Clothing can be transformative. This exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum transports visitors to the historical moment when nearly an entire continent shed its colonialist attire and stepped onto the world stage.
Tag: Colonization
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A Rodeo Festival in the Philippines Celebrates Cowboy Culture
In the Philippines, men and women compete in an annual rodeo that celebrates a thriving cowboy culture with roots in the Spanish and American colonial eras.
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Hawaii’s ‘Local Food,’ a Rich Mix That Isn’t Strictly Hawaiian
A blend of influences and ingredients from the many groups who have settled there, this cooking tradition is still sparking creativity, and some complications.
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Australia Reckons With Stan Grant’s Exit from ABC Over Racist Abuse
Stan Grant, an Indigenous journalist, was attacked on social media after talking during coronation coverage about the brutality of colonialism.
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As Japan’s Leader Goes to Seoul, South Koreans Are All Ears
What the prime minister says about the fraught history between the two nations could continue a nascent thaw that is underway, or bring it to a halt.