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Pan-Asian
[pan-ey-zhuhn, -shuhn]
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of Pan-Asian1
Example Sentences
Once a local mecca for Chinese culinary delights, 99 Ranch has become a national pan-Asian behemoth under Jonson and Alice Chen.
May 11-July 2 Realms of the Dharma: Buddhist Art Across Asia at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art Around 150 examples of pan-Asian Buddhist sculptures, paintings and ritual objects from LACMA’s fine permanent collection, finally being shown after many years being tucked away in storage, will be augmented by several loans to represent diverse concepts of Buddhist thought.
Lee’s 1978 articles about the Chinatown murder sparked a pan-Asian American movement and initiated the Chol Soo Lee Defense Committee.
It was eventually renamed the Northwest Asian Weekly to reflect its pan-Asian audience, Ng said.
Los Angeles’ sprawl allows for a multiplicity of cultures to have their own hubs, rather than a general international district such as in Seattle or the pan-Asian Flushing in New York.
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When To Use
Pan-Asian describes something that relates to all Asian peoples, as in Layla decided to major in pan-Asian literature rather than European literature.Pan-Asian describes something as relating to all of Asia or all Asian peoples. It implies a unity of all Asian nations, either in terms of culture, politics, ideology, faith, or other such forces. For example, it’s often used to describe restaurants and markets that sell food and products from a variety of Asian nations. Note, however, that Asia is made up of more than 40 countries, each with its own history, culture, and in many cases language.Pan-Asian also means of or relating to Pan-Asianism, an idea of political alliance of all the Asian nations.Example: They are having a festival downtown to celebrate pan-Asian history.
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