Truth Sorties: Manifest Destiny is Also An Eastbound Reality with Latinos in Asia and Vice Versa
American Progress by John Gast is an allegorical representation of the modernization of the new west. Columbia is the personification of the United States, shown leading civilization westward with the American settlers. Manifest Destiny in American thought, was pesonified by her. Manifest Destiny is the realizing of ideals and according to the American interpretation of the […]
Truth Sorties: The Philippines’ Military’s Glories.
By: Rene Bascos Sarabia Jr. Often when I encounter Foreigners or when I talk to Filipinos, there is often a blanket statement that, ―Filipinos are losers‖, ―We have been defeated and raped by many invaders‖, or that ―Philippine Military History can be seen as a sorry state of constant defeats‖. Quite frankly, this has often […]
French influences on Vietnam
The first French to arrive in Vietnam in the 17th century could not imagine having a lot of influence over the country during the later centuries. After more than 60 years as a French colony, the French influence on the S-shaped country is still bold in the Vietnamese thought, from culture, education, language, architecture to […]
Lanna Thai history
The past of Lanna Thai It is well known that “Lanna” or “Lanna country” is the old city in the north of Thailand. Areas and populations in Lanna countries are now located in the territory of Thailand, consisting of Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Chiang Saen, Phayao, Lamphun, Lampang, Phrae, Nan, Mae Hong Son, Tak. With […]
Chinese history in Thailand
Today, our country has more ethnic diversity. Whether Thai people are of Lao descent Thai people of American descent Thai people of English descent And Thai people of Chinese descent And found that at present, the number of people living in Thailand has more than 10 million people, namely Thai people of Chinese descent Surprised, […]
The Legendary “Tomb of The White Elephant” at Koh Ker
Prasat Thom pyramid standing 40 meters high without the ligham! At it’s peak would have been 50 meters high! Builder of Koh ker is King Jayavarman 6th! Here’s a portrait of the King on the last section showing the first three pictures! In the Northern Cambodian province of Preah Vihear, the eponymous temple acquired some […]
Baybayin – the lost script
Baybayin – the lost script Baybayin is a pre-Hispanic Philippine writing system which is believed to be in used since 14th century, and lost its popularity and eventually ceased existed in the 18th century. The system is a member of the Bhramic family and has had quite a unique setting. Firstly, The system is an […]
Characteristics of a Few Japanese Regions
Hokkaido: Farthest Island North. Used to be sparsely populated by Ainu but in the last 100 years, the Government has developed the area so that people from around Japan have migrated there. Hence, Hokkaido has a mixed population with a very young culture but all the areas have Ainu names. The girls are famous for […]
Malaysian Food Scenes
In Malaysia, the golden word of the Malaysian society is ‘makan’, which means ‘eat’ in Malay. Indeed, food is Malaysia’s favourite, if not national pastime. This is due to the wide and diverse variety of cuisines available, a reflection of the country’s multicultural society. This national love of food makes it Malaysia’s most powerful uniting factor, […]
History of Meat Eating in Japan
This is another topic where people are trying to rewrite the history of Japan. The Wiki states Yakiniku was introduced by Koreans to Japan, Totally not true. I tried to change the Wiki but someone has a spambot like a thing that re-uploads his document every hour. The Wiki is a propaganda billboard for keyboard […]