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Continuing Research-Coming Together

I took some time to use all of the seminar books and the films and compare the similarities that are of help with my second draft. If I had to categorize the films and books into just words what would… Continue Reading →

Mid-Way Evaluation

This week I spent a great deal of time pondering what I have learned in this class. Not only have I learned many new writing techniques I have started learning to trust my first instincts. More often than not, I… Continue Reading →

A Few Tidbits From Other Perspectives

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2017/05/23/this-is-what-asian-americans-really-think-about-undocumented-immigration/?utm_term=.8f4eed15f8ad http://www.npr.org/2017/09/16/551544757/daca-a-students-story-they-are-the-types-of-immigrants-you-want-in-your-country https://www.mybelonging.com/stylestories/my-immigrant-story-jarritos   These articles were of particular interest due to the perspectives presented. Reading the personal stories of immigrants helps me to get a more complete feeling of just what they endured. For me, it is important to… Continue Reading →

The Ever Evolving Research Project

This week had some major ups and downs in regards to my project. I knew what I wanted my topic to be, but how would I put it into just one word? All I could thing of was how my… Continue Reading →

First Draft Anxiety-Peer Review

Week five proved to be very informative and enlightening through class discussions and our Wednesday workshop. I can honestly say that the peer review portion, prior to class, was weighing heavily upon me. No one likes to be critiqued, especially… Continue Reading →

Research Leads to Many Interesting Individuals

This week I found so many interesting stories of individuals that endured many struggles on their adventure to immigrate to the United States. Many of them have had to lie about their relationship status to make it through the the… Continue Reading →

Guided Meditation and Free Writing

This week was one filled with sickness and stress. It was nice to experience a guided meditation exercise before we did our free writing exercise. I am a big fan of meditation to calm and quiet the mind, I just… Continue Reading →

The Research Ensues

This week has been filled with sickness and research……rinse and repeat. Creating a research paper sounds simple enough, however sometimes it is a very daunting task. Locating the specific information for my Annotated Bibliography proved to be a challenging process… Continue Reading →

Project Prompts More Attention to Asian Actors

Some of the best movies have Asian/American actors. This class has made me even more aware and appreciative of Asian/American actors. Honestly I have always appreciated them, I just did not realize how hard it may have been for many… Continue Reading →

Good Luck Tomorrow

Good Luck Tomorrow, was a very intense movie that cast Asian American individuals in a coming of age movie that gives us a glimpse into their life of privilege and the downward spiral that ensues. This film has stuck with… Continue Reading →

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