Dec
24
Writing 3,000 Words and Taking a "Break"
I'm taking a break.
Not because I'm tired and worn out from writing these newsletters, but
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Latest
Dec
16
Book Recommendation: Mental Health, Community, and Indigenous Knowledge
It's about time for another book recommendation! This one will be focused
heavily on the intersection of mental
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Dec
09
Let's Count in Ainu!
> “They did not even know math or how to count! We taught them all this great
knowledge, so they
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Dec
02
The Underground Railroad of the Global East: Forced Labor and Escape from Imperial Japan
In 1910, Japan officially annexed Korea after decades of tension, conflict, and
treaties. Following a number of globally significant wartime
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Nov
25
BTS, Squid Game, and reclaiming Korean Identity
> "Go back to your monkey land!"
> "Apologize for the World War, your grandparents probably killed
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Nov
18
The American Dream(s)
In response to last week's commentary on the shared meaning of symbols,
nationhood, and power, there were a
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Nov
11
Nation, Symbols, and the case of the Kamikaze Bombers
In the last days of the Second World War, thousands of Japanese soldiers
literally dove to their own death. Some
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Nov
04
Are Kids Innocent?
> "Maybe," he said hesitantly, "maybe there is a beast."
> "What I mean is,
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Oct
28
Trauma, Memory, and Empathy
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The most impactful reading I have done recently was about trauma.
Trauma, in many ways, has become a convenient
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Oct
21
The False Dichotomy of being Indian
As a spell of light snow drifted across the skies of Michigan, a letter from the
United States Department of
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