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Language and multilingualism, the emotions associated with learning a heritage language, living in...
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The Dragonfly Sea by Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor (Kenya/China)
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On this journey, I consider how history continues to exist despite efforts to erase it and the...
Mini-Review: The Great Passage by Shion Miura (Japan)
I decided to listen to this book on a whim. I was trying to find an audiobook available on Scribd...
Review: The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See (South Korea)
I'm not particularly familiar with Korean history and geography, although more so than I was when...
Review: Are we Getting Caught in Our Own Net(Work)s? (Focus: China: Waste Tide by Chen Qiufan)
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(Unofficial) Podcast: South Korea: Parasite (Film)
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Review: Korea/Japan: Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee was recommended to me over a year ago and has remained at the forefront of...
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I bought this book, with no previous knowledge of it, because I was looking for an Arabic-language...
Ep. 25. Japan: Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata (Japan)
On this journey: Book blurbs destroy books! What is a "good job"? Humans are social beings. ...
Ep. 21. China: China in Ten Words by Hua Yu
On this journey: Do you think about the author's personal bias when reading? An unusual style of...
Review: Falling Leaves Return to their Roots by Adeline Yen Mah
This is one of those books that I have seen many times but never really focused on. When I asked...
Ep. 19. Japan: Death Note by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata
On this journey: What's your genre identity? All about manga. Does power pollute good intentions?...
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