Hanako Teranishi

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Jan 31, 2024 | themanitoban.com | Hanako Teranishi |Dallin Chicoine

All throughout middle school and high school, my friends and I would reconnect with each other after school online. We would log into Skype, join a group call and play video games well through the night and into the morning. Perhaps it might seem strange that we would rarely meet in person outside of school and that all of our communications with each other were facilitated through online platforms such as Skype and Discord. But it worked for us.
Resisting exploitative labour in academia

Jan 23, 2024 | themanitoban.com | Hanako Teranishi |Teegan Gillich

Early last week, an email was sent out from the office of the vice-president (research and international) announcing the application period for the Undergraduate Research Award (URA) to students. The URA provides a great opportunity for students to get involved with and pursue their own research interests, but can become exploitative very quickly. This summer, I had the honour of being one of the recipients of the award.
Spending the Japanese New Year with community

Jan 17, 2024 | themanitoban.com | Hanako Teranishi

After a prolonged break due to COVID-19, the Japanese Cultural Association of Manitoba (JCAM) hosted the Japanese New Year celebration, Oshogatsu, at the Manitoba Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre on Jan. 7. I attended the celebration this past weekend, and while I have always celebrated the new year with my family in our own way, this was my first time celebrating the traditional holiday with my community. Upon entering the centre, I watched volunteers greeting and welcoming guests.
The need for community and care

Jan 16, 2024 | themanitoban.com | Hanako Teranishi |Teegan Gillich

Growing up in Manitoba as a queer mixed Japanese Canadian, I cannot overstress the importance of maintaining safe and inclusive communities. After emerging from COVID-19 isolation and Zoom schools I had a burning desire to rediscover community and rebuild my roots. However, I did not know where to go. Manitoba does not have a large Japanese population. I would occasionally see faces that found me familiar because of my last name when I worked at a Japanese restaurant, but I did not know them.
A race-conscious critique of The Lord of the Rings films

Jan 9, 2024 | themanitoban.com | Hanako Teranishi |Dallin Chicoine

Over the break I had a movie marathon of Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings films. I ended up watching the franchise four times within a week, and through every viewing I was gobsmacked by the blatant racism that undergirds Middle Earth. If it was not apparent from my four consecutive viewings, I am a fan of The Lord of the Rings franchise.
Make time for community and culture over the holidays

Dec 5, 2023 | themanitoban.com | Hanako Teranishi |Bahareh Rashidi

My favourite part of the holiday season as a student is the break we are finally rewarded with after the fall semester’s constant bombardment of work. During the break, there are always many fun festivities. But what I value most is the time I am allowed to nurture the connections I share with my family and friends. Nurturing can vary from sharing food, to meeting for drinks without having to worry about an assignment being due next Friday to reading in silence with one another.
The harms of the University of Manitoba’s land acknowledgement

Nov 7, 2023 | themanitoban.com | Hanako Teranishi |Teegan Gillich

The University of Manitoba’s land acknowledgement appears more akin to settler faux-innocence than reconciliation. I want to emphasize the critical importance of land acknowledgements. They are necessary statements to show respect, acknowledge that the lands we reside on do not belong to a settler nation, express gratitude to the original occupants of the land and demonstrate a commitment to taking actionable steps toward reconciliation.
Presentist paralysis and the desire for a more loving future

Oct 24, 2023 | themanitoban.com | Hanako Teranishi |Teegan Gillich

Halloween is quickly creeping upon us, and I wish the scariest thing terrorizing my dreams were goblins, ghouls and the other creatures that stalk the night. Ultimately, my heart is haunted by an ever-growing impending sense of a doomed future. I have found myself brushing my teeth, writing, sitting in classes, even being amongst friends and having cold dreadful questions penetrate my heart, mind and soul: “what am I doing here?
The issues with grades and grading curves

Oct 17, 2023 | themanitoban.com | Dallin Chicoine |Hanako Teranishi

With the chilly October breeze finding home in our bones, of course the time has come when our first grades are coming back. In many cases, these grades are not the cozy blankets that keep us warm. They are the cold, unrelenting force that keeps us up at night. All fall, students have been working in hopes of receiving a big shiny “A” that fills us with the academic validation we all crave.