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The novel for this week, We Should Never Meet by Aimee Phan, was a tough one to read. The eight stories, all told through varying timelines of the Vietnam War, linked together to show the heartbreaking results of battle torn… Continue Reading →
don’t really have much to say, I never know what to post in here because all my other stuff is in paper and rock…
That’s just a working title for my paper, I figure it may work since it combines two of the big settings in the films I am focusing on but it sounds a little cheesy and weird so maybe I’ll change… Continue Reading →
For me, this book probably hit the closest to home because of my connections to Filipino-American families, being my boyfriend’s family. He is part Filipino and part white, his father being a white man from the south while his mother… Continue Reading →
While none of the novels or films we’ve watched for class have resonated with me in terms of my metaphorical home, I do feel like I have made progress this week with my creative essay. On Wednesday’s workshop, we were… Continue Reading →
This week’s novel was Forgotten Country by Catherine Chung, centering around a Korean-American family in the midst of a familial crisis: the youngest daughter, Haejin (Hannah) has disappeared without a trace, and it is up to Jeehyun (Janie) to find… Continue Reading →
On Tuesday, we watched the documentary about a young Korean-American woman, Sam, who was adopted from South Korea as a baby by a white American family. Sam was raised in an all white household with two older brothers that were… Continue Reading →
This song always brings me peace and brings me a strong feeling of nostalgia and security. I love these synthesia covers of piano songs because they give me a visual representation of what the music looks like since I don’t… Continue Reading →
This probably isn’t something I’ll explore too deeply in my paper but there is a lot of Japanese influence on animated films like in Big Hero 6 — but for American viewing, things like this are toned down from how… Continue Reading →
After reading Donald Duk this week, I don’t think much has changed for my idea of home but I think I am starting to get a clearer idea of how my idea of home can relate to Asian Americans. I… Continue Reading →