Jeffrey Wasserstrom, Chancellor’s Professor of History at UC Irvine
"Supporting Mekong Review with even a very modest donation is to push back in a small way against the coarsening of public life and to add in a small way to the beauty in the world".
As a small but ambitious magazine, Mekong Review survives on the support of its community of subscribers and readers who care deeply about preserving a space for freedom of expression, independent media, arts, politics and literature in Asia.
On its website, Reporters Without Borders describes the press freedom situation in the Asia-Pacific region as “under the yoke of authoritarian governments”. As a quarterly literary journal focused on Asia, Mekong Review is part of an independent media ecosystem that’s constantly under threat. "We all know times are tough for truly independent media not supported by oligarchs or authoritarians. We all know that a media landscape dominated by billionaires and partisan interests is a bad thing. At the very least we can counter that trend by simply subscribing to and supporting the Mekong Review and keeping free, uncensored, independent voices available." — Paul French, author of City of Devils: The Two Men Who Ruled the Underworld of Old Shanghai
Mekong Review is run by a tiny team, determined to hold space for independent writing about Asia, the people who live here, and the diaspora whose hearts are still linked to this region. While we get most of our revenue from subscriptions, donations are another way for our readers and supporters to help us cover high overhead costs and keep the magazine running into the future.
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