Black Face: Why I Surround Myself with Images of African-American/Black Beauty in Fashion
When I was a little girl fashion was one of many escapes from my reality. Catalogs and magazines were the fodder on which my dreams were...
Is Cultural Appropriation in Fashion Appropriate? 文化挪用適用時尚嗎？
To take for oneself. To take without permission or consent. The dictionary defines appropriation as an act of taking. A forceful use of...
We Are Strong -Japanese Version
This Article is Japanese version of We Are Strong, written by Megumi Hiramoto on 1 November. 多くの国で人種に関するトピックが飛び交う中、アメリカでの生活を始めるまで正直あまり馴染み...
We Are Strong
Even though racial topics are ubiquitous in many countries today, I have not been familiar with it until I actually stated to live in the...
Making My Blackness a “Normality”
Until I reached middle school, growing up, an Oreo was simply a delicious chocolate cookie with white cream in the center. I didn’t know...
Two Years Too Late: Mental Health and the Conversation the Needs to Be Had
At 19 years old, his build was stocky and solid, with not much height to work with, and hands that were larger than expected. He walked...
Is Your Culture Open Enough to Talk About Sex?
“How do people in different countries talk about sex?” This question came up when I was reading an article in Cosmopolitan Japan (cosmopolit
