Bitter Over Sweet storytelling every day is a day

every day is a day to ROCK YOUR MOCS

but unreflective celebrations of the Columbus Quincentennial brought about portrayals of a more complicated legacy of Columbus's arrival in the Americas--especially by Indigenous artists

In this illuminating collection of essays and poems

In this moving true story

trespassing

Bitter Over Sweet storytelling every day is a dayHawaiian native Tita works to escape a vicious cycle of poverty and abuse, only to realize along the way that life can not only be better, it can be whatever she wants it to be Take a deep dive into the lives of real Hawaiians as we follow Tita and other native women living and struggling against abuse and despair in a world controlled by tourism's long tail. These stories of resilience offer readers a glimpse behind the bird of paradise curtains and