The Student News Site of The American School in Japan Thu, 31 Aug 2023 13:02:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 /opinion/the-political-responsibility-of-students-at-asij/ /opinion/the-political-responsibility-of-students-at-asij/#respond Thu, 31 Aug 2023 13:02:37 +0000 /?p=4328 Reading Time: 3 minutes On just 0.6% of Japan’s total landmass, Okinawa hosts 70% of all domestic U.S. bases. An overwhelming military presence threatens the peace and sovereignty of its civilians—expressly with regard to sex crimes, safety hazards, and environmental concerns—and is the remnant of a lost world war. Most residents consider the concentration of American bases “unfair.” Local...]]> /opinion/the-political-responsibility-of-students-at-asij/feed/ 0 /features/mr-nguyen-the-psychology-of-race/ /features/mr-nguyen-the-psychology-of-race/#respond Mon, 27 Feb 2023 15:15:33 +0000 /?p=4139 Reading Time: 2 minutes In a sentence, what is Black History Month? Dignity: it’s really about celebrating a very, dignified response from a group of people to injustice. I’ve been hearing the term “celebrating” a lot. What does it mean to celebrate Black history? To communicate an experience that many people don’t appreciate or are ignorant of. Is there...]]> /features/mr-nguyen-the-psychology-of-race/feed/ 0 /features/ms-krauth-celebrating-black-history-in-japan/ /features/ms-krauth-celebrating-black-history-in-japan/#respond Mon, 27 Feb 2023 15:12:56 +0000 /?p=4137 Reading Time: 3 minutes In a sentence, what is Black History Month? Obviously, I’m into the historical answer to that: it’s a 1920s movement to give African Americans the history—the real history—they never had.  That is, to celebrate accomplishments and their part in American history. And now with attempts by many people to once again silence those histories and...]]> /features/ms-krauth-celebrating-black-history-in-japan/feed/ 0 /features/mr-milton-black-american-history/ /features/mr-milton-black-american-history/#respond Mon, 27 Feb 2023 15:07:48 +0000 /?p=4131 Reading Time: 3 minutes In a sentence, what is Black History Month? Its intentions are positive; it’s to correct an incomplete storytelling of a country.  Historiography is about how the more information we have, the better we understand the past. And so that study of historiography has got us to this point. To some degree, you have to recognize...]]> /features/mr-milton-black-american-history/feed/ 0 /features/three-lenses-to-examine-black-history-month/ /features/three-lenses-to-examine-black-history-month/#respond Mon, 27 Feb 2023 15:01:49 +0000 /?p=4128 Reading Time: < 1 minute Black history is an overwhelmingly complex and voluminous topic of study. Black History Month (i.e. the process of celebrating Black history) is equally nuanced and intricate. What does it mean to celebrate Black history? Why only in February? Black History Month abounds with difficult questions and contentious answers. Take a moment and try to encapsulate...]]> /features/three-lenses-to-examine-black-history-month/feed/ 0 /features/shinjukus-banned-books-store/ /features/shinjukus-banned-books-store/#respond Wed, 01 Feb 2023 23:57:03 +0000 /?p=4056 Reading Time: 2 minutes Imperial war crimes, the history of sheep, Queer Sexology, the diets of Americans. From the provocative to the trivial, shelves and boxes of books, newspapers, CDs, and movie posters flood the floor of the bookstore. In the back, a single storekeeper dances around his mega-decibel speaker, blasting what sounds to me like 70s punk rock....]]> /features/shinjukus-banned-books-store/feed/ 0 /opinion/american-democracy-political-corruption/ /opinion/american-democracy-political-corruption/#comments Mon, 30 May 2022 13:25:07 +0000 /?p=3844 Reading Time: 3 minutes America is often referred to as the “Shining Beacon of Democracy”; also often, America is criticized for poorly representing the values of democracy: Particularly in the past century, the United States is riddled with undemocratic foreign entanglements and a regularly corrupt political system.  The debate about America’s claim to democratic prowess is a continuing—and fiery—one....]]> /opinion/american-democracy-political-corruption/feed/ 1 /features/womens-history-month-female-faculty/ /features/womens-history-month-female-faculty/#respond Sun, 10 Apr 2022 12:51:19 +0000 /?p=3716 Reading Time: < 1 minute In the United States, March was recognized as Women’s History Month, a month to commemorate the outstanding contributions of women to society and in history. In the past century, the world has slowly but surely taken steps in the right direction to achieve gender equality. Yet, many women—especially those with intersecting marginalized identities—are still not...]]> /features/womens-history-month-female-faculty/feed/ 0 /features/exploring-japan-meeting-a-buddhist-monk/ /features/exploring-japan-meeting-a-buddhist-monk/#respond Wed, 16 Mar 2022 09:41:21 +0000 /?p=3652 Reading Time: 3 minutes “If I cannot become a great monk, then take my life away,” the Buddha declared as he dropped from the edge of a great cliff. In just moments, a large bird swung in to save the falling man from death itself.  You, too, can become a Buddha, Mr. Ryoukou, the senior monk abbot of the...]]> /features/exploring-japan-meeting-a-buddhist-monk/feed/ 0 /news/ukraine-word-cloud/ /news/ukraine-word-cloud/#respond Wed, 23 Feb 2022 11:29:34 +0000 /?p=3607 Reading Time: < 1 minute Tensions rise as Russia prepares to invade neighboring Ukraine in a historically monumental course of action. Above is a compilation of the most commonly used terms in Ukraine-related articles by news sources like The Guardian, CNN, CNBC, BBC, and more.  For more information about why and how Russia is planning to invade, check out Aryaman’s...]]> /news/ukraine-word-cloud/feed/ 0