CSEAS Newsletter2025.9

Notes from the Field

Masuda Hajimu and Cold War Studies
Asian Experience and Global History

Kisho Tsuchiya

Dr. Masuda Hajimu, Associate Professor of the National University of Singapore, is leading a project that reexamines the “Cold War” from an Asian grassroots perspective. What makes Masuda’s Cold War studies and historical education innovative?

Letter from the Kamogawa River

On the Edge

Text: Julie Ann de los Reyes 
Illustration: Atelier Epocha

Metro Manila, a hub of innovation and economic growth, undergoes continuous transformation, influenced by its surrounding regions. What is happening on the edge of the Philippines’ urban ecology?