultural Foundation is a Northwest Arkansas non-profit organization which is dedicated to promoting classical Indian performing arts in the region. It was founded in 2018 and they have a permanent space in Bentonville at the Kalaloka Institute of Fine Arts but they also host events out in the community which supports collaboration and accessibility.…
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Southeast Asian Refugees in Arkansas
What can we learn from the history of refugees in the state of Arkansas? In April of 1975, Fort Chaffee, near Fort Smith, Arkansas, was announced along with three other locations across the US as one the processing centers for Southeast Asian refugees who were escaping the Vietnam and Cambodian wars, through the 1975 Indochina…
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Tibetan Cultural Institute of Arkansas
In today’s article, I had the opportunity to sit down with Ven. Geshe Thupten Dorjee, a co-founder of The Tibetan Culture Institute of Arkansas (TCIA) to learn more about the organization and its place in the community. TCIA was founded in 2006 by Ven. Geshe Thupten Dorjee, an ordained Tibetan Buddhist monk, and Professor Sidney…
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Asian Histories in the US South
How do we start understanding and including Asian presence in the narratives of the US South? As we have gained some background on Asian heritage and Asian-American identity within the US in general, we will begin to take a closer look at the Asian experience in the US South. While the coastal states are often…
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What is Asian American??
What does it mean to be Asian-American in the US? When considering the current understanding and experience of Asians and Asian-Americans in the United States, we must first turn to examine the history that spans from before the establishment of the US until now and shows the movement of people, ideas, and the impact of…
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What is Asia?
What even is Asia? How do we define Asia? When asked to name an Asian country, people often think of East Asian countries such as China, Japan, and South Korea and the understanding of the region often follows mainstream ideals and western views. As we consider the question of what even is Asia, we must take…
Asia in Arkansas 