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At the Top of the Hill, Unnamed Graves of Workers They Didn’t Bother to Carry Down

Published on March 24, 2021 in Asia/World by Stephanie Niu

By Stephanie Niu. A headstone is only a home for a name.

Published on December 22, 2019 in Asia/World by Ananya Kumar-Banerjee

By Ananya Kumar-Banerjee. In Delhi, students protesting India’s new citizenship law are answered with police brutality.

Published on September 27, 2019 in Asia/World by Nilanjana Bhowmick

By Nilanjana Bhowmick. In August, India stripped Kashmir’s autonomy, cutting off internet amidst mass arrests. Will the UN intervene?

Published on September 7, 2019 in Asia/World by Kathy Gibbons

By Kathy Gibbons. Hiroshima marked the 74th anniversary of its nuclear bombing this summer, an event still nearly impossible to imagine.

Published on June 21, 2019 in Asia/World by The Poet Mj

By The Poet Mj. The winning poem from our weekly challenge is inspired by Hong Kong’s cascading topography and cascading history.

Published on June 5, 2019 in Asia/World by Jennifer Davis Michael

By Jennifer Davis Michael. It’s been 30 years since the Tiananmen Square protests changed China as we know it.

Published on February 25, 2018 in Asia/Environment by Thriveni Mysore

By Thriveni Mysore. A holy river reaches the sea polluted.

Published on February 14, 2018 in Asia/World by J. Todd Hawkins

By J. Todd Hawkins. In Japan on Valentine’s Day, protesters resist romance capitalism.

Published on January 4, 2018 in Asia/World by Thriveni Mysore

By Thriveni Mysore. After South India is exposed to the ravages of the sea, the people mourn those lost from Cyclone Ockhi.

Published on December 15, 2017 in Asia/World by Jessamine Price

By Jessamine Price. A poet living in South Korea explores the specter of human loss as nuclear threats intensify.