Investigating the relationship between language and ethnic identity construction amongst youth in the Singaporean-Tamil speech community by Sathrin Kaur Saggi Karamjit Singh

“…Singapore’s bilingual education policy has been shaped largely by the government’s belief that the mother tongue languages (mainly Mandarin, Malay and Tamil) are essential ‘cultural ballast’ to give Singaporean youth a firm grounding in Asian values at a time of increasing globalisation. However, given the noticeable language shift from Tamil to English within the Singaporean Tamil community (as indicated by recent census data), there is an increasing need to investigate how language and identity is now being constructed within the Tamil community. …”
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Sexuality as Translation. Locating the “Queer” in Vietnamese Debates on Sexuality by Tran, Richard Quang-Anh

“…In this study, I challenge some of the nativist responses to these questions by problematizing territorial claims of ‘Asian values’ and so-called ‘Western’ queer sexualities by showing the cultural infelicities and hybriding moorings in both. …”
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Eyes on the horizon : historical constructions of international identity in Singapore, 1959-1999 by Chin, Li-Cheng

“…It covers the period from 1959 to 1999, from Singapore’s self-governance until the decline of the Asian Values discourse; further developments in the twenty-first century are covered in the conclusion. …”
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Disco demise: navigating cultural conflict and identity in Singapore's anti-yellow culture campaign by Chua, Qi Ting

“…As the disco era waned, it revealed a broader cultural rift between traditional Asian values and burgeoning Western influences. Supported by an analysis of newspaper articles, oral histories, and scholarly publications, this study argues that the rise and eventual decline of discos offer a unique lens through which to examine how Singapore navigated the complex interplay between maintaining traditional values and embracing Western modernity during a pivotal era of change.…”
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Life : it is your choice? by Tan, Jie Lin

“…Over decades, the pro-family policies of Singapore and its sociocultural climate - in the name of economic development and “Asian values” - have inevitably paved a singular, expected life trajectory for its citizens: have a ‘good’ education, a ‘good’ job, a ‘happy’ marriage, ‘accomplished’ children and a ‘comfortable’ retirement. …”
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Bridging the Gap Between Cultural Relativism and Universality of Human Rights: Indonesia Attitudes by Cekli Setya Pratiwi

“…The effectiveness of the application of "margin appreciation" in Europe should be the best practice to actualize "Asian values" or "African values" in formulating the concepts of "public morality" or "public order" clearly and precisely. …”
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Association between childhood invalidation and borderline personality symptoms: self-construal and conformity as moderating factors by Shian-Ling Keng, Chang Yuan Soh

“…Methods Two hundred and ninety undergraduate students were recruited from a large university in Singapore and administered questionnaires measuring Asian values, self-construal, parental invalidation, and BPD symptomatology. …”
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Beyond ethnocentrism in communication theory : towards a culture-centric approach by Kuo, Eddie Chen-Yu, Chew, Han Ei

“…As an answer to Eurocentricity, Asiacentricity proposes to place Asian values and ideals at the center of inquiry to see Asian phenomena from the standpoint of Asians as subjects and agents. …”
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Queer lives: navigating Singapore's housing landscape by Chng, Glenda Kai Lin, Lee, Casandra Suet Jing

“…In Singapore, the unique public housing policies, combined with conservative Asian values, has resulted in nuanced experiences and novel strategies employed by the queer community in the housing scene. …”
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National day family : a study of the Singaporean family as depicted in national day music videos. by Shahul Hameed.

“…Lastly, I argue that even though foreign domestic workers perform most of the traditional familial duties and are seen with their employer’s families very frequently in reality today, their blatant exclusion from all the music videos is a part of the state’s aim to preserve the ideology of the Singapore family being a self-sustaining basic unit of society entrenched in ‘Asian Values’. This only further reiterates the notion that the portrayals of the family in these videos are largely designed to perpetuate the state’s discourse on the Singaporean family.…”
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Why Rights are Wrong in ASEAN and Beyond: A Critique of the Foundations of Universal Human Rights by D. Brian Scarnecchia

