Unseen Japan on Nostr: In his mimeograph zine Kotan, poet, researcher, and activist Iboshi Hokuto lamented ...

In his mimeograph zine Kotan, poet, researcher, and activist Iboshi Hokuto lamented in length about the Ainu who chose to keep their identity a secret and fully assimilate. “Our ideal is a self-aware assimilation, not imitation,” he wrote.

https://unseen-japan.com/iboshi-hokuto-ainu-poet-activist/

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