BombyxMori
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The Anthrophony
The human and non-human divide has become a prominent feature in the current Western-centric paradigm, at…
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Valhalla as Nation, Valhalla as Art
The Valhalla in Richard Wagner’s Ring Cycle is a complex symbol that looms over every character…
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Like a Lady: The Use of Hyperfeminine Fashion in Japan as Feminist Rebellion
Itroduction In Harajuku, Japanese youths influence the trends of the fashion industry. Teens and young adults…
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Asian Experiences in America: Race as a Political Technology
In the United States, race has become a way to define and group people. Since racializations…
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A Planter’s Paradise: The Legacy of Plantations on Hawai‘i’s Politics, Culture, and Environment
Hawai‘i is often imagined as a tropical paradise, however this visual conceals its complex history, which…
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Sonic Ecologies
Sonic ecology can be defined as the interactions between sound, music, human perceptions, and the environment,…
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I Can Be Punk Rock, Too
The concept of Asian Americans as the “model minority” has racialized us as robots. Efficient and…
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“Ke Aloha O Ka Haku”: The Influence of Classical Western Music on Hawaiian Vocal Music
History of Western Music in Hawaiʻi On March 30, 1820, the first missionaries arrived in Hawaiʻi…
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Nā Pua Lei: Floral Ecologies in Hawaiian Song and Poetry
Introduction Hawaiian poetry and song is not regional or thematic, rather, it is poetry and song…
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