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Tanned Asian Girls: Praised Abroad But Not at Home

Scroll through expat forums, dating-app bios, or long-stay travel vlogs and the claim pops up again and again: Western men, some say, are drawn...

Inside the Indonesian Illegal Adoption Trade

In the shadows of Indonesia’s bustling cities and remote kampung (villages), an alarming crime that many hoped was consigned to history is resurfacing with...

Why Do Asian Aunties Wear ‘Pajamas’ in Public?

On a cool early morning like on a humid afternoon, in Shanghai, Phnom Penh, Hanoi or Bangkok, the scene is quietly familiar: a woman...

The ‘Monk Mode’ Trend: Self-Discipline and Career

“Monk Mode” sounds like an escape to a mountain monastery, but in Asia’s most developed cities it usually unfolds in cramped apartments, co-working spaces...

When Tradition Meets Queer: Rainbow Lawn Bowls

When you think of LGBTQ-friendly community sport in Australia, images of rainbow flags flying over a lawn bowls green might not immediately spring to...

What Happens in China’s ‘Private Cinemas’?

Behind the discreet doors of China’s booming urban entertainment scene, a little-known business model has been quietly thriving: the so-called “private cinema” (私人影院, sīrén...

What Draws Foreign Men to Thailand’s Ladyboys

For decades, Thailand has occupied a peculiar place in the global imagination when it comes to sex, gender, and desire. Sun, beaches, nightlife and...

‘Love Jihad’: A Political Conspiracy Theory

In India’s charged political climate, few phrases have proved as potent—or as destructive—as love jihad, a term that blends fear, fantasy, and gender control...

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