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My Year of Light - The Offing
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Gardner Bovingdon • The Uyghurs: Strangers in Their Own Land
Nabaneeta Dev Sen, “Crisis in Civilization, and a Poet’s Alternatives: Education as One Alternative Weapon,” paper presented at Tagore’s Philosophy of Education: a conference dedicated to the memory of Amita Sen, Kolkata, India, March 29–30, 2006.
Prasenjit Duara • The Crisis of Global Modernity: Asian Traditions and a Sustainable Future (Asian Connections)
Mole. I’m pretty much the poster child for how to incorporate the humanities into your life. It is my greatest love, my deepest joy, and all I want to do is share it, to use books and writers to bridge the lonely technological divide we find ourselves stuck in.
Ann Patchett • These Precious Days: Essays
In 1980, the year I started fourth grade, the Census Bureau counted 387,233 "Asian Indians" in the United States. The main feature of our presence, one study noted, was that we were "inconspicuous" and "rapidly assimilated." Economically, academically, on paper we fit smoothly into the middle class.
Minal Hajratwala • Leaving India: My Family's Journey from Five Villages to Five Continents
The first thing I noticed was the size of her face. The therapist had an enormous face. I wondered if this was a problem for her, since Korean women are so self-conscious about the size of their faces that they will go under the knife to shave their jawlines down
Cathy Park Hong • Minor Feelings: A Reckoning on Race and the Asian Condition
How does the good, the true, and the beautiful tie into essay writing?
I think Essay Architecture covers the beautiful. It’s the vessel to shape something so it’s engaging, balanced, and full. Truth is writing about topics that are real and honest and unique to you, while the good is about arriving at an idea that condones harmony and advances the s
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