As a scholar of East Asian Buddhism who studies how and why deities transform over time, I see the Laughing Buddha as a key figure that shows how people have adapted Buddhism to different cultural ...

Among East Asian origin groups (Chinese, Japanese and Korean Americans), most respondents who have a connection to Buddhism do not identify as Buddhist but rather say they feel “close to” Buddhism ...

East Asia is confronting some of the world’s most pressing issues: pandemics, pollution, population. The East Asian studies program delves into the depth, breadth and diversity of the cultural ...

By some measures, East Asia seems like one of the least religious regions in the world. Relatively few East Asian adults pray daily or say religion is very important in their lives. And rates of ...

As a scholar of East Asian Buddhism who studies how and why deities transform over time, I see the Laughing Buddha as a key figure that shows how people have adapted Buddhism to different cultural ...

(UPDATED) Pew survey of more than 10,000 adults in Hong Kong, South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, and Vietnam examines Christians’ and Buddhists’ beliefs, practices, and affinity to other traditions.

South-East Asian governments have begun to push back. Prime targets are popular Chinese e-commerce apps such as Lazada and TikTok Shop, which deliver goods straight from factories to consumers.

People dance at a Lunar New Year party at Carter Burden Network’s older adult center in East Harlem in January 2023. More lower-income Asian Americans are moving into the traditionally Latino ...