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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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seminar notes on Donald Duk
romanization + different ethnicities (donald’s state of mind as a factor) -> Kwan Kung/Guan Yu “i’m not like them” -> donald’s anti-Chinese/anti-Blackness generational difference + language (or lack thereof) coming of age (determined by culture) -> self-hatred + desire to fit … Continue reading
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Better Luck Tomorrow (2002) film notes
the neighborhood in the beginning of the movie looks a lot like the Salishan neighborhood in tacoma (predominantly asian immigrant + low income neighborhood) suburban feeling – there’s nothing to do so thrill seeking begins virgil saying the n word -asian folks’ … Continue reading
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brainstorming for final project
what is popular culture? cultures as multiraciality but not a melting pot -> deliberate mixing of cultures to create what we know today as asian american culture influence and power is key media standing in an (unspoken) hierarchy choosing final … Continue reading
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notes on History and Memory (for Akiko and Takashige) (1991)
cw: mentions of drug use, abuse, trauma + domestic violence narrator contemplates her sister’s photos and memorabilia of white people bombing of pearl harbor -> film recreations of historical events; rewriting narratives “she bought the house in my name” is … Continue reading
seminar notes on “Asian American History: A Very Short Introduction”
competitions/economics mistreating asian immigrants mirrors immigrant issues today -> latinx and middle eastern (mainly muslim) immigration ->xenophobia + the dangers of profiling scapegoating of vulnerable marginalized groups what is an asian-american? (hard to draw a clear line bc of how many asian ethnic … Continue reading
week 1–notes on Ghost in the Shell (2017) viewing
notes to self: hanka industry? being mostly white wise old asian guy trope demonization of asian people/culture (+other POC) -> asian guys in the bar harrassing mira ->geisha robot why is mira’s mom asian but she’s white? mira’s not mixed ->explained later w/ appearance … Continue reading
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Includes: class notes as well as observations on program readings and a synthesis of ideas across program texts
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