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seminar notes on Paper Bullets
coming of age identity and growth the title “paper bullets” + fictional autobiography -> bullets intend to hurt/feel/overpower -> origami + paper bullets -> is this fiction? is it real? does it even matter?? dedication: “for the way she makes … Continue reading
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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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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
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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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
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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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