Journal of Global and Area Studies Vol. 1 No. 1
Articles
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Linguistic Angst and Multiculturalism: The Singaporean Experience |
p.1-14 |
| Author |
Zhiming Bao |
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May 1, 2017 |
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- Singapore is a multiethnic, multilingual city-state since its founding. Within the multilingual society, the languages have well-defined functions: English is the working language, and Chinese (Mandarin), Malay and Tamil are the mother tongues of the respective ethnic groups. Within the Chinese community, the traditional dialects are Southern Min (Hokkien, Teochew) and Cantonese. After independence, the government chose English as the working language, closed vernacular schools, and promoted Mandarin within the Chinese community. Within a short span of 40 years since independence, the young Singaporeans have virtually abandoned dialects in favor of English and Mandarin. The government’s language policy has created a multilingual, multicultural community. This article traces the history of the language situation in Singapore, and describes the linguistic angst that permeates the community. The linguistic angst is manifested in language choice, language identity, and language confidence, among others. Linguistic angst is perhaps the by-product of multilingualism and multiculturalism.
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Pirate Assaults and the Defense of the Old Seaport of Campeche, Mexico (16Th-18Th Centuries) |
p.15-32 |
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Eva Leticia Brito Benítez |
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May 1, 2017 |
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- Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, compromises 32 federal entities including the capital of Mexico City. One of these entities is the state of Campeche, located in the western area of Yucatan's Peninsula, in front of the Gulf of Mexico, having San Francisco de Campeche as its capital. This city was founded in the Colonial era by Spanish soldiers in 1540, and was built from the beginning to become a strategic seaport, connecting the Iberian Peninsula with Yucatan, crossing the Caribbean Islands, and the rest of New Spain (present Mexican territory). With the passing of the years it became a commercial centre, and began to attract pirates and corsairs who attacked the American coastal sites with the support of monarchies in disagreement with the powerful of Hispanic Crown, such as France, England and Holland. San Francisco de Campeche lived through the most devastating attacks during the 16th and 17th centuries and their inhabitants were forced to implement a fortification project so they could live quietly from the 18th century. The purpose of this paper is to present a review of the pirate assaults and the construction of the defensive system; the methodology applied was the analysis of documentary and cartographic sources. It also aims to show the preserved fortified city which holds the distinction of Cultural Heritage of Humanity, awarded by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in the year of 1999.
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International Migration for Marriage from Vietnam to South Korea: Adaptation Challenges and Responses |
p.33-48 |
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Hong-Xoan Nguyen |
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May 1, 2017 |
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- This paper focuses on the tendency of marriage migration from Vietnam to Korea as well as their adaptation using secondary data and primary data from 2015-2017 research titled “The social impacts of cross-border marriage migration on Mekong Delta Area” funded by Vietnam National University in Ho Chi Minh City from 2015-2017. This paper also examines the causes of their poor adaptation and the consequences. The findings show that poor adaptation create a great challenge for the brides themselves and for their families left behind.
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What Makes an Internationally Competitive Port with the Development of Containerization? |
p.49-63 |
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Takayoshi Takei |
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May 1, 2017 |
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- This paper discusses based mainly on field research what makes an internationally competitive port with the development of containerization by referring to two cases in Japan: the Port of Kobe (POK) and the Port of Hakata (POH). Section One notes what the containerization has brought to logistics, international trade, and ports. Section Two deals with what POK did to maintain its position and function as a leading international port of Japan with the advent of the containerization. Section Three comments why, what, and how POH has developed and expanded its port facilities and equipment. Section Four considers as a conclusion essential requirements for an internationally competitive port based on the two case studies.
