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Finding ʻOhana and Home: A Review of kristiana Kahakauwila’s Clairboyance
by Andrew Hoe A friend from Big Island recently told me how Rick Riordan’s Kane Chronicles were foundational to him as a child, and I, also being a fan of Riordan, brought up the Rick Riordan Presents books. My friend lamented that, while there were so many cultures represented in that wonderful series, there were…
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We Are All We Have: An Interview with Emily Jungmin Yoon
Emily Jungmin Yoon is a poet, translator, editor, and scholar. She is the author of the full-length poetry collection A Cruelty Special to Our Species (Ecco | HarperCollins 2018), winner of the 2019 Devil’s Kitchen Reading Award, and finalist for the 2020 Kate Tufts Discovery Award. The book was released in Korean as 우리 종족의…
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Remember Us Too: An Interview with Shilpi Suneja
by Chandanie Somwaru I met with Shilpi Suneja on a sunny O’ahu day, where we shared in our love for food, the rhythms of Chutney music, and shared giggles over things our mothers do. Encountering Suneja’s poetic storytelling carried me into a world where it made me wonder about home, about the language we speak…
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How to Walk With Your Yokai: A Review of Jami Nakamura Lin’s The Night Parade
By Ryan Yamauchi The Hyakki Yagyō, Japan’s fabled march of one hundred demons, has long been a subject of interest to scholars and everyday people alike. The march is a special moment in which those mystic beings that exist along the boundaries of human understanding are free to roam the earth. In The Night Parade:…
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Lighting a Candle: A Review of Rajiv Mohabir’s Whale Aria
Book Review by Alia Jeraj In 1970 biologist Robert Payne released an album, “Songs of the Humpback Whale,” recorded underwater. The album, featuring vocalizations of humpback whales, quickly went platinum as the sounds, perceived as songs, captured people’s hearts and imaginations around the world, kickstarting a global movement to “Save the Whales. Rajiv Mohabir takes…
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