Asian Studies papers

A discussion of what happened to communism in China in the 1980s and 1990s.

A look at the use of soybeans in Japan and in particular in exorcism rituals.

A discussion of the situation that Muslims face in contemporary India.

A look at the racism against Asians in North American society through their exploition.

This paper discusses the One-Child Policy in China.

This paper discusses the Impact of Confucianism in Choson Dynasty.

This essay discusses the CCP's rise to power.

This paper discusses discusses two Eastern philosophies: Taoism and Confucianism.

This paper discusses institutional racism and how it particularly affects Asians in this society.

This paper discusses that writers who came after Mao used the new atmosphere to expose certain injustices of the past and to break down certain "taboos" in subject matter.

Traces the history of the Buddhist temple and the influence of the Horyu-ji Temple on Buddhism.

Discusses the benefits of Japan's policy of lifetime employment.

Presents information about the economic relationship between the U.S. and Japan and looks at future consequences of this relationship.

Looks at the political development in Korea from the end of the Chosen period to the beginning of the 21st century.

Explains how Toguwara Literature reflects the lives of women at the time the literature was written.

Looks at the issue of human rights in China and how it has effected Chinese-American relations.

Looks at the relations between China and Taiwan and some of the contentious issues underlying that relationship.

Focuses on the May Fourth Movement in China and how it changed China politically and socially.

Discusses the life, poetry and literature of Indian poet Rabindranath Tagore.

Business report on Chinese and German social customs, business institutions, religion and laws.

This paper discusses China as a democratic hypocrite.

This paper presents Confucianism as a way of life in China.

This paper discusses the country of Afghanistan.

This paper discusses the economic problems of the Brunei government.

This paper compares the economies of the United Sates and Japan.

This paper discusses the concept of globalization and what the recent Asian crisis reveals about this development

This paper analyses the events in India in the first half of the 20th century (1900-1950).

This paper discusses the themes and messages in Amy Tan's book "The Joy Luck Club".

This paper discusses the Korean peninsula crisis crisis of 1993/4.

This essay discusses ritual suicide as a cultural value as presented in Mishima Yukio's "Patriotism".

Outlines the economic growth of East Asian newly industrialized countries and discusses the effects of globalization on these countries.

Responds to three historical questions concerning Japanese history and culture.

Examines the effects of the WTO on government trade policies in many countries such as China.

Looks at the crucial role Shanghai is playing in leading China's efforts at economic change and globalization.

Analyzes Fukuzawa Yukichi's works to determine if he was Eurocentric.

Study of the spread of Buddhism into East Asia and how it splintered into ten different schools.

Discusses the culturally symbolic importance of the Sari to India.

Uses several literary works to discuss the notion, found in the Chinese culture, of the role the supernatural has in the affairs of the living.

Discusses the theme, found in Chinese culture, of the supernatural's role in the affairs of the living.

Study and comparison of China's and India's economic policies since 1949.

Explains India's economic performance by taking an in depth look at the economic, political and social change that has taken place within India during the postwar years.

Explores traditional European views of the Orient, expeciallly with regard to views of sexuality.

Analysis of Buddhist and Taoist philosophy about desires and expectations.

Reviews Michael Schaller's book on American foreign policy toward Japan during the Cold War.

An analysis of the significance, causes, and effect of the Opium War in China.

Looks at the history of the conflict between Neoconfucianists and Buddhists in China

Discussion of the Four Noble Truths of Buddhism and their influence on Japanese culture.

Historical account of The March First Movement of 1919 in Korea and its consequences for Korean independence.

Examines the role of the literati during the period between the 11th and 13th century, known as the Song Dynasty.

Discussion on the blending of Korean and Chinese religion and philosophy and its importance in Korean culture.

Explores the history of the Japanese floor harp known as the Koto.

Explores the reasons for the economic success of post-war Japan.

Examines the history, the codes and beliefs of the Samurai.

Examines four different aspects of the Japanese culture to explain the process of "Americanization" of Japanese culture.

