Ink and Internment: The Wartime Artistry of Japanese Americans and Spaniards During World War II

World War II displaced millions of people around the world. “Ink and Internment: The Wartime Artistry of Japanese Americans and Spaniards During World War II” evaluates the internment experiences of Japanese Americans and Spaniards through the lens of art with a special focus on two artists: Miné Okubo and Josep Bartolí. Okubo, a Japanese American artist born in 1927, experienced internment in the United States as a young adult. Her artwork reveals her personal experience as well as that of her fellow internees. Okubo created her art memoir, Citizen 13600, to share the internment experience of Japanese Americans with others. Josep Bartolí, a Spanish artist born in 1910, experienced internment in France as an adult. Bartolí’s artwork reveals his personal experience as well as the experience of other Spanish exiles interned in France. Bartolí’s art memoir, Campos de Concentración, shares his experience through his sketches. This thesis, “Ink and Internment: The Wartime Artistry of Japanese Americans and Spaniards During World War II,” provides an overview of the history of Japanese American internment and Spanish internment, a discussion of artworks produced in these camps, and an analysis of how internment art is currently being preserved. It also delves into the importance of preserving internment art

Acute strength training, not menstrual cycle phase, increases lipid oxidation rates following exercise in well-trained, eumenorrheic females.

Previous research supports the role of 17-β-estradiol (E2) and progesterone (P4) in altering lipid oxidation (LOx) rates during aerobic exercise, but it has yet to be determined if LOx is altered between menstrual cycle (MC) phases following strength training (STR). This study examined post-exercise LOx rates in eumenorrheic females, following a bout of STR during the early-follicular phase (EFP) and mid-luteal phase (MLP). Twenty-two (age: 25.1 ± 5.7, BMI: 24.5 ± 2.7) well-trained females completed a repetition maximum (RM) test for the back squat, bench press, and deadlift. Five sets of 3 repetitions at 80-85% 1RM of each exercise were performed during the first 5 days of the participants’ EFP and calculated MLP. Metabolic testing occurred at baseline (BL) and again immediately post, 30-, 60-, and 90-min post-exercise. Despite expected hormonal differences in E2 (EFP = 1.53 ± 0.58 pg/mL; MLP = 1.88 ± 0.48 pg/mL) and P4 (EFP = 230.51 ± 152.55 pg/mL; MLP = 545.22 ± 295.72 pg/mL), there were no differences in LOx at any timepoint between MC phase (p\u3e0.05). However, STR increased absolute LOx rates by ~49% compared to BL across the entire metabolic collection period (p \u3c 0.05), with the highest LOx rates recorded at 60-min post-exercise (0.077 ± 0.016 g·min⁻¹, p\u3c 0.001). These findings suggest that STR effectively enhances LOx rates in well-trained, eumenorrheic females post-exercise, regardless of MC phase. This highlights the potential of STR to enhance post-exercise LOx across the MC

Upper and lower body volume-equated resistance exercise increases post-exercise lipid oxidation in trained eumenorrheic females.

Exercise strategies targeted to increase lipid oxidation (LOx) in the resting state present an opportunity to optimize long-term metabolic health. However, research examining the effects of resistance training (RT) on LOx in females remains scarce, particularly with no studies yet examining whether differences exist in LOx between upper and lower body RT. This study examined LOx changes following volume-load equated upper and lower body RT in well-trained, eumenorrheic females. Twenty-two (age: 25.4 ± 5.6 years, BMI: 24.6 ± 2.7) females completed a 3-repetition-maximum (RM) and 1RM test for the barbell back squat (BS) and bench press (BP), respectively. From these assessments, an equated volume-load (sets × repetitions × load) was determined using 65% 1RM of subjects’ BS and BP. During the first 5 days from onset of the subjects’ follicular phase, metabolic testing was completed before either the BS or BP, then again immediately-post, and 30-, 60-, and 90-min post-RT. There were no significant differences between BS or BP for LOx rates (p \u3e 0.05). However, both exercises induced a significant elevation in LOx rates, post-RT (p \u3c 0.001). LOx rates relative to fat free mass (determined via DXA scan) increased (p \u3c 0.05) from baseline (1.11 ± 0.53 mg·kg-1FFM·min-1) immediately and through 90 min post-RT (mean range: LOx = 1.51 ± 0.52 – 1.72 ± 0.34 mg·kg-1FFM·min-1), with peak LOx rates occurring at 90 min (BS = 1.78 ± 0.37 mg·kg-1FFM·min-1; BP = 1.64 ± 0.31 mg·kg-1FFM·min-1). Our data demonstrate that RT increases post-exercise LOx rates in females upwards of 90-min, irrespective of muscular region. These findings suggest moderate-intensity RT of varying muscle mass size stimulates post-exercise LOx

More than what you say: Nonverbal communication in the 21st century

Nonverbal communication is a distinct form of communication, transcending the spoken word. It is communication through our gestures, eye behavior, vocalics, and body language. Nonverbal communication is often misinterpreted, though, because accurate interpretation depends on a variety of skills. This is not an easy or natural ability. However, with education, awareness, and training, errors can be minimized.https://roar.una.edu/textbooks/1000/thumbnail.jp

Remember the Ladies: A Consideration of the Subtle Contributions of Women to the Patriot Cause

Before the American Revolution, colonial women lived in a hierarchical society. When the fighting began, the constructs of that hierarchy were challenged and, in some cases, broken down, with only few remaining while the fight for freedom was in full effect. The battle for independence was not fought only on the battlefield. Women were left at home to survive in a harsh wartime world and desperately doing what they could to make sure there was a home to come back to. Even with such tremendous responsibility on their shoulders, and in addition to their struggles to secure the home front, many women heard the call of independence and aided the Patriots in other ways to bring that new nation into reality. Women participated in the American Revolution in ways often subtle and otherwise forgotten by history; returning their stories to our study of the American Revolution both restores them to their rightful place in our memory of the conflict and gives a fuller account of what needed to be sacrificed to win the war itself. It was a war for all involved, with women being the backbone to the projects of war, allowing men to go off and fight and tending the home front, and also through their immediate service to the Continental army. Additionally, they participated in such wartime activities as espionage and intelligence gathering

This Is Where the Fantasy Begins

Terry Horstman tips off This Is Where the Fantasy Begins with the whirr, click, and the faint swish of a dusty VHS copy of Zack Snyder’s Michael Jordan’s Playground. Full of tangential analysis of Michael Jordan’s mythology, the game of basketball itself, and the film that started it all for Horstman, This Is Where the Fantasy Begins is a blend of memoir and sports writing. Horstman takes readers through the rules of the game and the nostalgia of the Jordan era.https://roar.una.edu/textbooks/1002/thumbnail.jp