Nanhee’s Opinions: The Human Outcome of Imperial Terrorism
Over the past decade, the United States, European Union, and Australia have all been prime destinations for war refugees and economic migrants seeking to flee conflict and poverty from the global south. From the Central Americans who arrive at the Mexican-US border, to the Africans, Western, and Southern Asians who seek Italian and Greek shores […]
Nanhee’s Opinions: The Colonial Protege of the Dutch
2020 marks 75 years since the Southeast Asian nation of Indonesia gained independence from the Netherlands. Though under Dutch colonial rule for three centuries, the Dutch language hasn’t been used as a lingua franca, as it has been in fellow, former Dutch colony Suriname. However, don’t take this as a sign that Jakarta is inherently […]
Nanhee’s Opinions: The White Minority Dictatorship
It has been more than a year since US-backed Venezuelan opposition leader, Juan Guaido, attempted to illegitimately assume the executive presidency. With the backing of the United States, European Union, and their puppet states, Guaido attempted to lead protests, initiate military coups and send ‘humanitarian aid’ from the Colombian border. As these attempts have failed […]
Nanhee’s Opinions: Africa’s Last Colony
2020 marks the Central African nation of Equatorial Guinea’s 52nd year of independence from Francoist Spain. This Central African nation is the sole sub-Saharan African nation and one of two African nations with Spanish as an official language. Want to know the name of the other Spanish-speaking African nation and which the year 2020 marks […]
Nanhee’s Opinions: Solidarity from San Francisco
Welcome to the new headquarters of an 18-year-old Asian-American millennial who will express her perspective on the role of Western imperialism in Latin America, Africa, and the Middle East. I am using my middle name (Nanhee) in the title of my column because it represents both my East Asian heritage, specifically my half-Korean heritage. Expect […]
Africa’s Last Colony, Part 2
For my last post with the Sunset Media Wave, I wanted to offer a closing perspective on Western Sahara, the topic from my first post. Given that there’s so much on mind, it is inevitable that there wouldn’t be enough space to express everything. Here are some of my thoughts : Abdelmadjid Tebboune has recently […]