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Diversifying US-Asia Relations

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Program Spotlight: Japanese Chat Club

Introduction:  NABEA’s Japan Chat Club is a community-driven program founded and led by Ashley Hayes and supported by Harvey Beasley; it was created in June of 2021, just 2 years after NABEA’s founding in 2019. As part of NABEA’s mission

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Why I Joined NABEA – Branden Turnbough

Why I Joined NABEA – Branden Turnbough

To understand why I joined the National Association for Black Engagement with Asia, I will start with what sparked my interest in Asia in general.  I grew up in Houston Texas in a southwestern part of town, called Bellaire. Houston

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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 – Dwight N. Hopkins

Why I Joined NABEA – Dwight N. Hopkins

When I was younger and in middle school, I ran across an article by someone with a strange name. The title of the piece was “Statement Supporting the Afro-Americans in Their Just Struggle Against Racal Discrimination.” I was curious about

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Why I Joined NABEA – Tyrell Walker

Why I Joined NABEA – Tyrell Walker

Approximately 9 years ago, I left the United States for the first time to fly to Nanjing, China through my high school’s exchange program. This trip was a huge culture shock to a small-town boy…

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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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  • Because of NABEA – Raven Witherspoon
  • Program Spotlight: Japanese Chat Club
  • Program Spotlight: Chinese Language Group
  • Why I Joined NABEA – Brandy Darling
  • Why I Joined NABEA – Payge Jennings
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