Asian Cities 2018: Did You Know Series

Hello everyone!

We are back again this year with a new conference and theme: Asian Cities!

We just wanted to let you know that planning is well on its way, in the meantime, please look out for our “Did You Know” series which will feature videos and other interesting information ranging from videos about people who live and work in these spaces and popular culture to articles about how Asian cities re-define city living. We hope that through this campaign you will learn more about the transnationalist and diverse ways these spaces and peoples thrive so stay tuned!

Shiaoshiao Chen and Tyentyen Chen
Co-Chairs, INDePth Conference 2017-2018

 

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 Did You Know Series

 

Did You Know #1

First “Did You Know” – Stay tuned for more interesting information!
Read more at http://bit.ly/2nhZFv2. #DidYouKnow #INDePthAsianCities

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Did You Know #2

Read more on how modernity interplays with tradition in the contemporary lives of Vietnamese and other Asian identities in the ethnography “Figures of South East Asian Modernity” by Joshua Barker, Professor of Anthropology at the University of Toronto. #DidYouKnow #INDePthAsianCities

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Did You Know #3

Read more in “Diaspora Without Homeland: Being Korean in Japan” by Sonia Ryang and John Lie 2009. #INDePthAsianCities #DidYouKnow

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Did You Know #4

See the full timeline and history of Korean coffee culture at http://bit.ly/2BYK6wX.
#INDePthAsianCities #DidYouKnow
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Did You Know #5

Read more on “Technology for Property Rights” at http://bit.ly/2EcdQMI. #INDePthAsianCities #DidYouKnow

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Did You Know #6

For more rankings and information see The Safest Cities Index 2017 at http://bit.ly/2kKbhrO. #INDePthAsianCities #DidYouKnow

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Did You Know #7

The background image features one of Singapore’s oldest carriageways: Mandai road.
Read more on Singapore’s new car ownership regulations at http://bit.ly/2gyCIjs.
#INDePthAsianCities #DidYouKnow

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Did You Know #8

Read more at http://reut.rs/2ocqbq6. #INDePthAsianCities #DidYouKnow

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Did You Know #9

Read more on the comparative practices of hygiene in rural and urban China in “Everyday Hygiene in Rural Henan” by Lili Lai 2014 #INDePthAsianCities #DidYouKnow

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Did You Know #10

Read more on how technology can help to transform governance in India at http://bit.ly/2oOckpk #INDePthAsianCities #DidYouKnow

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Did You Know #11

Read more on China’s battle against pollution at https://bloom.bg/2CPoofZ #INDePthAsianCities #DidYouKnow

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Did You Know #12

Read more at http://bit.ly/2oXbQNQ #INDePthAsianCities #DidYouKnow

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Did You Know #13

Read more about the Kung Fu nuns of Nepal at http://bit.ly/2FFuww5 #INDePthAsianCities #DidYouKnow

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Did You Know #14

Read more about the “Smart” program and how Mongolia’s digital revolution can help meet service delivery challenges at http://bit.ly/2GoNqFk #INDePthAsianCities #DidYouKnow

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Did You Know #15

Read more on China’s annual travel rush at http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/worlds-biggest-travel-rush-begins-in-china #INDePthAsianCities #DidYouKnow

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