Asia Essays

Culture of Pakistan comprises numerous diverse cultures and ethnic groups: the Punjabis, Kashmir Dardic, Wakhiris, Sindhis in east, Muhajirs, Makrani in the south; Baloch and Pashto in the west; and the ancient, Baltistani and Burusho communities in the north. These Pakistani cultures have been greatly influenced by many of the …

The Sinulog festival is one of the grandest and most colorful festivals in the Philippines with a very rich history. The main festival is held each year on the third Sunday of January in Cebu City to honor the Santo Niño, or the child Jesus, who used to be the …

During the sixteenth century, Portuguese sailors and traders called an island, Pulo Pinaom for the ‘pinang’ or areca nut palm tree probably cultivated there then. This tree, commonly known as the betel-nut palm, or pokok pinang in Malay, still grows there and has given its Malay name pinang, or ‘penang’ …

The regional office of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources’ (DENR) Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) will review the environment compliance certificate (ECC) granted to a Korean company that is constructing a resort spa on Taal Volcano in Batangas. The announcement of the review of the ECC for the Taal …

“Axis of the Faith”) was a Turkic king of Northwest India who ruled from his capital in Delhi where he built theQutub Minar and the Quwwat Al Islam mosque.[1] He was of Turkic descent from central Asia(modern day Aybak, Samangan, Afghanistan), the first Sultan of Delhi and founder of the …

Zuellig Building is a “green” office building located in between Makati Avenue and Paseo de Roxas. The world-class architectural design of the building was made by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill of New York while W.V. Coscolluela & Associates of Manila is the main architect. Zuellig building is considered a prime …

The book I chose to read is titled Asia’s Rise in the 21st Century by Scott B MacDonald and Jonathan Lemco. One of the main reasons I chose this book was because of its relevance. The book was published in late 2011 so the majority of the material is extremely …

According to an article in Panay News, children of Overseas Filipino Workers often sought after teachers and fellow pupils for attention. This might stem from the abandonment these children feel from their parents abroad. A women’s group conducted the study of the behavioral patterns of OFW children and it was …

Abhishek Bachchan (born 5 February 1976) is an Indian film actor and producer. Bachchan has received three Filmfare Awards and a National Film Award, and was named as one of the highest paid actors in Bollywood in 2010.[1] Bachchan starred in his debut in the drama film Refugee (2000). He …

Education became a very important issue for the United States colonial government, since it allowed it to spread their cultural values, particularly the English language, to the Filipino people.[2] Every child from age 7 was required to register in schools located in their own town or province. The students were …