“… The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a battleground, one theatre in what Pope Francis has referred to as a “World War” where universal human rights, ersatz rights, and Asian values clash. Its people seek to escape old style Asian dictators while at the same time ward off a new ideological colonisation. …”
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100 days of Muhyiddin’s Government leadership: a manifestation of the continuity of paternalism values by Jaes, Lutfan, Razali, Nurul Aimi, Mohd Yusof, Asyraf Maula, Mohd Suhaimyd, Khairul Azman

“…It is traced through the role of Asian Values which are believed to shape the leadership character in his administration as the 8th Prime Minister of Malaysia. …”
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Post-communicative pedagogies: revisiting the translation method of teaching English in East Asia by Tak Hung Leo Chan

“…Suresh Canagarajah’s resistance pedagogies, as used in Sri Lanka, and then uses this is the basis for a proposal to reintroduce , or reinvigorate, the Translation Method, which is not only pedagogically effective but also conducive to the formation of intercultural identities (rather than allowing East Asian values to be replace by Western ones). The practicalities of EFL classroom instruction are related, at the end of the article, to the development of national policies in various parts of East Asia in which English learning is related to an urgent social need to nurture not only competent bilingual experts but also translation professionals.…”
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樂. Melody of love. by Chan, Eunice Wan Wai., Koh, Bee Kwee., Tan, Shi Hui., Wu, Charmaine Jiawei.

“…This film focuses on the clash of Western and Asian values which is represented by the differences in the music genres associated with the protagonist and his father. …”
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City brand personality of Kuala Terengganu for image and reputation enhancement / Muhamad Fazil Ahmad by Ahmad, Muhamad Fazil

“…The results show that the revised brand personality is dire needed tailoring with Asian values. In fact, we found a cultural component is a strong predictor of City Brand Personality. …”
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Looking East again?: Malaysia-Japan relations in the 21st century by Lai, Yew Meng

“…In doing so, the article reveals the major impetuses/drivers of their ‘special relationship’, which among others include complementarities in their national economies, perceived sociocultural affinities underpinned by the so-called ‘Asian values’ and idiosyncrasies of key leaders like Mahathir Mohamad, as well as the given regional strategic environment, which contributed to a congruence of strategic thought and mutual interests between the major actors from both countries that led to Malaysia’s admirable relations with Japan before the turn of the 21st century. …”
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“Work ethic” value as soeharto’s development tool in Indonesia by Jaes, Lutfan, Latiff, Azmi Abdul, Ismail, Fadillah, Damin, Zahrul Akmal, Ani, Fauziah, Abdul Aziz, Abdul Rahman

“…Next, quotations of every paragraph in the speech texts were scru-tinized for groupings of dimensions (Value Dimensions) specifically referring to Asian Values. The paragraphs of every text were recited for the final time in order to identify Derived Values originated from each of the Value Dimensions. …”

Development of student empathy during medical education: changes and the influence of context and training by Dujeepa D. Samarasekera, Shuh Shing Lee, Su Ping Yeo, Gominda Ponnamperuma

“…This might be due to the curriculum and influence of the Asian values.…”
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Mental illness stigma’s reasons and determinants (MISReaD) among Singapore’s lay public – a qualitative inquiry by Gregory Tee Hng Tan, Shazana Shahwan, Chong Min Janrius Goh, Wei Jie Ong, Ker-Chiah Wei, Swapna Kamal Verma, Siow Ann Chong, Mythily Subramaniam

“…The socioecological model comprised 4 levels of themes: 1) Individual level beliefs (fear towards PMI, perceiving PMI to be burdensome, dismissing mental illness as not a real condition), 2) Interpersonal influences (upbringing that instills stigma, intergroup bias, perceived inability to handle interactions with PMI), 3) Local cultural values (elitist mindset among Singaporeans, Chinese culture of “face”, Islamic beliefs about spiritual possession and reaction towards PMI), and 4) Shared societal culture (negative portrayal by media, Asian values). Conclusions The findings of this study improved our understanding of the various reasons why stigma exists in Singapore. …”
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新加坡的华文同志剧场（1992—2011 年）= Chinese gay theatre in Singapore (1992–2011) by 黄爱莉 Ng, Shirleywijaya Ai Li

“…The presence of the law and traditioanl Asian values restrict the homosexual lifestyle, and therefore our citizens’ attitudes towards homosexuals are also very much influenced by what is regarded as unacceptable by the country. …”
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