I’m very grateful for the opportunity to present my research at the Yanai Initiative. It was an excellent experience, and I especially appreciated the Q&A session, which offered valuable to rethink several aspects. Thank you so much for the pictures and for being there. @paularcurtis.bsky.social

wish I had read this excellent article on Du Bois, pan-Asianism, and the "paradox of racial liberation" a long time ago. Had no idea about his affinities for imperial Japan, or even that he visited Manchukuo in 1936. One quote that jumped out: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Japanese Paper Films at the San Francisco Silent Film Festival May 8 at 5pm! We are delighted to play at the amazing @castrotheatre.bsky.social with live music by Duo Yumeno #anime #japan #koto #film