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Society for East Asian Anthropology

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Greetings from Sonia Ryang, SEAA President

In Lieu of the Annual Business Meeting for Members Dear SEAA members, I hope this finds every one of you safe and healthy. Due to the pandemic, the American Anthropological Association annual meeting for 2020 was cancelled and thus, in lieu of the SEAA business meeting, I am reaching out to you to recap the […]

Clinical Decision Making in Rural China

Why do so many patients choose the arduous hemodialysis treatment instead of kidney transplant? What do their clinical choices reveal about family life and the socioeconomic marginalization of migrant workers in China today?

Changing Mortuary Practices in Japan

A tale of two cemeteries in northern Osaka shows us much about recent changes in Japanese mortuary traditions.

Cultivating the Ethical Self in the Way of the Sword

Society for East Asian AnthropologyJingyi Tian February 26, 2020 For Hongkongers, kendo offers practice in the pursuit of self-cultivation and ethical work. This piece is part of the SEAA series “An Anthropology of Ethics in East Asia.” The articles highlight different aspects of moral values and ethical practices in a range of Asian regions. They […]

Family in the Ruins of Nuclear Risk

Society for East Asian Anthropology Jieun Cho April 29, 2020 This piece is part of the SEAA series “An Anthropology of Ethics in East Asia.” The articles highlight different aspects of moral values and ethical practices in a range of Asian regions. They examine how individuals cope with societal changes such as environmental crises, nationalism, […]

Glimpses into Care Work in Chinese Nursing Homes

Society for East Asian AnthropologyZhe YanMay 29, 2020 This piece is part of an SEAA series on “An Anthropology of Ethics in East Asia.” The articles examine how individuals cope with societal changes such as environmental crises, nationalism, economic development, and mobility through lens of everyday ethics.  My conversation with care manager Zhang, the woman supervising […]

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SEAA is committed to developing international channels of communication among anthropologists throughout the world. We hope to promote discussion and share information on diverse topics related to the anthropology of Taiwan, PRC, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea; other societies/cultures of Asia and the Pacific Basin with historical or contemporary ties to East Asia; and diasporic societies/cultures identified with East Asia.

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Greetings from Sonia Ryang, SEAA President

November 20, 2020 By Liz Rodwell

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