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Vassar Scholarship, the institutional repository formerly known as Digital Window, reflects the research and scholarly output of the Vassar College community.  It provides access to a variety of collections, including senior theses and projects across a wide range of disciplines.

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Constructing Nature and the "Savage": Japanese Governance of Indigenous People and their Territory in Colonial Taiwan, 1895-1945

Publication Date
2024-May-06
Authors
Back, Seowon
Department or Program
Earth Science and Geography Department
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Access Level
Vassar Only
Abstract

This thesis expands our discussion on the construction of indigeneity through the idea of “savagery” in Taiwan during Japanese colonial rule. Researchers who examine Japanese governance of Taiwan as an example of colonization outside of Europe and the United States...

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Food Security and Choice: Poughkeepsie Plenty Community Food Assessment

Publication Date
2013-January-01
Document Type
report
Authors
Nevarez, Leonard
Document Type
Report
Abstract

The final report of the Poughkeepsie Plenty Community Food Assessment, published in January 2013. This report presents original survey data, focus group interviews, and additional research to document the extent of food insecurity and the nature of the food system...

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