As we all know this week we had peer reviews for our final papers. So far my friends have been positive with the direction I’m heading. I think I still have some listening to do in terms of having examples of Asian American Jazz, but I feel confident about a lot of the information I have in the essay. It seems like much of what I have left to do is to find a way to make my thoughts and opinions flow more smoothly among the facts.

My biggest concern right now is a paragraph I have about the history of jazz. My initial plan was to add in a brief history to give context to jazz before I approach it from the Asian American perspective. During conferences I was advised to remove it. However, during peer reviews I was told it was helpful, because my other group members weren’t as familiar with jazz music and its history outside of a rudimentary understanding. If anyone out there is reading this, I’d love some more thoughts and opinions on the matter.