Southeast Asia Crossroads - When the Rice Cries: Javanese Folklore for Children, Language, and the Earth with Muzakki Bashori
In this episode of Southeast Asia Crossroads, the host is joined by Dr. Muzakki Bashori, Lecturer and researcher at Universitas Negeri Semarang, to go over his new book When the Rice Cries, a children's story that uses rice idioms to teach about the importance of reducing food waste. Bashori also discusses Javanese language conservation and his mission to promote the use of Javanese among children in Indonesia.
This podcast episode was produced by NYSEAN Partner, the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Northern Illinois University.