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In her novel Stones from the River, set in Nazi Germany, Ursula Hegi reveals the suffering of the “other” in a startling way.
Tara Brach • Radical Acceptance
Hawaiians' authenticity as an autochthonous people was and is often tied to their relationship to land and ocean.
Adria L. Imada • Aloha America: Hula Circuits through the U.S. Empire
At one point in my life, I learned how to think. I used to know how to feel. In war, these are lessons best forgotten.
Ruth Ozeki • A Tale for the Time Being: A Novel (ALA Notable Books for Adults)
But like many model immigrants, he can be angry.
Cathy Park Hong • Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning
As the poet Prageeta Sharma said, Americans have an expiration date on race the way they do for grief.
Cathy Park Hong • Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning
As ambassadors of aloha, Hawaiian women have been susceptible to the eroticization of their bodies and the insistent commodification of their aloha.