Thailand’s Sex Industry: An ‘Open Secret’ Thriving on Exploitations of its Vulnerable Workers
Before the Slave Abolition Act, followed by the Conscription Act in the same year, Thai society operated under the hierarchical system of...
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Jennifer Vu
- Feb 20
- 2 min
Gujarat Bridge Collapse
On the evening of October 30, 2022 following recent renovations, the Gujarat Bridge along the Machchhu River collapsed, plunging many...
Shruti Dubey
- Feb 20
- 6 min
International Responses to Myanmar’s Rohingya and Dictatorship Crises
The nation’s governments have repeatedly denied recognition of the Rohingya as one of Myanmar’s 135 official ethnic groups.
Isabelle “Billy” Agustin
- Feb 20
- 5 min
The State of Women's Rights in Afghanistan
Spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid, at the Taliban’s first press conference following their acquisition of Afghanistan, added a pledge for the...
Leila Wickliffe
- Feb 20
- 2 min
Yuzuru Hanyu Announces Retirement
Yuzuru Hanyu, (羽生 結弦) two-time Olympic men’s figure skating champion, announced his retirement on July 19, 2022. Hanyu broke the news of...
Leila Wickliffe
- Feb 20
- 6 min
Examining the Violation of Human Rights in Xinjiang
Since 2017, the Chinese government has run a campaign under the pretense of anti-terrorism efforts to carry out mass-systematic abuse...
Current Events Editorial Staff
- Feb 20
- 7 min
The Pandemic of Violence Against East and Southeast Asian Women in the US
On the morning of Sunday, February 13th, 35-year-old Christina Yuna Lee was stabbed to death inside her Lower Manhattan apartment in...
Amber Ting
- Feb 20
- 2 min
Michelle Yeoh Receives an AFI Honorary Degree
On Aug. 13, Michelle Yeoh received an honorary degree from the American Film Institute (AFI) at the conservatory's commencement ceremony...
Amber Ting
- Feb 20
- 4 min
COVID-19 in North Korea
On May 12, the state-run Korea Central News Agency (KCNA) reported the presence of the Omicron variant in Pyeongchang, marking the first...
Chris Fong Chew
- Feb 20
- 6 min
The Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade
In the morning of June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, retracting federal protection over the right to abortion.
Amber Ting
- Feb 20
- 5 min
A Fight for Freedom: The Ongoing Protests in Cuba
Other writers: Chris Fong Chew, Erika Yan, Lillian Han, Lora Kwon
Chants of “Libertad (freedom),” “We want change,” and “Down with the...
Isabelle “Billy” Agustin
- Feb 20
- 4 min
Kyle Rittenhouse Acquitted on all Charges of Murder and Reckless Endangerment
Other writers: Chris Fong Chew, Jiaying Zhang
On August 25, 2020, then 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse made his way up from Antioch...
Shruti Dubey
- Feb 20
- 9 min
The Dowry System & Sexual Violence Towards Women in India
TW: marital rape, sexual assault and violence, dowry deaths, suicide, gender-based violence
Leila Wickliffe
- Feb 20
- 2 min
Omicron Subvariant
Summer 2022. The most contagious variant of COVID-19 has triggered a new wave of infections across the United States. As the pandemic...
Chris Fong Chew
- Feb 20
- 6 min
Michelle Wu, Boston’s First Asian American Mayor Breaks Barriers in Politics
At 8 p.m. EST on Tuesday November 2nd, 2021 the city of Boston anxiously awaited the results of a historic election that would define the...
Current Events Editorial Staff
- Feb 20
- 5 min
Protest Break out in Kazakhstan
As of last Sunday, Jan 9, 164 people were killed in a violent week of protesting in Kazakhstan sparked over raised gas prices. On January...
Jiaying Zhang
- Feb 20
- 2 min
Floods in Pakistan
The floods have caused the country’s life to halt—more than 1 million homes, 2 million acres of crops, 17,566 schools, 3,000 miles of...
Sydney Ong
- Feb 20
- 2 min
Chun Wai Chan debuts as the first Chinese principal dancer at the New York City Ballet
Chun Wai Chan is the first company dancer of Chinese ancestry to have been chosen for this rank. He recently debuted in this distinction...
Aubrey Meiling
- Feb 20
- 2 min
Joy Luck Club Sequel in Development
While the original film revealed what it meant to be a mother, the anticipated sequel will follow the four daughters into their journeys...
Khadeejah Khan
- Feb 20
- 2 min
Indonesia Struck By 5.6 Magnitude Earthquake
Indonesia’s West Java Province was struck by a 5.6 magnitude earthquake during the afternoon of Nov. 21, 2022, with at least 268...
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