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Language Matters: Dr Lisa Lim Asks Why Few Asian Words Make it into English
13 April 2017 (Thursday) – online Dr Lisa Lim, Associate Professor in the School of English, talks about the foreign words that make into the Oxford English Dictionary, and why few Asian words make into it, in her fortnightly Post Magazine column: Language Matters. &ldquo...
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Dr Aaron Magnan-Park from the Department of Comparative Literature was interviewed for Al Jazeera’s report on 'Ghost in the Shell'. This new movie based on the adventures of a Japanese manga comic hero has attracted criticism for casting Scarlett Johansson as an Asian heroine. Please ...
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HKU Japanese Studies students join Young Leaders Tour of Japan to learn about reconstruction efforts following the 2011 earthquake and tsunami An experiential learning opportunity led by the Department of Japanese Studies at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) saw 10 stud...