Violence underlies the whimsical colonizing of an island in “Animal Crossing.” But perhaps it holds promise for political repair, too.

Erica Kanesaka
Erica Kanesaka is a postdoctoral fellow at the Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women at Brown University. She works at the intersection of Asian American studies and childhood studies, with a focus on gender and sexuality. Her research can be found in Journal of Asian American Studies, positions: asia critique, and other journals.