Historical look at the military and ethnic conflict between Taiwan and China.

Discussion of the viability of the "Mary Kay Cosmetics" company in the Asian market.

Looks at the history of Hong Kong's political and economic culture and how it relates to the future of democracy in Hong Kong.

Examines the status of women in Confucian Theory.

Analysis of the Chinese novel "Journey to the West" and what makes it classic literature.

Two essays which examine the effectivness of and reasons for the success of Mohandas Ghandi's campaign for India's independence.

Discussion of the impact the feminist movements in the West had on the status of Korean women.

Argues that the decline of Koryo was a result of a too hierarchical and aristocratic order.

Discussion of the political factors that fueled the post-1949 Chinese American conflict.

Examines the way the Chinese government uses the media to exert control over its population.

Discusses and compares the changes in the Korean woman's status with that of the Indian woman's status.

Analysis of why India has failed to become an economic super power since its independence.

Discusses six cultural norms in Asia, the knowledge of which, could help North American business people form mutually beneficial business relationships.

Discusses the position of the author of "Discovering History in China" that American historians need to take a more China-centered approach to studying Chinese history.

Discusses Buddhism and Buddhist art in Vietnam.

Discusses the possible advantages and disadvantages to the people of China if China were to join the WTO.

Explores the role religion plays, in Korean society, in preserving tradition and promoting social change.

Compares the approach to healing that Chinese accupuncture takes with that of western medicine.

Discussion of the cultural aspects of giving gifts and reciprocating in American, Japanese, and Korean society.

Explains both the Buddhist concept of human nature and the Confucian concept of human nature and then compares the two philosophies.

Summary of the housing situation in India.

Critical analysis the non-fictional story of a wealthy Chinese family in "The Soong Dynasty".

Explores the extent of Shamanism in Korean Religion and its influence on other religions that have come to Korea.

Evaluation of the social and political role of women in three Latin American countries and two South Asian countries.

Discusses Paul Cohen's assertion in "Discovering History in China" that American historians often make incorrect assumptions about foreign cultures.

Critical analysis of the tourist industry in Hong Kong and an outline of recommendations for improving the industry.

Analysis of the preoccupation the Chinese Press had, in 1952, with the opening of the Asian-Pacific Peace Conference.

Explores the Security Treaty Crisis of 1960 between the US and Japan and its impact on Japanese society.

Focuses on the affects the present Asian economic recovery might have on the American economy.

Reviews this book by Marius Jensen and Edwin Reischauer which explores the major issues connected to contemporary Japan.

Shows how the play "M. Butterfly" dispels Western stereotypes of women in the Esst.

Discusse how the turbulence of modern Korean history manifested itself into Korean culture.

Looks at the criteria for political authority in the ancient Chinese world, using K.C. Chang's "Art Myth and Ritual" as a reference.

Reviews Joy Kogawa's "Obasan" on Japanese traditions through the narrative of a Japanese-Canadian.

Highlights the efforts and objectives of the Philippines with regard to its involvement in APEC, in light of its historical, cultural, economic, political, and security antecedents.

A discussion of the "balance" of continuity and change in the social order of Meiji Japan.

Explores India's export policy in the 1960s and its impact on the country's economic development from then till now.

Analyzes the writings of Confucius with respect to Chinese politics and Chinese society.

Discusses social change and new images of women in Twentieth Century Korean literary works.

An overview of the culture of Chinese youth in contemporary China.

Discusses the life and political career of Deng Xioaping who ruled China between 1978 and 1990.

Examines the cultural geography of Laos, Myanmar and Thailand, focusing on Buddhism and ethnicity.

A critical analysis of Presidnet Truman's decision to use the atomic bomb in the Second World War.

A reading of the female point of view in Yu Xuan-ji's poem a"Selling Tattered Peonies".

Examines what is specifically 'Chinese' about Chinese-American film directors, John Woo and Ang Lee.

Examines the political and social power wielded by women in the Silla and Koryo period, up until 1392.