What are ‘Asian Values’ and is the Concept Still Relevant Today?

How Did ‘Asian Values’ Come About?

The concept first emerged in the 1990s, when the West was enjoying an unprecedented level of confidence in the political and economic spheres, according to Michael Barr, an associate professor of international relations at Flinders University, in a paper published in 2000.

“It had just won the Cold War, Europe was a Union, and markets were multiplying, growing and becoming increasingly more open,” he wrote.

This prompted the United States and Europe to respond with “uncharacteristic enthusiasm” to export democracy and human rights throughout the world, Barr said.

Yet, on the other side of the globe, the Asia-Pacific was seeing the West differently. Countries were celebrating social cohesion and economic success, and they were proud they could achieve growth without “suffering from the excesses of individualism”, Barr said. Particularly, the region observed that the US was grappling with endemic social issues, ranging from crime to homelessness to social tension… South China Morning Post

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How to Make Kasama’s Umami-Packed Mushroom Adobo at Home

Part Filipino gastropub, part bakery, Kasama has commanding long lines since the day it opened.

Baker and co-owner Genie Kwon is in charge of the pastries, filling the case with jamón-topped éclair-shaped Danishes, croissants stuffed with coconut cream and passion fruit jam, and ube-laced Basque cheesecakes. Her husband, Tim Flores, handles the savory side, serving up a daytime menu that draws from his Filipino heritage; you’ll find shaved pork and longganisa subbed for roast beef and sausage in a riff on an Italian beef combo, and classics like crunchy lumpia and earthy chicken adobo.

Kasama’s mushroom adobo is a brilliant approach to the classic Filipino technique that leans all the way into its umami goodness (for a totally meat-free version, just sub in vegetable stock). With garlic-fried rice and a fried egg, it’s also a low-key megahit… EATER 

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