By Christen T. Sasaki, author of Pacific Confluence: Fighting over the Nation in Nineteenth-Century Hawai‘iTypically, the history of U.S. empire is told as a story of inevitable expansion. Within this narrative, the U.S. occupation of Hawaiʻi and the militarized nature of everyday life in the is
By Yu Tokunaga, author of Transborder Los Angeles: An Unknown Transpacific History of Japanese-Mexican Relations“Lo voy a comprar 👏 Felicidades!!!” I recently received this comment from my Costa Rican friend after posting on Facebook about my new book, Transborder Los Angeles: An Unknown Transpa
Among the things the past year has cast in relief is the fact that breathing is not something that simply happens — it is a skillful practice, not to say a political one. Denying a community the right to breathe is a tactic of oppression, as is dismissing its way of breathing as maladaptive. In Tasm
By Jan Bardsley, author of Maiko Masquerade: Crafting Geisha Girlhood in JapanThis guest post is part of our #AAS2021 conference series. Visit our virtual exhibit to learn more.“What kinds of geisha stories exist these days in Japan?”“Are Japanese people reading novels and seeing mov
We are delighted to welcome Current History to UC Press's portfolio of journals. Current History's September 2020 issue—the first issue to be published by UC Press—has just released, and, in celebration, we are making this issue freely available to read online for a limited time.Current History
