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A student-run publication at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles covering Asian media. Bin Wong. This site is the new ASIA MEDIA. This is Asia’s century.

ASIA MEDIA (and later ASIA PACIFIC ARTS) arose in 1998 from the nonprofit Asia Pacific Media Network (APMN) at the University of California, Los Angeles. It was created by founder Tom Plate, then a fulltime Adjunct Professor in Communication Studies and in Policy Studies, and by his UCLA students. APMN was a consortium of the interests and visions of its partners, notably including the South China

Morning Post, The Straits Times of Singapore, the Japan Times, the Age, the Los Angeles Times and the Getty Museum and Trust. Years later, both websites came under the capable management of UCLA’s Asia Institute, headed by Prof. But in Sept. 2009 both were defunded by UCLA, reeling from state budget cutbacks, as were so many other UCLA programs. Quickly, ASIA PACIFIC ARTS found a new home at the University of Southern California’s U.S.-China Institute (asiapacificarts.usc.edu). Then, in the fall of 2011, ASIA MEDIA found a home at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, staffed by students under the general supervision of Tom Plate, currently LMU’s Distinguished Scholar of Asian and Pacific Studies. The new ASIA MEDIA proposes to retain the former ASIA MEDIA’s scholarly standards while incorporating a contemporary format. The integration of innovative concepts to the new website serves to re-emphasize its mission: the examination of Asian countries through the lens of their distinct media systems. As the world’s center of gravity is inevitably shifting to the East, this site seeks to place its spotlight on the media of Asia as a method of focusing on trends within its society and politics. The mission of the new ASIA MEDIA also aims to help deepen LMU’s overall institutional understanding of – and relationship with – Asia. To this end, this weekly news site, launched in November 2011, will also serve as a real-world media lab for Professor Plate’s courses as well as students at LMU. This innovation is inspired by the philosophy of internationalized education that is pursued with such great spirit at LMU’s Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts.

— The Editors and Staff of ASIA MEDIA

08/01/2022

Every wanted to sharpen your article writing skills? Now you can! Professor Andrea Plate, AMI’s senior editor, presents a seven-part video series on how to write for publication. Check it out on out YouTube channel

07/30/2022

Ready to feel inspired? AMI Video Anchor Janelynne Galera sits down with youth activist and organizer Tiana Day from the nonprofit Youth Advocates for Change for an EXCLUSIVE video interview. You won’t wanna miss this!

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03/21/2022

BOOK REVIEW: SCATTERED ALL OVER THE EARTH (2022) BY YOKO TAWADA – ‘THE LAND OF SUSHI’ VANISHES

By Book Review Editor Ella Kelleher

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01/17/2022

BOOK REVIEW: THE WAITING (2021) BY KEUM SUK GENDRY-KIM

Known for her beautiful graphic novels, author Keum Sun Gendry-Kim courageously conveys human pain through the experiences of her mother as a Korean War refugee. Review by Brianna Hirami. Link in bio ➡️

01/17/2022

US-CHINA RELATIONS: CRUMBLING US HAS NO BUSINESS TELLING OTHERS WHAT TO DO WITH THEIR STATUES

Do dead sculptures tell no tales? A society feeling the need to put statues into storage needs to wonder about itself. Article by Clinical Professor Tom Plate. Link in bio ➡️

01/17/2022

BOOK REVIEW: KANAZAWA (2022) BY DAVID JOINER – A LITERARY LOVE LETTER TO THE JAPANESE COUNTRYSIDE

Not every love affair has to target a person; a lucky few who travel the world get to experience falling deeply in love with a country. Book review by Ella Kelleher. Link in bio ➡️

01/17/2022

US-CHINA RELATIONS: ALL HOPE IS NOT LOST DESPITE THE TENSIONS AND TEPID VIRTUAL SUMMIT

Clinical Professor Tom Plate provides a hopeful lens for strategic re-thinking of American foreign policy. Link in bio ➡️

01/17/2022

BOOK REVIEW: LEMON – A NOVEL

Kwon Yeo-Sun’s thrilling murder mystery novel, Lemon (2021), invites readers to hunt for clues about the assasination of the beautiful Kim Hae-on.🕵🏼Review by Brianna Hirami.

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12/17/2021

KOREAN PENINSULA: RESPONDING TO SKEPTICISM ABOUT AN END-OF-WAR DECLARATION

Article by DR. MOON CHUNG-IN, Special Advisor to South Korean President Moon Jae-in for Foreign Affairs and National Security.

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12/04/2021

JAPAN: WILL GLOBAL TRAVELERS GET TO SEE THE CHERRY BLOSSOMS THIS YEAR?

Staff writer Bader Zainal predicts a return to normalcy in time for the renowned seasonal resurgence of cherry blossoms, such as those at the Kiyomizu-dera Temple (pictured), in March.

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12/03/2021

OMICRON OBSTACLES: JUST IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAYS

The latest, most mutated strain of coronavirus, known as the Omicron, now casts a shadow over Asia’s gradual reopening. Article by Kamran Alishov.

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12/02/2021

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS: PROTESTS ROCK THE PEACE

Three people were found dead after a series of anti-government protests. This week’s violence was also a result of growing tension caused by fears about the Pacific nation’s strengthening ties with . Article by Dmitry Kolesnikov.

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