Stephanie Han
Producer, The ConversationStephanie Han PhD, authored the prize-winning fiction collection Swimming in Hong Kong and has written across the genres for news, academic, and literary platforms in the US and overseas. A prep and university literature instructor, she investigates the connection between women and narrative, leads online writingworkshops and is committed to amplifying stories that explore new perspectives. She was a producer for The Conversation from 2022 to 2023.
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University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa ethnic studies professor Ibrahim Aoude recently gave the keynote address at the 8th International Middle East Symposium at Gelisim University in Istanbul. He talked with The Conversation from Turkey to give historical context to the current Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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Government contracting forum for local businesses; Audubon Society keeps its name and holds conference; Daughters of Hawaiʻi online auction; Hawaiʻi Book and Music Festival fundraiser with pianist Alpin Hong
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The Hawaiʻi Book and Music Festival kicks off this weekend with a mix of live and online events featuring author awards, panels, and a writing workshop. To help fundraise for an in-person festival next year, a benefit concert will feature pianist Alpin Hong.
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South Korea’s beauty industry is booming, but at what cost? It's a question posed by journalist Elise Hu, who gives us a glimpse of the ugliness behind the beauty world. In a new book, she takes a closer look at attitudes about how technology, skin care, plastic surgery, and more shape how women think of themselves.
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Family of NGO volunteer trapped in Gaza seeks help for safe exit; a Big Island mom's story after son's deployment is recorded by StoryCorps; a new book connects Native Hawaiian practices with health and social justice; and South Korea's K-beauty industry prompts author to pen a new book
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We discuss an investigation into the health impacts on disaster recovery workers; HFD shares tips on how to safeguard your home and kitchen from fire; the author of Willow Weep for Me talks about the 25th anniversary of her book; and we share a local story recorded by the StoryCorps Military Voices Initiative
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The United Nations has declared Oct. 10 Mental Health Awareness Day, so we’re giving a nod to Nana-Ama Danquah. She is the author of "Willow Weep for Me: A Black Woman’s Journey Through Depression." First published in 1998, the book was hailed as groundbreaking work.
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Among the comedies, documentaries, dramas and even zombie flicks screening at the 43rd Hawaiʻi International Film Festival this month, one feature gaining critical buzz is "A Great Divide" by filmmaker Jean Shim.
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Small Business Administration recovery centers on Maui; Filmmaker Jean Shim's feature debut plays at the 43rd Hawaiʻi International Film Festival; Sudden Rush Hawaiʻi's pioneering rap group reflects on the art form
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We hana hou recent interviews with local authors and writers with Hawaiʻi ties who have made it on our fall reading list: environmental lawyer Julian Aguon's No Country for 8 Spot Butterflies; Hawaiʻi state poet laureate Brandy Nālani McDougall's ʻĀina Hānau, Birth Land; Big Island native Jasmin Iolani Hakes' Hula; and keiki author Kaylin George's Aloha Everything