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Sejin Yu – HANABI The Student News Site of The American School in Japan Sat, 12 Jun 2021 12:33:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 Daruma’s 50th Anniversary: Reflecting on Our Past /campus-life/darumas-50th-anniversary-reflecting-on-our-past/ /campus-life/darumas-50th-anniversary-reflecting-on-our-past/#respond Sat, 12 Jun 2021 12:33:15 +0000 /?p=3095 Reading Time: 6 minutes As the American School in Japan’s student-led literary and art magazine, Daruma, celebrates its 50th anniversary, we are naturally inclined to reflect on how, since the birth of the magazine, our world has reshaped itself. In the past few decades, the world has seen dramatic transformations. The way we share information with others has changed...]]> /campus-life/darumas-50th-anniversary-reflecting-on-our-past/feed/ 0 An American Insurrection /news/an-american-insurrection/ /news/an-american-insurrection/#comments Wed, 20 Jan 2021 06:55:18 +0000 /?p=2803 Reading Time: 3 minutes The only successful coup d’etat in the history of the United States occurred 122 years ago. In the city of Wilmington, North Carolina, a progressive southern city at the time, white supremacists used violence to overthrow the local government of recently-elected black officials. Following this year’s election of the first Black Democratic senator from the...]]> /news/an-american-insurrection/feed/ 1 Our Bus Drivers – Who They Are /features/interviews/our-bus-drivers-who-are-they/ /features/interviews/our-bus-drivers-who-are-they/#respond Tue, 01 Dec 2020 02:59:34 +0000 /?p=2633 Reading Time: < 1 minute We see them every day. They’re an integral part of the ASIJ community, making sure we get to school and return home safely. We know them as our bus drivers, but they are so much more. In honor of staff appreciation month, the Hanabi team interviewed ASIJ’s 34 bus drivers to find out more about...]]> /features/interviews/our-bus-drivers-who-are-they/feed/ 0 Decoding the Dress Code /features/decoding-the-dress-code/ /features/decoding-the-dress-code/#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2020 00:26:15 +0000 /?p=2599 Reading Time: 3 minutes Following a six-month period away from campus, ASIJ students arrived to find some changes to the High School. Among these changes were the hybrid-learning model, a new assistant principal, and a decision by the school to “focus on actually utilizing the dress code,” says Dean of Student Life, Mike Nelson. The HS dress code has...]]> /features/decoding-the-dress-code/feed/ 1 Coronavirus and Domestic Abuse /news/coronavirus-and-domestic-abuse/ /news/coronavirus-and-domestic-abuse/#comments Sun, 19 Apr 2020 07:12:42 +0000 /?p=2360 Reading Time: 3 minutes Across the world, governments, organizations, and leaders are urging people to stay at home. But what if staying at home isn’t safe? According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, each year in the United States, more than 10 million people are abused by their intimate partners. Now, the rapid spread of coronavirus and the...]]> /news/coronavirus-and-domestic-abuse/feed/ 3 How was Your Shirt Made? /features/how-was-your-shirt-made/ /features/how-was-your-shirt-made/#comments Tue, 05 Nov 2019 11:49:54 +0000 /?p=1999 Reading Time: 2 minutes According to the BBC, global clothing production “now exceeds 100 billion garments per year.” Defined as “inexpensive clothing produced rapidly by mass-market retailers in response to the latest trends,” fast fashion has taken over the world. Brands make billions of dollars per year while competing to make the trendiest garments. Though many factors attract customers...]]> /features/how-was-your-shirt-made/feed/ 1