Asia Leadership Fellow Program（ALFP）
ALFP e-magazine Voices of Asia
As part of the follow-up projects of the Asia Leadership Fellow Program (ALFP), the e-magazine Voices of Asia was issued between the fiscal years 2018 and 2019 for the purpose of disseminating the thought of public intellectuals—mainly the ALFP fellows—working in civil society, as well as information directly from leaders in their fields related to current issues surrounding Asia. The hope was that these essays and columns would provide food for thought, as we discuss Asia today and tomorrow, and what we can do for the betterment of the society we live in. A total of six issues was published, and all of the articles are available below in PDF format.
Issue 6: Migration and Multicultural Coexistence
Published on April 2, 2020
- Guest Editor:
Diana Wong (Dean, Graduate School, New Era University College, Kajang, Malaysia) Issue 6 overview
- Multicultural Existence Is a Work in Progress
Diana Wong (Dean, Graduate School, New Era University College, Kajang / Malaysia)
- Religious and Cultural Tourism to the Ancient Gandhara Region
Promotes Multiculturalism, Interfaith Harmony and PeaceFazal Khaliq (Reporter, Dawn Media Group; Cultural Activist / Pakistan)
- When a Hyphen Matters: Identity and the Children of International Marriages
Nelia G. Balgoa (Associate Professor, Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology / Philippines)
- International Migration: Calling for a Holistic Approach
Yali Zhang (Ph. D in Political Science, The Graduate Center, The City University of New York / China)
Issue 5: Gender Issues
Published on November 27, 2019
- Guest Editor:
Urvashi Butalia (Writer; Publisher, Zubaan Books) Issue 5 overview
- A Collective Battle for Space
Maria Hartiningsih (Writer; Independent Journalist / Indonesia)
- Gender Equality: The View from the UN
Mikiko Sawanishi (Deputy Executive Head, United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF) / Japam)
- Unpaid Care Work: Why Does It Matter Whose Work It Is?
Sepali Kottegoda (Director of Programmes, Women and Media Collective / Sri Lanka)
Issue 4: Culture and Identity
Published on April 18, 2019
- Guest Editor:
Samrat Choudhury (Author; Independent Journalist) Issue 4 overview
- With Love to Insiders and Outsiders
Samrat Choudhury (Author / Independent Journalist / India)
- How Ethnic Solidarity and Development in Yunnan Are Made Possible
Huang Jiansheng (Professor, Yunnan Minzu University / China)
- Madness in Culture and Art
Aziz Ali Dad (Writer; Columnist; Social Scientist / Pakistan)
- The Man-Made Construct of Nationality and the Multilayered Nature of Cultural Identity
Lee Soo im (Professor, Faculty of Business Administration, Ryukoku University / Japan)
Issue 3: Arts and Society
Published on January 18, 2019
- Guest Editor:
Janet Pillai (Founder, Arts-ED) Issue 3 overview
- Socially Engaged Arts in Asia Today
Janet Pillai (Founder, Arts-ED / Malaysia)
- Emotion and Logic: The Communication Art of Randooga
Yoshiko Ashiwa(Professor, Graduate School of Social Sciences, Hitotsubashi University / Japan)
- Visual Arts, Society and Politics in Sri Lanka
Sasanka Perera (Professor, South Asian University / Sri Lanka)
- A Film, a Moment
Marian Pastor Roces (Art Critic; Curator; President, TAO Inc. / Philippines)
- It Is Ultimately Culture That Humanizes
Bina Sarkar Ellias (Publisher, International Gallerie / India)
Issue 2: Climate Change
Published on August 30, 2018
- Guest Editor:
Marco Kusumawijaya (Director, Rujak Center for Urban Studies) Issue 2 overview
- Changing Climate Poses a Grave Threat to Indian Farmers
Jaideep Hardikar (Independent Journalist / India)
- Can Southeast Asia Respond to Climate Effect?
Saroj Srisai (Head, Environment Division, ASEAN Secretariat / Thailand)
- Fire, Water, and Soil: The Simple Life as Resistance and Renewal
Yoji Kamata (Representative, Soranoie Living and Learning Center of Cosmos / Japan)
Issue 1: Democracy
Published on May 31, 2018
- Guest Editor:
Kunda Dixit (Editor and Publisher, Nepali Times) Issue 1 overview
- Free Media and Democracy in the Age of Elected Demagogues
Kunda Dixit (Editor and Publisher, Nepali Times / Nepal)
- Reviewing the Demos in DemocracyCan Southeast Asia Respond to Climate Effect?
Goenawan Mohamad (Essayist; Playwright; Founder, Tempo / Indonesia)
- #PushBack for Freedom and Democracy
Jose Luis Martin C. Gascon (Chairperson, Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines / Philippines)
- Populism behind the Great Firewall of China
Tomoko Ako (Associate Professor, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo / Japan)
- The Democratization of Democracy
Mahendra P. Lama (Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University / India)
- Korea’s Candlelight Revolution and Participatory Democracy
Lee Taeho (Chair, Policy Committee, People’s Solidarity for Participatory Democracy (PSPD) / Korea)
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