Why do so many patients choose the arduous hemodialysis treatment instead of kidney transplant? What do their clinical choices reveal about family life and the socioeconomic marginalization of migrant workers in China today?
Society for East Asian Anthropology
Changing Mortuary Practices in Japan
A tale of two cemeteries in northern Osaka shows us much about recent changes in Japanese mortuary traditions.
Glimpses into Care Work in Chinese Nursing Homes
Care workers exercise agency to dismiss prejudicial attitudes toward their work and meet the care needs of an aging population.
Family in the Ruins of Nuclear Risk
Families outside Fukushima’s evacuation zone try to “live normally again” despite the shadow of radiation exposure.
Cultivating the Ethical Self in the Way of the Sword
For Hongkongers, kendo offers practice in the pursuit of self-cultivation and ethical work.
SEAA Highlights at the 2019 AAA/CASCA Annual Meeting
SEAA hosted a range of events, awards, and student activities in Vancouver.
Gendered Moral Codes in China
The legacy of collectivism and communism has been revived in the construction of a modern Guan Gong, a hero who embodies socially-desired moral codes and concepts of masculinity.
Stories of Kimchi and Zainichi Koreans in Japan
How do Zainichi Koreans understand Japanese consumers’ open embrace of kimchi in light of Japan’s reluctant social acceptance of its Korean minority population?
A Space for Laughter in Contemporary China
Ethical values are at once too easy to identify and too difficult to decisively settle in contemporary China.
Indigenous Survival Politics in the Promotion of a National Discourse
The Japanese state had tried and is still trying to depoliticize the Ainu community’s movements with a perfunctory recognition of a valorized Ainu culture to pacify them.
