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Diversifying US-Asia Relations

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Why I Joined NABEA – Tabatha Anderson

Why I Joined NABEA – Tabatha Anderson

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

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Why I Joined NABEA – William D. Frazier

Why I Joined NABEA – William D. Frazier

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

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Why I Joined NABEA – Kimberlee Sanders

Why I Joined NABEA – Kimberlee Sanders

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

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Why I Joined NABEA – Mark Akpaninyie

Why I Joined NABEA – Mark Akpaninyie

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

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Why I Joined NABEA – Keisha Brown, PhD

Why I Joined NABEA – Keisha Brown, PhD

(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

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The National Association for Black Engagement with Asia

NABEA connects Black Asia specialists in both the public and private sectors and seeks to increase the representation of Black Americans engaging with Asia. Through our programming, we work towards building a mutually beneficial economic, political, social and cultural relationship between Black America and the Indo-Pacific.

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