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Item The Enunciations of Silence(University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2024) Kawabata-Bonin, Brendon; Fujikane, Candace; EnglishItem “In Standing Water Between Boy and Man”: Gender Fluidity and The Early Modern Stage(University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2023) Cartee, Sarah; Higginbotham, Derrick; EnglishItem Medea, Uninterrupted(University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2024) Kalabukhova, Anna; Howes, Craig; EnglishItem Sick Building(University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2022) Davis, Aramis; Howes, Craig; EnglishItem Starting A Conversation About Social and Climate Issues through Children's Literature(University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2022) McCarthy, Makenzie; Sammons, Todd; EnglishItem Scum: An Auto-Theoretical and Phenomenological Exploration into Feminist Rage(University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2022) Brandenburg, Azlynn; Manshel, Hannah; EnglishItem 911 and Other States of Emergency: A Short Story Cycle(University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2020) Murashige, Kelly; Franklin, Cynthia; EnglishAs reported by the National Institute of Mental Health, about one in seventeen adults in America has a diagnosable mental disorder. Mental illness is neither a death sentence nor a fun fact for a tumblr bio, and it cannot be defined as one single thing. A person with a myriad of diagnoses may deal with mental illness in a healthier way than someone who refuses to let go of a traumatic past, or vice versa. Even within a group of people with the same diagnosis, the manifestations and the ways in which people deal with illness can vary wildly from person to person. Regardless, these conditions can severely impact people’s lives but are often hidden away or worn like a pretty badge of honor. There is no single correct way to deal with mental illness, but finding a strong support system and maintaining honest communication can alleviate symptoms and stress. Though psychological distress and maladaptive coping strategies are difficult topics to write about and to discuss, I have chosen to explore mental illness in my short story collection. “911 and Other States of Emergency” is a cycle of five female-led stories, an experiment in form, narrative voice, and gender politics revolving around mental illness and (mis)communication.Item Returning to Mauliola & Mo‘olelo: Overcoming Traumas of Sand Island with Narratives from the Past(University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2020) Watabu, Kayla; Fujikane, Candace; EnglishWith the continually expanding settler colonial presence and a growing capitalist- centric economy in Hawai‘i, relationships between Kānaka ‘Ōiwi (Native Hawaiians) and ‘āina (anyone who feeds emotionally, spiritually, or physically) are becoming increasingly threatened, regardless of whether they are conscious of the fact or not. This paper analyzes the modes through which this settler colonial system has dirtied or traumatized the abundant waters of Hawai‘i by examining the mo‘olelo (story, history) of Mauliola or Sand Island, wading through a history of disease, war, and contamination. To resist these themes centered on isolation, this project also explores methods of healing that aim to restore not only our relationship with ‘āina but also ‘āina’s ea—their breath, life, and sovereignty.Item Allyship: Reckoning with Learned Histories(University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2021) Talabong, Alessandra; Allen, Sarah; EnglishItem Belonging The Literature of Fighting to Find One’s Place(University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2020) Bailey, Lauryn; Hsu, Ruth; EnglishTwo novels that have shaped my experience at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa are Maxine Hong Kingston’s The Woman Warrior and Gene Luen Yang’s American Born Chinese. These novels contain many elements of internalized racism, as well as exterior racism, which had not before been described in such ways. The authors each draw on their personal experiences as well as Chinese culture in order to portray life as an Asian American living in America. Through their respective novels, the authors create vivid tales of personal identity struggles and learning how to come into one’s own individuality in a society that often shames such behaviors.