This article discusses the often overlooked history of Limehouse, London’s original Chinatown, and reflections on what Chinatowns in the United Kingdom represent as a part of British identity.

Rosa explores Matcha, a type of powdered green tea, as a product marketed to the West as entirely Japanese, despite its Chinese origins, and what underlying societal beliefs may be informing our perception of the beverage.

As the editor of the Asia Section, I chose, as a historian, to explore the story of the International Settlement in Shanghai, a littoral space of colonial hierarchies and inequality, yet of cooperation and growth.

Sanna Ali explores her relationship with her Pakistani heritage, and what she learnt about her identity through incorporating Pakistani jewellery into her style.

Fatiah Suleiman explores the three hundred year history of the Yoshiwara Red-Light District, in modern day Tokyo. In her own words, ‘Writing is a conduit, through which we can put a spotlight on what the Yoshiwara Red-Light district was, and hopefully, tell the stories of the thousands of women who were never passed a pen.’

Mamak stalls represent more than the multicultural nature of Malaysian cuisine but serve as a metaphor for the nation’s multicultural heritage and history, as explained by Zerlynde Goik through a sensitive and deeply personal account of what the open-air food stalls mean to her.

Last year, South Korea’s Supreme Court ruled that Hitachi Zosen Corporation and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries must pay between 50 million won (39,000 USD) and 150 million won (116,000 USD) in compensation to each 17 plaintiffs for forced labour.