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
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
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
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
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®ion=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
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
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
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
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
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