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“THAT’S RACIST!” Well…no not Really.
Nine times out of ten the conversation about race starts after a controversial event has occured. In 2012 we’ve all sat down had many discussions from Billy Crystals’ blackface at the Oscars to the...
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Japanese People: Racist? Racially Condescending? Racially Insensitive?
I’d say Japan has a history of being racially insensitive but is drastically improving. Since the Meiji Restoration, Japan has been completely obsessed with adapting western cultures from changing...
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Social Media Put to Work
So… I was reading this story on Jezebel on how Downtown Sports Bar located in Raleigh creates ways to deny minorities in its institution. Then I digitally rubbernecked my way to their Yelp page and...
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Wait? My Bill is HOW MUCH?!
I’ve been meaning to write about this one since late May but here it goes! I finally made the leap many foriegners fear when it comes to serious medical attention in a different country. Mine was...
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ひさしぶり！”Hisashiburi!” Long Time no See!
My goodness look at the time. It’s been too long since I’ve been on misoPOW! misoP’s seems awake atm, so it’s high time to post some highlights of this past summer *flex fingers* YOSHI!! In the...
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Not in America? Love Halloween? No problem.
As a UNC Chapel Hill student, Halloween meant going to a street called Franklin street pre-gamed and dressed in a costume. What’s awesome is that the whole purpose is to just look at other people’s...
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Today’s the Big Election Day
Even my students are in on all the excitement and anticipation of tonight’s US Presidential election results. Many Japanese citizens who I’ve talked to despised their former Prime Minister Noda who...
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Is There a Reason Why Caucasian Foreigners in Japan Flaunt Brutally Cold...
Now that’s a pretty loaded question but it’s one worth asking since I’ve been here almost two years utilizing my southern hospitality on passersby. In compliance with a pretty happy face, the Southern...
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To You People Who Did/Are Doing Summer Weddings
This has to be one of the major downfalls of being in Japan (Aside from not getting my phone records viewed by the NSA). A missed wedding -assuming if I was even considered an invitation in the first...
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So…Katakana and The Black Eyed Peas were at a Karaoke Bar…
…and mocked all Japanese students trying to learn English. A while back I used to teach a 2nd year junior high student. She was vivacious and confident as well as outspoken – that’s super rare for...
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Japanese Companies Promote Globalization While Quietly Kicking it in the Face
Disclaimer: I promise this post is not going to be a ‘my point is better than your point’ rebuttal blogs from HuffPo. See the yuppie and young marriage stone throwing battles here and here then here...
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Talking about Ferguson to Japanese 4th graders
**Disclaimer: I did not start this discussion! Believe me, I tried and failed to stop these children. **Disclaimer 2: Most of the questions and statements are translated sentences from myself and the...
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