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Week 6 Notes

Posted by on May 10, 2019

5/7/2019  

Peter Bacho (Tacoma branch of Evergreen) 

Themes of Dark Blue Suit 

Closure                             Hope vs Reality                 Trauma 

Family                               Community                        Portrayal of women 

Fighting (boxing)            Privilege                              Generations 

Role models                     Code Switching                  Father/Son Relationships 

Money/poverty               Masculinity                         America 

Pride                                  Death/Mourning 

Carlos Bulosan: America Is in the Heart 

Elaine Castillo: America Is Not the Heart 

Colorism: Intraethnic conflict 

The Debut(ante) 

Comic books store, Ruben selling collection ($6k check) 

Sheldon’s party tomorrow, also Ben’s sister’s birthday as well 

Friends look around house, Ruben embarrassed by the smell, big spoon and fork 

Dance rehearsal 

Dad mad at Ruben for not helping with food 

Ruben uses $6,000 check to pay for one year tuition at CalArts 

Ruben screws up the blessing (shaking instead of hand to forehead) 

Dad trying to push Ruben into being doctor 

Ruben sees Augusto cornering a girl, confronts him 

Girl is Annabelle (sister’s friend) 

Ruben confronts his father over being doctor 

Sister mad at Ruben for leaving to another party 

Dad is trying to provide for the kids, Rose says it’s enough 

Friends arrive, check out the dance 

Bamboo dance, friends are enjoying it, mother tells friends to eat (so skinny…) 

Friend likes chocolate meat  

Barkada – People you hang out with 

Ruben talks with Annabelle, Augusto notices 

Augusto bullies Ruben on basketball court, Ben loses to Augusto 

CAR CONSPIRACY 

Sister sees Ruben leave 

Drinking game, turns racist (eating dogs, cats, chink comment) 

Ruben exits party, sits outside, friend consoles him 

Back to Rose’s party, Rose’s father (Roland) performs, Ruben and friends return 

Ruben trying to look nonchalant 

Dad gave up band for Ben and bringing over family 

Ruben apologizes to Rose, dance-off 

Augusto fights Ruben, calls him a coconut, Roland breaks up fight, Auntie denies gun belonging to Augusto 

Grandpa calls Roland a disappointment for being a mailman, never being anything, inviting hooligans 

Ruben kisses Annabelle, paints/sketches parts of the dance 

Ben talks with his dad, compliments singing, Ben tells his dad truth about the CalArts tuition 

5/8/2019  

Ethnic studies 

Circuit courts of appeal – court that is in the middle of hierarchy of the Federal courts 

Ethnic studies – Exploration of races and ethnicities, a gateway to deeply involve oneself in the groups and cultures, not just observe, IMMERSE 

Ethnic studies foster a community in which minorities can be a majority to talk out issues 

5/10/2019  

Intellectual disabilities – Forced sterilization of women 

Pop Culture – “Culture which originates from the people”, “culture rooted in exchange and negotiation between [dominant and subordinate] groups” 

Salt of the earth – common folk 

Ang buhay ko – My life 

Bebot – Young woman/chick 

Bayani – Heroes of the people 

1898 – Americans introduce boxing to the Philippines 

Kali Escrima fighting style 

Pancho Villa – 1923 champion, died of infected wisdom tooth 

Boxing brings together different Filipinos (Visayan, Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilocano) 

Filipinx – American final thoughts 

  • Boxing was a major part of obtaining recognition 
  • Filipinos established a Union that clashed with the government 
  • Lineage was murky due to prostitution 
  • Filipino laborers had to constantly leave to work in other parts of the country 
  • Pressure to succeed is generational 
  • Titas are a force of nature, don’t bother resisting 
  • Vicks Vapor Rub cures everything 

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