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The past, present and potential future of Thailand’s “Boys’ Love” series

The past, present and potential future of Thailand’s “Boys’ Love” series

and Varikuti Partha Sarathy Reddy May 15, 2023

Origins of BL Series: Japan to Thailand Boys’ Love, commonly refered to as “BL,” is a genre of romantic drama the usually takes form of novels, manga, anime, movies or TV series. The origin of...

Packing box with moving day written on it

Leaving the parental home: more than a symbol of modernity and individuality

Sabira Khalili, Associate Editor May 6, 2023

The moment when children leave their parents’ house to start their own lives is often a bittersweet one. That is, if it happens.  What was for decades an expected rite of passage is now being postponed...

Sabira Khalili, Global Observer Contributor

Afghanistan and Conflict: A Personal Story

Sabira Khalili, Contributor February 9, 2023

Life is fundamentally a different set of struggles and travels for each of us. I've always wondered about my people: who are we, where have we come from, where are we heading, and who or what is preventing...

Boston’s Crowded Chinatown for Lunar New Year Festivities Offers Promise for Year of the Rabbit

Boston’s Crowded Chinatown for Lunar New Year Festivities Offers Promise for Year of the Rabbit

Aiden Stein, Contributor February 1, 2023

Thousands gathered for Boston Chinatown’s annual Lunar New Year festival on Sunday Jan. 29, as colorful processions of performers filled the streets and storefronts of the neighborhood. Local officials...

Detail from a standing room partition. At the Forbes House Museum.

The Business of Addiction: Opium, China Trade & the Forbes Family Fortune

Matt Carroll, Advisor January 31, 2023

It’s an unsavory history, not often dwelled upon in Western history books. In the 1800s, international traders – many from Boston – sold opium to the Chinese in exchange for tea, silk and porcelain. For...

Indian Cinema Bags its First Golden Globe with M. M. Keeravani’s “Naatu Naatu”

Oishika Hota, Editor January 13, 2023

Golden Globe history was made on Wednesday by M.M. Keeravani with his song “Naatu Naatu” from the Telugu (South Indian language) movie RRR (“Rise Roar, Revolt.”) The film won the award for “Best...

Shannon Tyo in Ma-Yi Theater Company’s production of The Chinese Lady.

“The Chinese Lady” Sparks Reflection on Asian American History

Jieyi “Jenny” Zhou and Yuqing Jin January 10, 2023

"The Chinese Lady," a play staged in the Central Square Theatre in Cambridge in November 2022, tells the story of Afong Moy, one of the earliest known Chinese female immigrants to the United States. The...

Diwali, the Festival of Lights

Celebrating Diwali Away From Home

Oishika Hota, Editor November 3, 2022

Moving away from home is never easy. For those students who celebrate, cultural and religious festivals can serve as a reminder of the fact that you live on the other side of the world from your people....

Seafood-Don at Nagomi Izakaya. This dish is served with all kinds of sashimi –  salmon, snapper, scallops, pickles, sea urchins, squid and mashed tuna. There are also some salmon roe, truffles and caviar, with pickled ginger slices and horseradish.

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Head coach, Lenika Vazquez, encouraged the team during time out. CC: Xinyun (Jessie) Wang

“Kaliente” And Volleyball Brings Vibes from Latin America to Northeastern University

Xinyun Wang, Contributor October 17, 2022

With Spanish songs played in the Cabot Center, Northeastern’s Latinx Student Cultural Center celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month with a volleyball match on Oct. 1. Volleyball is a hugely popular sport...

Ma Maison. Their fresh food is simply seasoned and cooked to perfection.

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Sunset shining on the skyscrapers of New York City from across the Hudson River

“Jessie’s Travels”: New York City and New Jersey. Busy and Quiet beside the Hudson River.

Xinyun Wang, Editor October 3, 2022

Global Observer Contributor Xinyun (Jessie) Wang spent the summer of 2022 travelling around the United States. As a Chinese international student, this was an amazing experience of cultural exploration....

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