On the Banks is an anthology crafted by Michigan State University students by means of oral history interviews with people who are a part of the Asian Pacific Islander Desi American and Asian (APIDA/A) community. Together, our essays form a narrative with underlying currents of familiar connections, youth identity, and students engagement. We…[Read more]

One important but under-considered aspect of the connection between television’s rise and the Cold War is the anxiety that the rapid growth in the cultural influence of television produced in its wake, most notably a concern about the older, traditional American culture ostensibly being left behind. Included within this “traditional” culture was…[Read more]