Posts by JenT
Four Decades of Anti-nuclear Activism
Part 2 of an Extended version of our Interview with Kyoto Activist Aileen Mioko Smith published in KJ 99, Dec. 2020.
Read MoreDocumenting Minamata with W. Eugene Smith
AN INTERVIEW WITH KYOTO ACTIVIST AILEEN MIOKO SMITH
Read MoreWhere Ainu food, culture, and community meet: Interview with Teruryo Us
“Ainu food is more based on the natural flavors of ingredients, rather unlike Hokkaido foods, which rely on strong flavors. We just use salt for seasoning; no additives. Nowadays more and more people, kids and adults alike, have allergies… Kids with wheat or butter allergies can eat our dumplings or rataskep here safely.”
Read MoreChristmas in Tohoku with OGA for AID
What one child called a “dark wall” rising from the sea crashed down on Minami-Sanriku, destroying the city hall, and washing away everyone and everything in its path. People’s lives were turned upside down. Relatives and friends died. Houses were torn apart. Businesses and employment floated out to sea. Following the destruction of the 3.11…
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