Dachshund being held at festival in Enoshima. As I continue my journey in Japan, I have been introduced to many novel ways of looking at everyday life activities that relate to the situated themes of this program. The local/global theme is one that I see constantly whether I am in the depths of downtown Tokyo, […]
The Influence of Mt. Fuji’s Inscription as a World Heritage Site On and Around the 5 Lakes Region
Header Image: Tourists gathering around one of the famous ponds at Oshino Hakkai The Imagining the Global dyad “local/global” was very pertinent during my research days on the north side of Mt. Fuji. There I was able to visit some very historic areas and to observe and work with the Fujisan Club, a non-profit organization that leads trash […]
From amusement parks to neighborhood dogs: a mix of global and local culture in Japan
While being strapped into a roller coaster called Eejanaika at the Fuji-Q Highland amusement park, I could almost swear that I was at Six Flags or the Santa Cruz Boardwalk back in California, given the lines of smiling tourists in shorts and flip flops, smells of churros and soda pop, and muffled, indiscernible words blasting […]
Old wood, New niches: Change and Continuity in Japan 2014
During our field research situated on the Kenmarubi lava flow, I gained a small insight connecting directly to our program’s “continuity/change” dyad. This area was heavily deforested before and during World War II for timber, so there was a need to reseed the area and develop a new forest. Because this area is extremely rocky […]
More people, more problems…
A major issue of urbanization that leads to a myriad of other problems is the inevitable population growth in the cities. Every day, more and more people from rural areas are moving to cities in the hopes of acquiring more education, finding employment opportunities, and essentially, living a better life. The rapid influx of people […]
Cruising through Vietnam
Cities in Asia As an American, I’ve learned to love my elbowroom. The rolling golden hills and spacious California suburbs are what I call home. Yet soon I will be moving to Asia, which “is the largest region, with 30% of the global landmass and 60% of the world’s population… with 42% of its population […]
Crossing the street in Ho Chi Minh City
You will find my post about urbanization, traffic, and motorbikes here! I chose to focus on issues of urban transportation. Here is a gif of a man crossing the street in Ho Chi Minh!
Letting the World In
One of the annoyances I’ve experienced as an aspiring anthropologist are feelings of regret that cultures are changing at such an alarming rate and clambering to embrace western ideals and practices. I feel selfish for not wanting systems that have existed in other countries for perhaps thousands of years to disappear for the sake of […]
Motorbikes Over Biodiversity: Urbanizations Effect on the Environment in Ho Chi Minh City
After reading the articles, I find the negative effects on the environment due to urbanization most concerning. Since Asian countries in past decades have been so focused on economic growth they have paid insufficient attention to the state of the environment and the effects that such large-scale urbanization have on it. This phenomenon is called […]
Motor bike traffic in Ho Chi Minh City
After reading the articles this week, the issue related to urbanization that I am most interested in learning about in Ho Chi Minh City is traffic, especially the increasing number of motor bikes and how that impacts the daily experience and safety of the people who drive them. According to the reading, the number of […]
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