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May 17th Class Notes

• May 17, 2019

Ode to my Father Hyphen or not? Implies half of one identity or one identity more or less than


May 15th Class Notes

• May 17, 2019

“Teenage brain” “impulsivity” Multiple identities Fluidity


Gook Movie Notes

• May 17, 2019

Eli gets beat up by Spanish thugs Kamila steals money from her sister Kamila goes to Eli’s and Daniel’s store to work Kamila gets caught stealing a Twinkie from Mr. Kim Eli’s car get tagged Daniel gives $200 worth of shoes away Eli reminds Daniel that they would lose their home Eli explains to Kamila […]


Talking Points: Drifting House

• May 14, 2019

A Temporary Marriage P. 1 But now that she had arrived, she saw that the…and the living room, Mr. Rhee’s bedroom. Always make sure you see before you buy or rent. It’s too late once you’re already there. P. 2 Even after the shame of her husband’s departure…had not allowed herself public displays of grief. […]


The Debut Notes

• May 10, 2019

Ben sells his collection of comics to get money for college Shelton’s party is being held on the same night at Rose’s party Ben’s father believes that Ben is too spoiled Ben tells Rose that he paid for his first year of tuition at CalArts Ben’s grandfather learns that he doesn’t understand Tagalog or Filipino […]


May 10th Class Notes

• May 10, 2019

I enjoyed learning in the presentation about Filipino comedians and artists. So many presentations that I’ve seen focus on very serious topics and I found it refreshing to learn about the positives of Filipino people and how far they have gone in American media thus far.


May 8th Class Notes

• May 10, 2019

Lecture requests Alternative to Talking Points Turn in annotated books Answer discussion questions Ethnic Studies 50th anniversary of ethnic studies Not looking good at Evergreen


May 7th Class Notes

• May 10, 2019

No Bruce Lee tour for week 10 Other suggestions besides Basil Leaf Kizuki Great Indian Cusine Curry Corner


Talking Points: Dark Blue Suit

• May 6, 2019

Dark Blue Suit P. 3 As young men-little more than boys, really…and the promise of a new start. Similar to what happened with my father. P. 4 From places as different as San…to go north and make Union scale. When my family found out that I wanted to go to Evergreen, they dropped everything and moved […]


May 3rd Class Notes

• May 3, 2019

Chinese Americans: What I learned The majority of kung fu is movies are inspired or directly from the Shaolin monks There a limited number of Asian-Americans on the Walk of Fame