Hakalau Japanese Language School circa 1918.

Why Hawaii Put Japanese into Public Schools

Political and religious leaders battled for influence through the education of Japanese immigrant children.
The Phantom of the Opera

The Culture Wars of The Phantom of the Opera

The hit musical became a battleground for competing ideas about capitalism, artistic value, and commercial theater.
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Neurodiversity in the Clinic

Autism researcher Patrick Dwyer examines how the neurodiversity movement is influencing autism research and clinical decision-making.
Sculptors in Ancient Rome by Lawrence Alma-Tadema

Ancient Rome: A City of Immigrants

A neighborhood beyond the Tiber became home to generations of Jewish and Syrian migrants who reshaped the imperial capital.
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How to Search JSTOR with Keywords

Turn a research question into an effective search strategy that delivers more useful scholarly results.

Dear Reader: 10 Epistolary Poems by Contemporary Writers

Letters to lovers, siblings, artists, gods, and enemies by Diane Wakoski, Yusef Komunyakaa, Kazim Ali, June Jordan, and more.
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How America Reinvented Yogurt

The journey from immigrant staple to diet snack reveals how yogurt took on a distinctly American identity.
Illustration from a WWII anti-rumor poster. The text below this illustration reads "Keep mum, she's not so dumb! Careless talk costs lives."

The Long History of Sexpionage

How honey traps evolved from human seduction to digital deception in the changing world of espionage.
Dancers perform Kuda kepang, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Where Dance Meets the Spirit World

The history of kuda kepang, the Javanese horse dance whose trance rituals continue to spark religious debate.

The Many Lives of Libraries

These stories span centuries and continents, revealing how libraries have shaped culture, politics, and public life.