University of Malaysia Sarawak

The Edible Birds’ Nest Commodity Chain between Sarawak and East Asia　[Daniel Chew]

Posted on 2014/02/10 by nakane

The Edible Birds’ Nest Commodity Chain between Sarawak and East Asia Daniel Chew (University of Malaysia Sarawak) 　Edible birds’ nest, which are moulded from the saliva of the aerodramus swiflets, forming white and black nests, are a highly prized culinary food product reputed to have health benefits. The uniqueness of the appeal of the nests is its association with the dynastic past of China as a special food for rulers and the wealthy, an appeal which carries on to this day as an expensive and prestigious food product for the ethnic Chinese wherever they live. The nests are collected from cliffs in caves and man made structures in maritime and […]

Special International Seminar at Kuching, Sarawak

Posted on 2012/07/09 by nakane

June 29, 2012 HUMAN-NATURE INTERACTIONS OF THE RIVERINE SOCIETIES IN SARAWAK：A Transdisciplinary Approach a special international seminar held at Kuching, Sarawak Malaysia 　The seminar was planned and executed by CSEAS, Kyoto University（Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (S): Planted Forests in Equatorial Southeast Asia: Human-nature Interactions in High Biomass Society） co-sponsored by Institute of East Asian Studies, UNIMAS and Sarawak Forestry Corporation. 　The objective of the seminar was to propel the collaborations with other researchers overseas and local scholars and to give feedback our research outcomes. The seminar successfully gathered government officials, university researchers, NGO members, corporate officials, media members and members of various research institutions. As many as 70 participants were […]

UNIMAS-Kyoto Seminar　[Dr. Daniel Chew, Dr. Jayl Langub]

Posted on 2012/05/17 by nakane

UNIMAS-Kyoto Seminar January 24, 2011 at CSEAS, Kyoto University 　Two researchers from the Institute for East Asian Studies, University of Malaysia Sarawak visited Kyoto University and gave lectures in the “UNIMAS-Kyoto Seminar.” 　Dr. Daniel Chew is an eminent historian in Sarawak, who focused on Chinese identity during colonial times. Mr. Jayl Langub, an anthropologist, has an intimate knowledge of indigenous peoples in Sarawak. He talked about the relationships between nomadic hunter-gatherers and longhouse residents through a traditional trading system. 　We found that the interests of both speakers are closely related to the focus of our research project, and anticipate working together to accelerate the research in Kemena and Jelalong regions. […]