Open Books Open Minds

Original composition based on a passage from the novel Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki. This composition was a 2025 Open Books - Open Minds conference winner for t[...]

This paper takes an idea from Tommy Orange's "There There" and brings it into the real world. The idea talked about is the connection between graffiti and gentrification,[...]

The characters in Tommy Orange’s There There represent a collective “Urban Indian” experience that is made up of both hardship and perseverance. While some characters fa[...]

Tommy Orange's There There shows the impact that American governmental policies have had on Native American people living today. Through analyzing several of Orange's cha[...]

By writing this paper I was able to further analyze Tony Loneman's character and role in the novel There There. His character acts as a symbol of resisting violence that [...]

This writing piece describes the relationship and association between the characters of Edwin and Blue. This submission speaks to the similarities of their family dynamic[...]

The characters Opal Viola Victoria Bear Shield and Jacquie Red Feather were taken to live on Alcatraz Island by their mother in "There There." This part of the plot led m[...]

"Perpetual Weapons" is a research paper that explores gun violence in the context of Tommy Orange's /There, There/ and connects it to the ever-growing relevance of gun-re[...]