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This event is in the past.It took place on February 15, 2026 at Shapiro Library.

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Bananas Above the Clouds: How the Japanese Taste for Sweetness Transformed the Philippine Highlands 1
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Bananas Above the Clouds: How the Japanese Taste for Sweetness Transformed the Philippine Highlands

At Shapiro Library

Burns Park

Sweet tooths shape history. Professor Alyssa Paredes unpacks how Japanese banana preferences sparked an agricultural revolution in the Philippine highlands, turning altitude into a luxury commodity marker.

Food anthropology
Academic lecture
Cultural history
Free event

Tips

🍌learn why your banana sticker matters
đŸȘ‘arrive early for best seats
☕Bert's Cafe latte nearby

Shapiro Library

919 S University Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA

+1 734-764-7058

aadl.org

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