Diversifying US-Asia Relations
When I was 12 years old, I was presented with the opportunity to be one of the first students in my suburban school to begin studying Chinese as part of a brand new county-wide foreign language curriculum. What began as
Hello! My name is William D. Frazier, and I am the author of “Black American Entrepreneur in China: Connecting Industry and Cultural Differences.” During the summers of 2000 and 2001–as an Urban Studies graduate student at Savannah State University–I left
When I say that I’m a Black scholar who works on and in Japan, I think many people assume that I must work on Blackness in Japan. They’re often surprised when I say that I actually study anime, manga, and
The year 2012 is one I will never forget. After graduating from college, I accepted a fellowship that took me to China for the first time. China had long been an interest of mine as I had closely followed its
(This blog piece is a love letter to my parents and an expression of gratitude for every family member, teacher, professor, mentor, classmate, and colleague that has helped me on this unique journey becoming a Black Asian Studies scholar.) I