Overseas Achievements
Malaysia1870-1963: The Transition of the Colonial Vassals of Pax Britannica to the Stable Rock of Federal Constitutional Monarchy during the Cold War
Introduction: The Malaysian Mosaic and the Multiethnic Challenge For centuries, diverse ethnic groups and religions have crossed paths in the Malayan peninsula, making the region’s politics – and its transition to democratic governance – subject to competing interests that could easily have stymied the establishment of a constitutional monarchy. Nevertheless, after Britain gained a colonial […]
Japan: 1853-1952 The Centennial Struggle Between Militarism and the Transition to Liberal Constitutionalism
A Picture of Meiji Imperial Family: the parents and older siblings embrace western modern clothing, while the youth and the toddler’s princes and princesses are in traditional kimonos as they grow up with a strong sense of Japanese identity, Source:Facinghistory Introduction At the end of Japan’s crushing defeat in World War II, the country stood […]
TENNIS’ ACE CARD: BILLIE JEAN KING AND THE BATTLE FOR WOMEN’S EQUALITY
“In a single tennis match, Billie Jean King was able to do more for the cause of women than most feminists can achieve in a lifetime.” – New York Times Editorial [1] The crowd cheered wildly as 29-year-old tennis ace Billie Jean King arrived, smiling confidently atop a gaudy Cleopatra-esque litter, flamboyantly decorated with ostrich feathers and […]
Breaking Tradition: Ending Female Genital Cutting in West Africa Pinterest
At age 10, Mariam eagerly anticipated her West African village’s traditional initiation ceremony. “[I was told that] at a great festivity I should be initiated together with all the other girls of my age, and we would receive a lot of beautiful gifts.”[1] But what happened that day was the beginning of an ordeal that […]
Enemies Of the Nation: Fighting For Garment Worker’s Right In Bangladesh
Vision and Motivation “The building has minor damage, there is nothing serious,” Mohamed Rana insisted. “It will stand for 100 years!” [1] The assembled textile workers exchanged anxious glances, but when the factory owner threatened wage sanctions, they filed reluctantly back into Dhaka’s Rana Plaza Complex. Hours before, a gaping crack stretching across five floors had appeared, […]