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  • Biopolitics, Techno-Orientalism, and the Asian American community

    Biopolitics, Techno-Orientalism, and the Asian American community

    Michel Foucault’s revolutionary concepts of biopolitics and biopower has be applied in a variety of fields, ranging from medical…
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    Jackiegu
    May 6
    Environmentalism in Iep Jaltok: Poems From a Marshallese Daughter

    Environmentalism in Iep Jaltok: Poems From a Marshallese Daughter

    Pacific-Islander and Native communities have historically been victims of economic and environmental exploitation, at the hands of global…
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    xenweakly
    Apr 27
    “Girls Carry on the Lineage”

    “Girls Carry on the Lineage”

    The Writings of Haunani-Kay Trask and Kathy Jetn̄il-Kijiner as Exploration of Indigenous Women’s Resistance to Colonial Legacies
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    Emma Salyards
    Apr 27
    The Filipino Nurse Stereotype & Why It Makes You Uncomfortable

    The Filipino Nurse Stereotype & Why It Makes You Uncomfortable

    While the Filipino nurse stereotype, in and of itself, is not harmful, its foundation of imperialism and racial prejudices are.
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    Angelica Sevilla
    Apr 27
    Asian American Literature- Who is Successful and Who is Not?

    Asian American Literature- Who is Successful and Who is Not?

    By: Nasya Richardson
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    Nasya Richardson
    Apr 27
    Claiming Asian American Queer Ancestors — Validation and Representation

    Claiming Asian American Queer Ancestors — Validation and Representa...

    Asian American values and cultural norms have had much to do with early and modern white supremacy and the effects of colonialism on Asian…
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    Kyra Pollock
    Apr 27
    The Intersectionality of Queerness and Asian-Americanness in Individual Identities

    The Intersectionality of Queerness and Asian-Americanness in Indivi...

    Introduction
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    logan p.
    Apr 27
    Hawaii: through a transparent lens

    Hawaii: through a transparent lens

    Vacations. Top-notch service. A paradise that seems so unreal it seems like fantasy. When most Americans think of Hawaii, this is probably…
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    Haritha Mohan
    Apr 27
    Anticommunism: An excuse for hypocrisy and murder

    Anticommunism: An excuse for hypocrisy and murder

    Throughout human history, empires have relied on ideological legitimacy in order to sustain themselves, both at home and abroad. Even as…
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    Oscar
    Apr 25
    Marshallese Poetry Brings a Native Perspective to the History of U.S.

    Marshallese Poetry Brings a Native Perspective to the History of U.S.

    The Marshall Islands, officially the Republic of the Marshall Islands, is a small island nation in the central Pacific ocean, a collection…
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    Coral Maxwell
    Apr 25
    Morals and the Model Minority Myth

    Morals and the Model Minority Myth

    Typically, when you think of the word “myth” your mind is drawn to thoughts of natural phenomena, supernatural events, or intense and…
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    Gavin Masa
    Apr 25
    The Activism Haunani-Kay Trask: The Fight for Hawaiian Sovereignty

    The Activism Haunani-Kay Trask: The Fight for Hawaiian Sovereignty

    With the post-pandemic boom, tens of thousands of US tourists have flooded the island of Hawai’i in search of a paradisiacal escape. This…
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    Betissak
    Apr 25
    Asian-American Refugee Experience in the United States

    Asian-American Refugee Experience in the United States

    Since the inception of America, there had been a plethora of Asian American refugees. Inside these Asian immigrant communities, there…
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    Kyaw Aye
    Apr 25
    The Case of the Marshall Islands

    The Case of the Marshall Islands

    By Sania Khazi
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    Sania Khazi
    Apr 25
    American Colonization in Hawai’i and Guam and the Ongoing Fight for Autonomy

    American Colonization in Hawai’i and Guam and the Ongoing Fight for...

    For hundreds of years, the United States has heralded itself as a beacon of freedom around the world, following its independence and…
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    Cameron Johnson
    Apr 25
    “America’s” Islands Under Attack: U.S. Destruction, Exploitation and Colonialism

    “America’s” Islands Under Attack: U.S. Destruction, Exploitation an...

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    Ahjada Ingram
    Apr 6
    Justice Equals Change

    Justice Equals Change

    Oftentimes, the harsh realities of minorities are portrayed in media such as, music, and on the big screen. They detail drama-filled, yet…
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    Matthew Greene
    Apr 6
    The Racial Triangulation of Asian Americans: How Claire Jean Kim’s argument helped increase the…

    The Racial Triangulation of Asian Americans: How Claire Jean Kim’s ...

    The Racial Triangulation of Asian Americans: How Claire Jean Kim’s argument helped increase the knowledge of the inequality of Asian…
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    Juliatay
    Apr 6
    Immigration, Assimilation, and Multi-Generational Trauma: Asian American Experiences in Film

    Immigration, Assimilation, and Multi-Generational Trauma: Asian Ame...

    As Western film media ever-expands to feature films coming from more diverse backgrounds and perspectives than it has traditionally…
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    Evan Davison
    Apr 6
    @gentle.oriental

    @gentle.oriental

    Instagram Transformed as an Interactive Museum of Asian American Culture
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    katherinecrutchfield
    Apr 6
    How do the complex dynamics among racial groups and the tensions from societal systems contribute…

    How do the complex dynamics among racial groups and the tensions fr...

    As a society, we can trace back instances of racism towards Asian Americans from as early as the gold rush. Westernized society surmounting…
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    Kerragan Brunner
    Apr 5
    Asian and African American Issues: Discussion of LA Uprising and Current Hate-crimes

    Asian and African American Issues: Discussion of LA Uprising and Cu...

    Tensions are at an all time high in Los Angeles in 1992. Citizens are facing financial struggles, Rodney King’s assaulters have been…
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    Emily Cowie
    Apr 5
    Cinema 101: How Colonized Cinema Can Decolonize Itself.

    Cinema 101: How Colonized Cinema Can Decolonize Itself.

    Consolidating the Box Office Hits with the Third Cinema Risks.
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    Chris Ocana
    Mar 31
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