Orientalism: Music, Edward Said, Hello Kitty, US CIA in Japan, 1 Year of the Israel-Gaza War

(Before digging into this, I’m not going to pretend I’m not an ignorant Orientalist. I have been for most of my life, and I’m listening and reading to overcome this racism. Just because I’m “an Oriental” doesn’t mean I am not Orientalist. -jk)

One year of Israel’s war on Gaza: Key moments since October 7 – Al Jazeera

This is a wild set of related articles on Vice. I found it while looking at the article about how alt-right men date or marry Asian women: