Pineapple cultivation in Hawaii confirms global movement of plants and people. Then next time you pick up a can of Hawaiian pineapple, consider the global movement of plants — and the histories of the people that contributed to it.

In the early 1920s, Tsuneji "Thomas" Sato (1882-1969) found himself in the middle of a Michigan lumber camp on the opposite side of the world from his birthplace in Japan.

Revolutionary political philosopher, writer and activist, Grace Lee Boggs (1915-2015) dedicated her life to creating social change, often in collaboration with her husband James Boggs.

Explore the 19th-century fascination of Western Europe and its former colonies in the Americas with East Asian decorative arts, including the decline of the China trade, the opening of Japan to the West, Western eclecticism in the decorative arts, etc.