The Polyphony
This student magazine is not just a place to publish writings, but also place for unbinding creativity, personal journeys, vulnerability, identity, and more things connected with our world. In this piece, author and co-editors try to catch this freely roaming “living-entity” by their words, and introduce its messinesses and uniqueness it to readers.
As a symbol of culture, the food we consume every day has long been shaping our identity and ethnic imagination. Through the interview with Tiffany Yuka, a Japanese raised in America, her story goes beyond the traditional culinary practices as she navigated through an intersection between her mixed-culture cuisine background and her heritage.
By Nguyen Manh Quoc Trung In my family, not only am I the first person to study in the Global Discovery Program, but I also am the first person to study abroad. And that is special, as it influenced both me and my family in ways we could never have imagined. Although my parents are […]
Osaka is the second largest metropolitan area in Japan after Tokyo and is also one of the most visited cities not only in Japan, but also worldwide. However, it is possible to experience all the best Osaka has to offer in just one day. Let’s find out!
What could diving deep into ethnographic fieldwork, a key tool of social science research, look like? What to do with the academic pressure of “objectivity”, the baggage of bias and emotions, and the responsibilities social science researchers carry in today’s world? Mattie Balagat, a clueless GDP student interested in pursuing anthropological research, seeks answers to such questions [which may or may not be answered] through conversations with Professor Haruna Miyagawa.
What could diving deep into ethnographic fieldwork, a key tool of social science research, look like? What to do with the academic pressure of “objectivity”, the baggage of bias and emotions, and the responsibilities social science researchers carry in today’s world? Mattie Balagat, a clueless GDP student interested in pursuing anthropological research, seeks answers to such questions [which may or may not be answered] through conversations with Professor Haruna Miyagawa.
The Polyphony