Junki Nakahara

Cover for a summary of a study on racism "denial" in Asia. Photo: anti-racism demonstration in South Korea.

The research question: How do Asian states understand and talk about race and racial discrimination? Illustration: silhouette heads in different colors.

Filling in the gap: a sentence summarizing the study. Background: logo of the United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner.

A slide with a quote from the study about the findings.

A new study by APARC's @j-nakahara.bsky.social & Gi-Wook Shin unveils patterns of #racism denial in #Asia. Analyzing UN reports submitted by 16 Asian countries over 45 yrs, they present a novel framework for understanding racism and racial discourse in non-Western contexts. Read on: buff.ly/nXawgx5

09.07.2025 20:15 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Our article on #racism #denial in #Asia is now available online. We develop a typology to examine Global South discourses of racism in the #UnitedNations #CERD context. Happy to discuss (+ feel free to DM/email me for a PDF)! doi.org/10.1177/0896... #AcademicTwitter #newPub

03.07.2025 01:45 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Screenshot of an article in the journal Critical Sociology

A new study from the Stanford Next Asia Policy Lab at APARC analyzes 45 years of UN reports from 16 Asian countries, revealing patterns of racism denial and presenting a conceptual framework for examining the diverse manifestations of race and racism in non-Western contexts. Read > buff.ly/ftA3lDG

30.06.2025 18:42 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1

Delighted and proud to see
@j-nakahara.bsky.social
and Jing Cai come out with this interesting and timely study in New Media & Society on the intersection of Chinese nationalism and feminism online. Way to go!

14.03.2025 21:10 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

anti-consumerism/capitalism, anti-West(ern liberalism), and subtle (even "playful") sinocentrism/chauvinism toward East Asian neighbors. More nuances are discussed in the paper--would love to hear your thoughts!

#nationalism #feminism #discourse

14.03.2025 05:51 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

The paper explores the discursive contestation of #feminism (the concept of #女权 /nüquan) within BiliBili's unique sociotechnical context, showing how dominant (anti)feminist articulations intertwine with different (yet entangled) forms of nationalism(s), including:

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My article with Jing Cai, "User-generated '#feminism' on #BiliBili: #Nationalism, Internet culture, and #platform dynamics in digital China," is out in New Media & Society. #newPub doi.org/10.1177/1461...

14.03.2025 05:51 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 1