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Perspectives
Our exhibition traced the history of the theater from its earliest days of itinerant players (“Purimspielers”) to theater as a way for established immigrants to teach “greenhorns” the ways of the New World.
From a folkloristic perspective, QAnon may not be based in fact but is not necessarily baseless.
Alen Margaryan was one of TUMO’s best film students, and he dreamed of becoming a film director.
The purpose of sharing our story here is to use the experience of the DOTC as an example of tribal government pandemic planning.
When Asian Americans adopt a new nation, how might voting serve as a means for expressing our varied senses of identity and community?
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