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ASIA MEDIA (and later ASIA PACIFIC ARTS) arose in 1998 from the nonprofit Asia Pacific Media Network (APMN) at the University of California, Los Angeles. It was created by founder Tom Plate, then a fulltime Adjunct Professor in Communication Studies and in Policy Studies, and by his UCLA students.

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Asia Media / All Things Books
May 08, 2023

Always Almost, Never Quite

Asia Media / All Things Books
Apr 28, 2022

The Girl from The Coast (1987) by Pramoedya Ananta Toer, a Peasant Girl Turned an Aristocratic Wife

Asia Media / All Things Books
Mar 04, 2022

Twilight in Djakarta (1963) by Mochtar Lubis, an Indonesian’s Letter to His Failing Country

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