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Urban subcultures in Asia: Making cultural statements with clothing
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by Wispen Lee
Created on: February 27, 2008 Last Updated: March 02, 2008
Some of us aren't satisfied with being just like everyone else. Who wants to wear the same denim skirts
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by Tufael Gony
Created on: November 02, 2009 Last Updated: November 03, 2009
If I had one wish when I was younger, was my Mother not to get stared at just for wearing a headscarf,
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