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Tuesday Class Notes

ABC = American Born Chinese FOB = Fresh Off The Boat UBC = University of A Billion Chinese UCLA = University of Caucasians Living Among Asians Types of Creative Non Fiction Fiction Poetry Drama Pedagogy is the theory philosophy and … Continue reading

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Final Project Updates – Week 2

Ichiro Suzuki I am thinking about doing my paper on Ichiro Suzuki because he is one of the greatest baseball players of all time. He also recently retired so I feel like it would be appropriate now to go over … Continue reading

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Talking Points: Asian Americans in the 21st Century

Dale Minami “Any Asian in this country with the intent to live here permanently is an Asian American” (Page 11). I really like this quote because I feel like it encapsulates what it means to be an Asian American. If … Continue reading

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Paramore Stuck On You: Song Analysis

Stuck On You is a cover done by Paramore of the original song done by Failure. It was released on an album called The Summer Tic and also on their b sides album, which is a reference to a lyric … Continue reading

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American Idiot: Album Cover Analysis

American Idiot is the seventh album of the band Green Day. It was released on September 20th, 2004. The cover is a hand holding a grenade in the shape of a heart that is bleeding out on a black background. … Continue reading

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Why I write

I write to express that which I cannot say.

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Talking Points: Alien Encounters

“The Goonies is populated by recognizable types:  the sometimes-cowardly fat kid (wearing both plaid pants and a Ha-waiian shirt), the wise-cracker (appropriately nicknamed ‘‘Mouth’’), the rich and arrogant jock (with the equally rich and arrogant father), the ditzy cheer-leader and … Continue reading

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