Asia

Asian elephants have been an integral part of social life in India for centuries – as war elephants, participants in temple rituals, heavy laborers, and recently in conservation discourse.

Bo Bian, Fall 2024 CGII GGR Research

My project considers the way Ainu people, the Indigenous people of northern Japan, express identity and think about what being Indigenous means within their communities.

This project explores whether Chinese investment in Gwadar Port in Pakistan, located at the mouth of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical lifeline in global trade, can contribute to a significant reordering of Central Asian trade flows in the backdrop of the war in Ukraine.

Siavash Mohebbi, CGII Fall 2024 GGR Research

Jennifer Tsien, Fall 2024 CGII Center Grant Research

Shining Wang, Fall 2024 CGII GGR Research

Berrin Ozcan, Fall 2024 CGII GGR Research

Sylvia Chong and Patricia Nguyen, Fall 2024 CGII Center Grant Research

Tanushi Sonthalia, CGII 2024 GGR Project