May 24
#project hail mary- #the amazing digital circus
- #the vampire lestat
#interview with the vampire#iwtv#amc tvl#sam reid#jacob anderson
#pride month- #wlw
#lana del rey
#photography
#interview with the vampire#iwtv#amc tvl#sam reid#jacob anderson
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Nanea says Mele Kalikimaka to all and to all a goode night.
pretty miss Nanea with a home-grown plumeria for her curls ❀
American Girl Armageddon: Historial Music Sets (Round 3)
Which set is the best?
Nanea's Hula Implements
Josefina's Sqaure Piano
Nanea Mitchell is a half Scottish-American, half Native Hawaiian girl living in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1941 during the attack on Pearl Harbor. Her release was met with a lot of surprise. Going back to WW2, it seemed like AG was running out of history. But Nanea is pretty different than Molly. She covers the beginning of the war and the Pacific theater while Molly covers the end of the war and the European theater.
More than anything else, Nanea represents Native Hawaiians in the historical line. Being post BeForever, she only received two books. The two book format might seem to fit covering one event like Pearl Harbor better, but honestly, with Hawaiian history and culture and the beginning of WW2, there is SO MUCH to cover. I think the traditional six books for Nanea would be fantastic.
To start with, I’d like to see some before and after. Appropriating Pacific Islander culture was a major trend in the 1930s, and the Hawaiian tourism industry really took of. It would be interesting to see Nanea’s reaction to White actresses wearing sarongs and leis and poorly dancing the hula on the silver screen, or seeing sacred tikis reduced to cheap bar kitsch.
You can listen to or read the episode of the food history podcast Gastropod about tiki bars.
As far as the Pearl Harbor attack goes, one of the enduring and most fascinating parts of history is the normalcy that exists during crisis. My middle school orchestra performed at Disney World two weeks after 9/11 when people were still terrified of going into major tourist places for fear of attack. We visited Disney World in September every year and had the date scheduled in advance, we weren’t gonna let some fucking terrorists stop us. I’d love to see Nanea just being a kid in the middle of chaos.
And then there’s just the island’s history! There’s so many stories you could work out with Nanea just learning Hawaiian history!
Nanea’s style of blouse is called a tea-timer. It became popular in the mid-20th century after being appropriated from the Chinese cheongsam.
(SneakyTiki)
Her shorts are a sailor-inspired design called moku shorts, but I can’t find any information about their history.
(Ritual Vintage, credit @in-pleasant-company)
Her little necklace is made out of (imitation) celluloid and seashells.
(Garden Party Collection Vintage Jewelry)
Here’s a pretty great article about Native Hawaiian reaction to Nenea’s release.
Hi everybody today is Nanea‘s birthday. Happy birthday Nanea! I took this photo of Nanea to celebrate it. What do you think is inside of the gift box? I hope that you like my photo. Image Description: a photo of American Girl doll dressed in a sailor outfit , holding a multicoloured gift box with a yellow bow on top.
in the kitchen, many sweet treats are being made!
jess is showing nanea how to decorate the cupcakes they made earlier, and nanea, used to rationing sugar, can’t get over just how sweet they are!
nicki is showing sam and willa how to make the cookies she usually bakes with her family for christmas each year (though one of her students may be a bit distracted).
Y’all… I’m OBSESSED with these girls! They are so beautiful and I just can’t even!