Introduction
Janus Isaac NOLASCO
ARTICLES
A Critical Analysis of Japanese Identity Discourse: Alternatives to the Hegemony of Nihonjinron
David REAR
Representing the Other: Marquis Ludovic de Beauvoir’s Account of Nineteenth-Century Java
Wening UDASMORO
COMMENTARIES
New Perspectives on Civil Society Engagement with ASEAN
Eduardo TADEM
Recipes of Citizenship: Politics, Moral Discourse, and Kapampangan Cuisine
Dominique JUNTADO
Recognizing the Exploited and Marginalized: ASEAN Integration and Critical Education
Noel MORATILLA
REVIEWS
Hidden Legacy: Japanese Traditional Performing Arts in the World War II Internment Camps | Directed by Shirley Muramoto-Wong
Reviewed by Elizabeth ENRIQUEZ
Japanese in Modern Philippine History by Shinzo Hayase
Reviewed by Karl Ian Cheng CHUA
TRAVEL NARRATIVES
Vignettes of East Asia in a Year of Transition
Miguel Paolo REYES
How to Say "Bittersweet" in Korean and Create Long Lasting Memories
Aldrin LEE
POETRY
Impression
Noel Christian MORATILLA
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