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Author Archives: AJ Duldulao

Week 10 Notes

6/5/2019   Pacific Islands  Guam    Fiji   Palau  Hawaii   Papua New Guinea   French Polynesia   Samoa   Tonga   Marshall Islands  Tahiti     Kiribati   Okinawa  Nauru     New Zealand   American Samoa  Solomon Islands    Vanuatu    No written history, mainly oral tradition  Early 1900’s Western Influence, American territories  Division of Pacific Islands to different countries  Pacific Theater  December 7, 1941: Bombing of … Continue reading »

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Talking Points: House of Skin

House of Skin   “We Hawaiians,” she reminded me, “are all descendants of sharks.”  Sharks feature prominently on weapons in Hawaiian culture. Often shark teeth are tied to clubs as a sort of blade.  “My father was a Caucasian, a haole, as Hawaiians say…”  Haole is Hawaiian for foreigner actually. In most contexts however, haole often refers to a Caucasian. It is … Continue reading »

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Monster Hunter: Transition to the West

Monster Hunter is a video game series produced by Capcom where the aim of the game is pretty self-explanatory. You go out and hunt monsters. The basic gameplay loop has your character (a hunter) prepare materials (such as armor and weapons), select a mission, find the monster, hunt it down (through killing or capturing), be … Continue reading »

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Week 9 Notes

5/28/2019   Unaccustomed Earth  Dense  Traditional  Affluence  Degrees/Advanced Degrees  Literary fiction vs popular/genre  Classic, serious    Plot vs character development  Forces a depth of understanding, deep relationships being explored  Bollywood – Portmanteau of Bombay + Hollywood    My Name is Khan  Main Character has Asperger’s, form of autism  San Francisco, November 2007  At airport, Khan mutters in Muslim, agent … Continue reading »

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Disorientation and Reorientation: The transcontinental Railway

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/14/us/golden-spike-utah-railroad-150th-anniversary.html?rref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FAsian-Americans&action=click&contentCollection=timestopics&region=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=5&pgtype=collection  This article talks about the history of the Transcontinental Railway, a massive country-wide series of railroads constructed by a diverse workforce. The article talks about acknowledging the Chinese immigrants who endured terrible working conditions, low pay, and racism as they constructed this massive project. Chinese workers were then vilified and nearly wiped out of … Continue reading »

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Talking Points: Unaccustomed Earth

Unaccustomed Earth   “The cards were addressed to Ruma; her father never included Adam’s name, or mentioned Akash.” (Page 4)  It seems that Ruma’s father disapproves of her choice of partner. There is a sense of estrangement between Ruma and her father who seems to be in a state of wanderlust. The mother does not write … Continue reading »

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Monster Hunter: Transition to the West Draft 2.0

Monster Hunter is a video game series produced by Capcom where the aim of the game is pretty self-explanatory. You go out and hunt monsters. The basic gameplay loop has your character (a hunter) prepare materials (such as armor and weapons), select a mission, find the monster, hunt it down (through killing or capturing), be … Continue reading »

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Week 8 Notes

5/21/2019   The Beautiful Land  People on a ship, in line for food, gets rejected  Ling tells Tam that America is nice, clean, they pay for cleaners  Man in purple shirt says no pay me = no food for them  Captain of ship tells Binh he will always be out of place  Offers Binh a job, Ling wants to be a singer  Binh catches a fish, … Continue reading »

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Disorientation and Reorientation: Magic the Gathering

https://kotaku.com/final-fantasy-artist-yoshitaka-amano-has-designed-a-mag-1834254944  Magic the Gathering is what many consider to be the most popular trading card game in the world. Owned by Wizards of the Coast, an American game publisher, it has international tournaments which shows how widespread the game is. This article in particular highlights something interesting in that Japanese card boosters will feature alternate … Continue reading »

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Talking Points: We Should Never Meet

Miss Lien “…Lien remembered the night her mother announced her most recent pregnancy. The adult’s reaction had been different from previous ones. There were no smiles or shouts of good fortune.” (Page 6) Usually, large families are a necessity for a future pair of hands to help in the fields. Perhaps the family has become … Continue reading »

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