From Stephen Nguyen:
In 1942 what was the reason for the Japanese American Internment and how did it
work out?
From Manami Sugiyama:
How has learning about the Asian American history so far in this class shaped
the way you see yourself, as well as the Asian American community that surrounds
you?
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Yamashita Reading
From Shon Mordo: What would you do if you were in Gerald's position? Would you approach the head of the university? If so, how would you approach him, i.e. passionately and angrily like Gerald, or would you calmly debate him on the merits of your position?
From Aaren Alvaro: How would you interpret Yamashita's actual reading of I-Hotel and the one from the reader?
From Chris Kimma, on page 61 of the reader: "Nick paid our whole month's rent, which was ten dollars for the five of us in the small room. But one night Jose came to our room with a Mexican girl and asked for the rest of Nick's money. 'I would like to have twenty-five dollars.' Jose said to his brother, looking at the girl morosely. 'What for?' Nick asked. 'Lupe wants and abortion,' Jose said."
Twenty-five dollars was two and a half months rent, why would the rest of the
five staying in the room allow Jose to take the money and risk living out on the
streets? Was it Filipino culture to marry someone you got pregnant? They seemed
to be living a pretty rough life, why wouldn't they just leave the Mexican woman
on her own?
From Aaren Alvaro: How would you interpret Yamashita's actual reading of I-Hotel and the one from the reader?
From Chris Kimma, on page 61 of the reader: "Nick paid our whole month's rent, which was ten dollars for the five of us in the small room. But one night Jose came to our room with a Mexican girl and asked for the rest of Nick's money. 'I would like to have twenty-five dollars.' Jose said to his brother, looking at the girl morosely. 'What for?' Nick asked. 'Lupe wants and abortion,' Jose said."
Twenty-five dollars was two and a half months rent, why would the rest of the
five staying in the room allow Jose to take the money and risk living out on the
streets? Was it Filipino culture to marry someone you got pregnant? They seemed
to be living a pretty rough life, why wouldn't they just leave the Mexican woman
on her own?
Monday, November 1, 2010
November 1
From Jose Dilig: Page 59 of America Is In the Heart, did Luz find out what Jose did to his girl? Or did the girl tell Luz of what happened?
From RM: "It was cold at night and when morning came the fog was so thick it was tangible. But it was a safe place and it was far from the surveillance of vigilantes. Then from nearby El Centro, the center of Filipino population in the Imperial Valley, news came that a Filipino labor organizer had been found dead in a ditch." Who do you think killed the Filipino labor organizer?
From Tiana Steck: What was the Asiatic Barred Zone?
From Aileen Cabanban: "Living in Delano from the early 1940s on, I discovered that there were all sorts of rackets going on" (73). What are those rackets?
From Jeanlyn Artajos: What is the significance of the poem "Without Names"?
From Patrick Pham: How would modern YouTube videos help us learn about Asian American Culture?
From Kumi Kirihara: What happened in the event "Third World Student Strike"? What are the results of the "Third World Student Strike"?
From RM: "It was cold at night and when morning came the fog was so thick it was tangible. But it was a safe place and it was far from the surveillance of vigilantes. Then from nearby El Centro, the center of Filipino population in the Imperial Valley, news came that a Filipino labor organizer had been found dead in a ditch." Who do you think killed the Filipino labor organizer?
From Tiana Steck: What was the Asiatic Barred Zone?
From Aileen Cabanban: "Living in Delano from the early 1940s on, I discovered that there were all sorts of rackets going on" (73). What are those rackets?
From Jeanlyn Artajos: What is the significance of the poem "Without Names"?
From Patrick Pham: How would modern YouTube videos help us learn about Asian American Culture?
From Kumi Kirihara: What happened in the event "Third World Student Strike"? What are the results of the "Third World Student Strike"?
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Blog for 10/27
From Fang Chun: Do you think it is a good idea for the US government to compensate certain minority groups who were treated unequally in the past? Why or why not?
From Heesook Park: Why did Carlos decide to go to Imperial Valley?
From Brian Vo: Were the white men jealous of the Filipinos that married caucasian women?
From Danielle Wong: Have you ever been racially discriminated against?
Monday, October 25, 2010
Blog for 10/25, America is in the Heart
From Joseph Choe: Why did Alfred stop Allos (Reader 67)?
From Joshua Wang: What did you think of Olivia's presentation?
From Susan Nguyen: How would you feel if you had to go door to door to find a job?
From Sarah Wong: Why did they take Estevan in (Reader 61)?
From Brian Ly: "I will never let them touch me with their filthy hands! I will never let them make a domestic animal out of me" (Reader 63)! What does he mean by a domestic animal?
From Joshua Wang: What did you think of Olivia's presentation?
From Susan Nguyen: How would you feel if you had to go door to door to find a job?
From Sarah Wong: Why did they take Estevan in (Reader 61)?
From Brian Ly: "I will never let them touch me with their filthy hands! I will never let them make a domestic animal out of me" (Reader 63)! What does he mean by a domestic animal?
Thursday, October 14, 2010
October 13 - October 18
From Brian Truong: How do you feel about the quiz?
From James McDonald: How is Lynda Barry an Asian American author?
From Erick Tran: How does Li-Young Lee's approach in telling his poems affect your take on it?
From Patrick Pham: How would the new quiz experiment help us learn, or not learn?
From James McDonald: How is Lynda Barry an Asian American author?
From Erick Tran: How does Li-Young Lee's approach in telling his poems affect your take on it?
From Patrick Pham: How would the new quiz experiment help us learn, or not learn?
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
"The sickness took away the strength of one of Dawb's legs, as well as her obedience. I know that high on her thigh there is a scar, a curve on her skin like the face of a silent moon--a sad, hidden moon. She played outside after dark. She stopped listening to my parents. Whenever we passed the small noodle shop on the red dirt road that cut across the camp, she would ask for food. I never asked, because I knew that if my parents bought Dawb noodles, they would buy me a bowl, too." (pg 60)
In the last sentence "I never asked, because i knew that if my parents bought Dawb noodles, they would buy me a bowl , too ." Does Kao Kalia Yang sound selfish of herself?
In the last sentence "I never asked, because i knew that if my parents bought Dawb noodles, they would buy me a bowl , too ." Does Kao Kalia Yang sound selfish of herself?
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