HIEA 115 Medium Post #2It’s been really interesting hearing the stories of racialized women who lived in the Japanese empire: an elderly buraku woman who lives in…May 15, 20221May 15, 20221
HIEA115 Medium Post #1To provide some background, the Japanese government implemented new laws that transformed the family system. These laws were adopted from…Apr 16, 20223Apr 16, 20223
HIEA 115 Week 1 Discussion PostBenedict Anderson in “Imagined Communities” argues that exclusion is not necessary for nationalism, whereas Anne McClintock in “Family…Mar 31, 2022Mar 31, 2022
Medium Post #4 (Week 5)Considering the intense racial animosity that Dower outlines in his introduction to War Without Mercy, why do you think the Japanese and US…Jul 28, 20214Jul 28, 20214
Medium Post #3 (Week 4)This week’s main theme is complicity — that is, how did ordinary Japanese people become implicated (consciously or not) in the act of…Jul 25, 20212Jul 25, 20212
Medium Post #2 (Week 3)In all honesty, although Sonia Ryang’s argument was very compelling, I found it quite far-fetched. The first part of “The Great Kanto…Jul 16, 20212Jul 16, 20212
Medium Post #1 (Week 2)Put yourself in the shoes of an Ainu person who lived through the extension of the boundaries of the old Tokugawa regime to include your…Jul 10, 20212Jul 10, 20212
Week 9Popular culture helps spread awareness about serious issues and makes it more relatable to the audience. Music transcends language. You…May 27, 2021May 27, 2021
