Today we will be talking to Paul Garnier about how and when he first became interested in collecting Japanese military relics. More specifically we will ask about his interest in Good Luck and related Japanese flags of the World War Two period. I have known Paul since at least 2006, where we met on one … Read more
Battle Carried examines the history and meaning of tiger imagery of good luck flags in Japanese culture. Why was this an important book for you to write? Battle Carried was important for me to write because it took into consideration two primary subjects that I had been passionate about since childhood: Japanese good luck flags and the … Read more
“I imagine good teaching as a circle of earnest people sitting down to ask each other meaningful questions. I don’t see it as the handing down of answers. So much of what passes for teaching is merely a pointing out of what items to want.” Alice Walker “The strongest human instinct is to impart information, … Read more