Tag Archives: week 1
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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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
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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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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