Category Archives: Talk Story

Dark Blue Suit “When they got here, they called themselves Pinoys.” (Page 3) What is a Pinoy? “For more than twenty years, The Union had faced down racism and the hostility of the canning industry and survived its own destructive … Continue reading →

Railroad Standard Time “The big railroad watch, Elgin.” (Page 1) What is a railroad watch? “Rows and rows of Chinamans learning English in a hurry from Daffy Duck.” (Page 4) I did not know Warner Brothers produced media to teach … Continue reading →

There is an explosion in the movie theater. Hiroshi is in debt. Jack and Lilly are the love interests in this movie. Jack and Lilly have a daughter. The whole movie is a flashback to prior events told from the … Continue reading →

Before and after the internment camp point of view for the Japanese seem like before and after 9/11 for Americans. The media can make any situation appear to be positive, like with the propaganda video about the internment camps. America … Continue reading →

Ben seems to be taking on too many activities in order to have the best application for college. Ben is labeled as the token Asian on the basketball team. It seems in this movie everyone is doing a lot to … Continue reading →

The High-Heeled Shoes, A Memoir Who is Tony? Pansies are nice flowers Men wearing high-heeled shoes is an odd sight Was Tony the man in the high-heeled shoes? Seventeen Syllables It is very difficult to learn another language. It sounds … Continue reading →

I think it is cool that there is Chinatowns in various different places of the United States with traditional Asian culture. It is nice that Asian people can have a town to give them traditional culture that they had back … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

“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 →