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Bridget
so up until recently i didn’t realize that there was a word to describe an asian or asian american person as “asian on the outside and white on the inside” like banana that’s so fucked up, why do people feel… Continue Reading →
a strong and very prominent message and theme throughout the various studio ghibli films is a sense of strong young females who do not require the help of a man; instead these females may need support at times (like chihiro… Continue Reading →
So I ended up sticking with my original title and I’m not a huge fan of it but it serves the purpose of introducing my potential readers to what my paper is going to be about so that’s all that… Continue Reading →
While I know that its not necessarily academic to talk about if you liked or disliked a book but I was not the biggest fan of this novel and I think its mostly because the writing style was hard for… Continue Reading →
I haven’t made a whole lot of progress on my paper this week since it was a little busy what with my job and other outside obligations but I plan on utilizing my time off for Thanksgiving break to continue… Continue Reading →
yeah definitely just booked my trip to visit japan for 2 weeks as my own graduation gift… so that’s pretty cool
Why are Asian characters in movies always foreign? Is it so hard to believe that someone can be cast in an Asian American role and not have a “foreign” accent? There are so few movies that have Asian American actors… Continue Reading →
While the acting in Mississippi Masala was not the best, even with Denzel Washington, the movie itself had some nice messages about interracial relationships and the feelings of displacement of being forced from your home. The female protagonist, Mina, is… Continue Reading →
While nothing new or major happened with my research this week, I feel pretty good about the progress I’ve made with my paper. I expanded it to 7 pages, with roughly 2200 words after I went through the revisions and… Continue Reading →
I had an interesting talk with one of my seminar classmates about watching Americanized anime growing up like Dragonball Z, Pokémon, Sailor Moon, etc, on networks like Toonami. I’ve noticed for many American children, this is pretty normal and that… Continue Reading →