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lilo and moana: brown girls on screen
as a kid, i only saw myself reflected in media a few times, and that was through dora the explorer, pocahontas, aladdin and lilo and stitch. there are some serious problems with at least two of these movies and my family associating baby me … Continue reading
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Tagged animated, asian american, cartoons, diaspora, family, films, home, movies, nostalgia, personal, poetry, pop culture, racial identity, week 7
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on language and code switching
this week’s reading of wild meat and the bully burgers made me think a lot about how we use our words, especially in college settings. i’m thankful for the lack of restrictions in our blog posts, because in this space that is … Continue reading
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Tagged asian american, education, personal, racial identity, readings, week 7, writing
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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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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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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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on art, representation and personal growth
wouldn’t you want to see yourself reflected in the things you love? i’ve been interested in the arts, especially visual arts (drawing/painting/illustration) for as long as i can remember. i fell in love with drawing back in middle school, and … Continue reading
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Tagged art, asian american, home, nostalgia, personal, pop culture, racial identity, week 3
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“field trip” to tacoma: on visiting home
this tuesday, our program visited tacoma’s downtown to go check out the exhibits that were up in the washington state history museum, the tacoma art museum (TAM) and visit the chinese reconciliation park that sits along the waterfront in between downtown … Continue reading
personal: thinking about “home”
a thought i scribbled in my notebook this week: “i’ve always lived in homes that never quite feel like ‘home” we’ve mentioned home a lot this week with the project proposal date approaching us and it’s been making me think … Continue reading
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Tagged asian american, mental health, multiracial, personal, week 1
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