Dear East-West Center Friends, GPC colleagues, (and other friends with an interest in Asian Studies), Welcome to "Postcards from Asia"--my new blog. At this weblog (which we can share), I will keep you up to date on my own Asian studies and travels, and invite you to join me in discussions on topics in Asian studies ranging from trends and topics in literature and culture to contemporary issues such as East-West relations, sustainable development, media representations of Asia, Asia in the arts, and so on. The field of topics is wide open and I invite your participation as we continue our professional journey into a deeper understanding of the peoples and significance of Asian peoples and cultures. (The attached image is the logo that I helped to design this year to advertise Georgia Perimeter College's "Focus on East Asia" symposium).