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April 16th Class Notes

• April 16, 2019

41 Interviews 28 (?) Interviewers Japanese American ——–PI (Hawaiian) Chinese Vietnamese Hmong Korean South Asian Filipino/a   Age/ Generation                Interviewing Geography                       (What’s missing?) Occupation Gender Sexual Orientation Oral history/Asian and U.S. history Bildungsroman = Coming of age story […]


Class Notes: Better Luck Tomorrow Notes

• April 16, 2019

The film starts out in a suburban neighborhood Two boys find a dead body in their backyard Ben is obsessed with keeping a high GPA and adding extra credential classes to his college application Stephanie destroys the completed worksheet, rather than accepting it without her input Stephanie’s boyfriend doesn’t care to hold the “boyfriend,” act Ben […]


My America Movie Notes

• April 12, 2019

A need to blend in Activist family Filipinos considered themselves to be white Renee comes from a family that was in camps Interracial marriage is forbidden Pacific Northwest Asians were much more calmer Many Asian American experienced a form of racism Events that would exclude Asian Americans would be recreated for them Some Asian Americans […]


April 12th Class Notes

• April 12, 2019

American Studies “What is American?” “What is an American?” What is the American dream?   442nd Regimental Combat Team Most medals


April 10th Class Notes

• April 12, 2019

10% of American soldiers were African American that married Japanese women. 10,000 hafu children Padagogy 9etymology) ; Paidagogos ; seminarium (“seed plot”) Possible formal research paper idea instead.


April 9th Afternoon Class Notes

• April 10, 2019

Eye and I Seeking a balance between yourself and the outside world. Ben Yagoda The Sound on the Page Sight – Visual Smell – Olfactory Sound – Aural Taste – Gustatory Touch – Tactile


April 9th Morning Class Notes

• April 10, 2019

ABC American Born Chinese FOB Fresh Off the Bus UBC University of Billions of Chinese UCLA University of Caucasians Living among Asians   Fiction    – Is a lie Novels Poetry Haiku Drama Plays Art is a lie that leads to the truth. -Pablo Picasso