Asian Futures Without Asians
Imaginary Worlds
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Star Wars - Asian Cultures in Warfare
There's a lot of japanese katanas in science fiction films, so many thene there's also a fair amount of west acian simmeters. And star wars comes up a lot, even though it's a very fantastical world that's not supposed to be our future. Star Wars pits east asian cultures against swana cultures, southwest asian north african cultures. So the way east asian culture is used is like a tribute a group of people, specifically the jeddi, to like a higher level of being,. This is through japanese clothing design, hair styles, armor fighting styles and buddhist practices.
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