The Mikan Editor


  • Post-JET Diaries- Part Four

    By Jennifer Cerna November My first day of work as a server was on November first. I trained for the first two weeks, learning the ins and outs of my […]

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  • Post-JET Diaries- Part Three

    By Jennifer Cerna October “Failing is just as sweet as success. I’ve tried them both and have no preference. So open your eyes and scan the horizon. Pick a direction […]

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  • Post JET Diaries- Part Two

    By Jennifer Cerna September “People tell me slow my roll, I’m screamin’ out ‘Fuck that!’ Imma do just what I want, lookin’ ahead, no turnin’ back.” – Kid Cudi I […]

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  • Asian Horror: The Women-Centric Cinema We’ve All Been Waiting For

    By Kaleigh Fleming There is often a push for more women-centric films on social media platforms these days. Films that pass the Bechdel test, films where women are the central […]

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  • Post-JET Diaries- Part One

    By Jennifer Cerna August This is the first installation in a series intended to chronicle my first six months as a JET alum. My goal is to present a condensed, […]

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  • Hyphenated-American

    By Michael Nguyen I am Vietnamese-American. I’m not Vietnamese. I wasn’t born in Vietnam. I speak the language, but only just. I’ve never been in the country of my ancestors […]

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  • Urban Flora

    By Michael Haverty As someone who has come from a very rural part of the US where plant-life can be found no matter how deep into a city one goes, […]

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  • Power Stones and Seishin Sekai

    By Michael Haverty If you spend enough time in Japan, you will surely begin to notice the stone bead bracelets that many people seem to own or that are sold […]

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  • Iyo Kasuri – The Calming Dark Blue of Ehime

    By Michael Haverty 立秋の紺落ち付くや伊予絣 Risshuu no kon ochitsuku ya Iyo kasuri At the start of fall, dark blue puts my mind at ease –Iyo kasuri – Natsume Soseki 夏目礎石 The […]

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