An elderly Vietnamese woman sitting on a stone step outside a house in Hoi An, selling small clay figurines and head sculptures on two large yellow boxes, with a blue wall and a green door in the background.

Asian Cultural Heritage: Stories, Traditions & Field Notes

Read curated stories, field notes, and records of the traditions, crafts, and people that define our cultural identity. Discover our ongoing documentation across:

  • China (Chengdu, Guizhou) | Taiwan

  • India (Amritsar, Delhi, Varanasi, Kashmir) | Maldives

  • Vietnam (Hoi An, Sapa) | Malaysia | Singapore | Indonesia (Lombok, Sumba)

  • Uzbekistan | Kazakhstan

  • Oman | United Arab Emirates

In this project, a disappearing culture is defined as a community whose traditions such as rituals, tool use, celebrations, and recipes, as well as its way of life, social structures, or ancestral lands, are under threat. These losses often stem from globalization, climate change, forced displacement, or the lack of transmission of knowledge to younger generations. 

What is Disappearing Cultures?

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