Tag: asia

• The Racism Behind “Jungle Asian”

  

  The slur “jungle Asian” is often brushed off as crude humour, a throwaway insult not worth engaging with. But language like this does not emerge accidentally. It exposes a hierarchy that has quietly taken hold within Asian communities themselves, one that elevates East Asians while positioning Southeast Asians as something less developed, less refined, less…

  The Indigenous Narrative

  December 14, 2025

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  asia, cambodia, history, Indonesia, Malaysia, singapore, Thailand, the indigenous narrative

• Before There Was Singapore, There Was Us: The Indigenous Malays of the Island

  

  When a TikTok user with the username “joeiboaz” began her video with the question, “Did you know Singapore has indigenous people?” , the comments section lit up with surprise. For some, it was a revelation. For others – especially Malays – it was a strange feeling. How could something so fundamental to our identity be…

  The Indigenous Narrative

  November 5, 2025

  the indigenous narrative

  ASEAN, asia, culture, history, indigenous people, malays, nusantara, singpaore, travel