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- Grace Lee Boggs' Lifelong Call for Change - Revolutionary political philosopher, writer and activist, Grace Lee Boggs (1915-2015) dedicated her life to creating social change, often in collaboration with her husband James Boggs.
- May 08, 2025
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Grace Lee Boggs' Lifelong Call for Change
Revolutionary political philosopher, writer and activist, Grace Lee Boggs (1915-2015) dedicated her life to creating social change, often in collaboration with her husband James Boggs.
- Agriculture in Hawaii: Pineapple - Pineapple cultivation in Hawaii confirms global movement of plants and people. Then next time you pick up a can of Hawaiian pineapple, consider the global movement of plants — and the histories of the people that contributed to it.
- May 20, 2025
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Agriculture in Hawaii: Pineapple
Pineapple cultivation in Hawaii confirms global movement of plants and people. Then next time you pick up a can of Hawaiian pineapple, consider the global movement of plants — and the histories of the people that contributed to it.
- Japanese American Designers: Isamu Noguchi, Ray Komai and Tomoko Miho - Japanese design was a major influence in the development of American modernism, often referenced as inspiration for architects like Frank Lloyd Wright, Walter Gropius and other early modernists. But it wasn’t just Japanese motifs that were influentia
- May 16, 2024
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Japanese American Designers: Isamu Noguchi, Ray Komai and Tomoko Miho
Japanese design was a major influence in the development of American modernism, often referenced as inspiration for architects like Frank Lloyd Wright, Walter Gropius and other early modernists. But it wasn’t just Japanese motifs that were influentia
- The China Trade in the 17th and 18th Centuries - When Europeans were first exposed to Chinese porcelain in the 14th and 15th centuries, it was seen as wondrous and innovative, and traders from across Europe competed to secure these goods for their markets.
- June 20, 2022
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The China Trade in the 17th and 18th Centuries
When Europeans were first exposed to Chinese porcelain in the 14th and 15th centuries, it was seen as wondrous and innovative, and traders from across Europe competed to secure these goods for their markets.
- Western Interactions with East Asia in the Decorative Arts: The 19th Century - Explore the 19th-century fascination of Western Europe and its former colonies in the Americas with East Asian decorative arts, including the decline of the China trade, the opening of Japan to the West, Western eclecticism in the decorative arts, etc.
- November 11, 2022
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Western Interactions with East Asia in the Decorative Arts: The 19th Century
Explore the 19th-century fascination of Western Europe and its former colonies in the Americas with East Asian decorative arts, including the decline of the China trade, the opening of Japan to the West, Western eclecticism in the decorative arts, etc.
- An Industrial Design Classic: Isamu Noguchi and the Radio Nurse - In 1938, Zenith Radio Corporation introduced a remarkable product, designed by artist Isamu Noguchi, to allow parents to monitor their children after bedtime.
- September 30, 2021
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An Industrial Design Classic: Isamu Noguchi and the Radio Nurse
In 1938, Zenith Radio Corporation introduced a remarkable product, designed by artist Isamu Noguchi, to allow parents to monitor their children after bedtime.
- Prosperity Found: A Glimpse into the Life of Thomas Sato - In the early 1920s, Tsuneji "Thomas" Sato (1882-1969) found himself in the middle of a Michigan lumber camp on the opposite side of the world from his birthplace in Japan.
- June 01, 2023
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Prosperity Found: A Glimpse into the Life of Thomas Sato
In the early 1920s, Tsuneji "Thomas" Sato (1882-1969) found himself in the middle of a Michigan lumber camp on the opposite side of the world from his birthplace in Japan.