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Selfish, obscenely rich, insular, and opportunistic: these remain how Chinese minorities in Indonesia are perceived by the indigenous population. However, far from being passive victims of discrimination and marginalisation, Chong presents a forceful case in which Chinese Indonesians possess the agency to shape their future in the country, particularly in the changing political, business, and socio-cultural environment after the fall of Suharto. While a lack of good governance that promotes the rule of law and accountability allows or even encourages some Chinese to maintain the status quo by perpetuating corrupt business practices inherited from Suharto’s New Order regime, there are other...
Most of the world is happily witnessing a decline in the burden of COVID-19 disease after the global efforts to develop, produce, and deploy anti-SARS-CoV2 vaccines to massive country-level vaccination campaigns. At the same time, this decline is coming at the cost of a silent public crisis due to the rise in the number of people suffering from the post-COVID-19 syndrome (commonly known as long COVID). These people experience a wide set of symptoms, such as persistent fatigue, post-exertional malaise after minimal physical or mental effort, and unrefreshing sleep, representing a substantial healthcare burden worldwide. Some of these people also comply with the current criteria for the diagnosis of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), a complex disease often stigmatized by society and neglected by research funders over the years.
探索客家研究的尺度, 看見發展的軌跡並置身事內,開展在地到國際的研究實踐。 本書聚焦東亞與東南亞的客家族群研究現況,以及臺灣推動客家族群文化及語言教學與研究的過程。透過此書,讀者可以理解各國學術機構形成知識領域及區域特色的國際與在地背景,在覺察其間的異同之時,也體認到全球客家作為一個社會人群與文化範疇中的多樣性。 全球客家研究,涉及時間、空間尺度的運用以及視野轉換,而全球客家作為一個研究範圍,甚至作為一個分析單位,除了方法論的問題需要克服外,更重要的是全球各地客家研...