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Fun Knoxville cultural festivals this summer and fall: Asian Fest, Greek Fest, HoLa and more

Knox News 26 Jul 2024

Knoxville News Sentinel ... Asian, Greek, Indian and Latin celebrations are coming soon ... Vendors selling clothing, jewellery and arts, Indian food, Henna vendors and opportunities to learn yoga, Bollywood dancing and Sanskrit language. Knox Asian Festival.

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Feature: Kenyan youth draws inspiration from Sun Tzu's "The Art of War"

China.dot.org 24 Jul 2024

Eddy Paul Kirimi, a 20-year-old Chinese language ... In 2023, Kirimi enrolled at Shandong Normal University for a six-month Chinese language course, exposing him to the rich culture of the Asian nation.

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'Now I am Harris 2024': Minority women across New Jersey are excited about the election

My Central Jersey 24 Jul 2024

... in 2021, which authorized the Justice Department to review hate crimes related to COVID-19 and ensured information on government programs, services, and benefits are provided in Asian languages.

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Matt Pottinger: “We are now in the foothills of a great-power hot war”

New Statesman 24 Jul 2024

Pottinger studied East Asian languages and literature at the University of Massachusetts before becoming a journalist and moving to China in the late 1990s, where he worked for seven years as a correspondent for Reuters and the Wall Street Journal.

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'Don't Even Whisper In Your Language': Russian Course For Central Asians Lays Down Strict Rules

Radio Free Europe 23 Jul 2024

A Russian agency is pushing new rules of conduct on Central Asian migrants that severely restrict usage of their native languages and warn them about praying in public and sacrificing animals for religious purposes.

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Does Kamala Harris Speak the Tamil Indian Language?

Coming Soon 22 Jul 2024

But does Kamala Harris’ connections to India enable her to speak in the Tamil language? ... As a result, it is apparent that the Democrat is extremely familiar with her South Asian roots and has considerable knowledge of the Tamil language.

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Korean language learning via K-pop

Korea Times 21 Jul 2024

Recently on my YouTube channel, I recorded an interview with a "K-pop” Korean language student ... Mark Peterson (markpeterson@byu.edu) is a professor emeritus of Korean, Asian and Near Eastern languages at Brigham Young University in Utah.

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WIDE ANGLE: SHAMAN LORE

Dawn 21 Jul 2024

“Someone’s inside.” ... The writer is a Professorial Research Associate at the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures and the Centre for Creative Industries, Media and Screen Studies in SOAS at the University of London in the UK ... .

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Beijing Language and Culture University branch in Kazakhstan sees flood of applicants

Vietnam News 17 Jul 2024

Beijing Language and Culture University branch in Kazakhstan sees flood of applicants ... "This is very attractive in Kazakhstan and all other Central Asian countries," said Duan Peng, principle of Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU).

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‘Shogun’ Makes History With 25 Emmy Nominations

The Hollywood Reporter 17 Jul 2024

It's also a major moment for Asian representation and non-English-language television ... the second majority non-English-language series to be nominated in the outstanding drama series category.

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‘Fight, fight, fight!’ or ‘UNITE’? At historic moment, Trump faces rhetorical choice

The Los Angeles Times 17 Jul 2024

'The language that Trump is using is designed to promote and answer a single question ... Hate crimes against Black people, Levin said, rose when Trump used harsh language to condemn Black Lives Matter protesters in 2020.

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Embracing the diversity of language in South Asian theatre

RNZ 16 Jul 2024

Members of New Zealand's South Asian communities are preparing to put on theatre performances in their native languages to celebrate a couple of important cultural festivals over the next week ... "I struggled with English, as it's my second language.

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Video: UAE President welcomes Indonesian President as he begins state visit to UAE

Gulf News 16 Jul 2024

He also commended Indonesia’s support for the UAE’s joining the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) as a sectoral dialogue partner and the continued cooperation to strengthen this partnership.

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‘Sleep’: Taut Korean thriller leans into shamanism

Asiatimes 15 Jul 2024

“Someone’s inside.” ... Latest stories ... Sign up ... Hyunseon Lee is a professorial research associate in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, and the Center for Creative Industries, Media and Screen Studies, SOAS, University of London ... Sign up.

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