Alex's A-Pop Blog

On Tuesday we watched a video called “Banana Split” to tie into our book of the week because it was by the same author Kip Fulbeck. Banana Split followed some of the same ideas about growing up Chinese American with… Continue Reading →

On Tuesday of week 8 we watched a film called Kumu Hina. It’s a documentary film about a transgender woman who teaches hula. She lives in Hawaii, and much of the film discusses gender issues, as well as the way… Continue Reading →

On Tuesday morning we watched a movie called “Mississippi Masala.” This movie surrounds a girl named Mina and her family as they’re forced from their home in Uganda because they’re Indian. When Mina grows a bit older she ends up… Continue Reading →

This week was a little bit different in terms of schedule. On Tuesday (Halloween, yay!) we allotted the morning session to conferences. This was helpful to me because I feel like after having a conversation about my essay it finally… Continue Reading →

On Tuesday of week five we started off the day with a lesson about Asian Americans in music, featuring the likes of The Black Eyed Peas and Blue Scholars. The Blue Scholars track we analyzed was called “Morning in America,”… Continue Reading →

Tuesday morning was spent watching the documentary Twinsters. The film followed a young woman who was adopted from Korea named Sam. She was an actress living in Hollywood, and one day she received a message on Facebook notifying her that… Continue Reading →

Tuesday morning was spent learning about Evergreen’s library resources. Although I have seen presentations from Stokley before, I feel that I retain more information on how to find reliable sources each time. After that we spent a bit of time… Continue Reading →

This week we dove head first into Asian American Pop Culture with a class viewing of Ghost in the Shell. While there were some visually stunning elements within the film, there wasn’t much else there. Between flat overall performances and… Continue Reading →