Sublime
An inspiration engine for ideas
As ambassadors of aloha, Hawaiian women have been susceptible to the eroticization of their bodies and the insistent commodification of their aloha.
Adria L. Imada • Aloha America: Hula Circuits through the U.S. Empire
Tyler Cowen • Work on these things - Marginal REVOLUTION
Like most upper-crust Hong Kongers, Eddie also possessed what was perhaps the ultimate membership card—Canadian Permanent Resident Cards for his entire family (a safe haven in case the powers that be in Beijing ever pulled a Tiananmen again).
Kevin Kwan • Crazy Rich Asians
After authentic models, the next best thing is a woman who looks like she could be a model, a “good civilian.”
Ashley Mears • Very Important People: Status and Beauty in the Global Party Circuit
prostitution was another necessary wartime service requiring gendered labor in Hawai‘i, but it was unofficially sanctioned by the U.S. military.
Adria L. Imada • Aloha America: Hula Circuits through the U.S. Empire
From a young age, these boys speculated on their own legacy and critics eagerly bought their stock before they matured. But the importance of women is recognized belatedly.