Author Archives: Cassie
cosplay and colorism: on cosplaying while poc
i’ve been cosplaying for a while now. i think i started getting into the art form (yes, i call it an art form. it takes a lot more work than you would think!) around middle school. i had a friend … Continue reading
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Tagged animated, anime, art, beauty standards, cartoons, cosplay, eurocentrism, fandoms, films, home, pop culture, racial identity, tv, week 6
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criminal activity, military service, boxing: on survival tactics in the US
content warning (CW): abandonment, drug mention, descriptions of abuse, death, police, war these books really get me thinking about everything i’ve gone through in my life thus far, and it doesn’t feel like it sometimes, but 20 years is a … Continue reading
on filipino/pilipino diaspora: my experience
content warning (cw): descriptions of diaspora, racial identity, multiracial experiences, abandonment/loneliness, mention of abuse, body horror mention as a multracial student of color, i’m very confused a lot of the time, and it’s hard to feel like i fit in, especially … Continue reading
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Tagged asian american, diaspora, home, multiracial, personal, poetry, racial identity, trauma, week 5
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asian/americans, hip hop, and the complexity of black/brown relations
content warning(s) (CW): discussions of antiblackness, cultural exhange between asian folks/black folks, music, car culture, cursing/swearing i live in tacoma when i’m not stuck in the overwhelming space that is olympia. i’ve lived there for a while now, and my … Continue reading
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Tagged antiblackness, asian american, cultural exchange, films, hip hop, history, intersectionality, movies, music, pop culture, racial identity, readings, tacoma, week 5
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seminar notes on Dark Blue Suit
buddy’s maturity at such a young age borders + boundaries -> adults vs children -> racial boundaries -> gender boundaries directly talks about race more than the other books dads taking up so much space/moms as background characters (weird to … Continue reading
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Tagged asian american, family, history, home, multiracial, politics, pop culture, racial identity, readings, week 5
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The Debut (2000) film notes
Dante Basco -> filipino actor + voice actor (VA) -> zuko (avatar: the last airbender), jake long (american dragon: jake long), Rufio in that one peter pan movie fight with his dad about his college/career choices -> “you’re ungrateful!” “your … Continue reading
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Tagged asian american, comedy, family, films, movies, pop culture, racial identity, week 5
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the (dysfunctional) family: thoughts on Twinsters (2015) and Forgotten Country
content warning(s) (CW): abuse, trauma, drug abuse mention, abandonment, diasporic language, death, loss this week’s reading of Catherine Chung’s Forgotten Country and the screening of the film Twinsters brought up a lot of my feelings about home and family. my family’s always been a … Continue reading
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Tagged asian american, family, home, mental health, multiracial, personal, racial identity, trauma, week 4
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seminar notes on Forgotten Country
sorry if these notes are a little less organized than usual, i was sick during seminar so it was hard to pay attention + i was a little delirious from my oncoming fever expectations -> jeehyun’s responsibility over haejin -> parent’s scolding … Continue reading
essay drafting: guided autobiography exercise
when i was 4… (or at least in elementary school) i loved pokemon. in san diego, the kids who lived in my trailer park needed constant entertainment—we were those kids who loved making mud pies, running around the park and … Continue reading
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Tagged animated, anime, asian american, brainstorming, nostalgia, personal, pop culture, tv, week 4
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notes on Margaret Cho and Fresh off the Boat screenings
Margaret Cho All American Girl (1994-1995) all american/korean family (margaret = only korean actress) margaret’s character considering herself American + dating a white boy, mom + grandma criticizing her clothes parents = immigrants, children = “american” unrealistic portrayal of a family (especially … Continue reading
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