Brett J Esaki
Biographic Data
| ID | 1637649 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Brett J Esaki |
| GIVEN NAMES | Brett J |
| FAMILY NAME | Esaki |
| SIGNATURE | ESAKI B J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, Santa Barbara |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Spiritual Moderns
Ted Chiang's Asian American Amusement at Alien Arrival
In the 2016 movie Arrival, aliens with advanced technology appear on Earth in spaceships reminiscent of the black obelisk in 2001: A Space Odyssey. The film presents this arrival as a serious problem to be solved, with the future of human life and interplanetary relationships in the balance. The short story, "Story of Your Life" by Ted Chiang, on which the film was based, takes a different, amusing route that essentially depicts an ideal vision o…
Redefining Religious Nones
This analysis of Chinese and Japanese American young adults, based on the Pew Research Center 2012 Asian American Survey, examines the religious nones of these ethnic groups. Rather than focusing on their beliefs and belonging to religious denominations, it highlights their spiritual practices and ethical relations using an Asian-centric liyi (ritual and righteousness) discourse. Despite being religious nones, these groups have high rates of ance…
Multidimensional Silence, Spirituality, and the Japanese American Art of Gardening
Multidimensional Silence, Spirituality, and the Japanese American Art of Gardening Brett Esaki (bio) Japanese American Artworks, such as origami, sculpture, painting, poetry, and music, are riddled with complex silences. Many Japanese American artists create silences to express experiences of being silenced by various forms of marginalization. In order to exercise agency within contexts of racism, some immerse themselves in an internal silence th…
Embodied Performance of Folklore in Japanese American Origami
Brett Esaki pens the first extensive academic consideration of Japanese American origami practices, providing both an overview of contemporary origami cultures and an in-depth discussion of the work of origami designer Linda Mihari. In the essay, Esaki explores how origami is a living, organic folk form, which connects the artist to the community, forcing us to rethink how origami might be thought of as a traditional Japanese artistic practice. I…
American Inquisition
Journal Article American Inquisition: The Hunt for Japanese American Disloyalty in World War II Get access American Inquisition: The Hunt for Japanese American Disloyalty in World War II. By Muller Eric L.. (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2007. 197 pp. Illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. $27.50.) Brett Esaki Brett Esaki University of California at Santa Barbara Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Goo…
Redefining Religious Nones
This analysis of Chinese and Japanese American young adults, based on the Pew Research Center 2012 Asian American Survey, examines the religious nones of these ethnic groups. Rather than focusing on their beliefs and belonging to religious denominations, it highlights their spiritual practices and ethical relations using an Asian-centric liyi (ritual and righteousness) discourse. Despite being religious nones, these groups have high rates of ance…
Multidimensional Silence, Spirituality, and the Japanese American Art of Gardening
Multidimensional Silence, Spirituality, and the Japanese American Art of Gardening Brett Esaki (bio) Japanese American Artworks, such as origami, sculpture, painting, poetry, and music, are riddled with complex silences. Many Japanese American artists create silences to express experiences of being silenced by various forms of marginalization. In order to exercise agency within contexts of racism, some immerse themselves in an internal silence th…
American Inquisition
Journal Article American Inquisition: The Hunt for Japanese American Disloyalty in World War II Get access American Inquisition: The Hunt for Japanese American Disloyalty in World War II. By Muller Eric L.. (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2007. 197 pp. Illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. $27.50.) Brett Esaki Brett Esaki University of California at Santa Barbara Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Goo…
Multidimensional Silence, Spirituality, and the Japanese American Art of Gardening
Multidimensional Silence, Spirituality, and the Japanese American Art of Gardening Brett Esaki (bio) Japanese American Artworks, such as origami, sculpture, painting, poetry, and music, are riddled with complex silences. Many Japanese American artists create silences to express experiences of being silenced by various forms of marginalization. In order to exercise agency within contexts of racism, some immerse themselves in an internal silence th…
Embodied Performance of Folklore in Japanese American Origami
Brett Esaki pens the first extensive academic consideration of Japanese American origami practices, providing both an overview of contemporary origami cultures and an in-depth discussion of the work of origami designer Linda Mihari. In the essay, Esaki explores how origami is a living, organic folk form, which connects the artist to the community, forcing us to rethink how origami might be thought of as a traditional Japanese artistic practice. I…
Redefining Religious Nones
This analysis of Chinese and Japanese American young adults, based on the Pew Research Center 2012 Asian American Survey, examines the religious nones of these ethnic groups. Rather than focusing on their beliefs and belonging to religious denominations, it highlights their spiritual practices and ethical relations using an Asian-centric liyi (ritual and righteousness) discourse. Despite being religious nones, these groups have high rates of ance…
Ted Chiang's Asian American Amusement at Alien Arrival
In the 2016 movie Arrival, aliens with advanced technology appear on Earth in spaceships reminiscent of the black obelisk in 2001: A Space Odyssey. The film presents this arrival as a serious problem to be solved, with the future of human life and interplanetary relationships in the balance. The short story, "Story of Your Life" by Ted Chiang, on which the film was based, takes a different, amusing route that essentially depicts an ideal vision o…
Spiritual Moderns
Sociology (5 works) · Art (4 works) · Aesthetics (3 works) · Asian American and Pacific Histories (3 works) · History (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Anthropology (2 works) · Art history (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Law (2 works)