FIG 73!
While my other classes were focused on reading books, writing essays, and taking exams, FIG 73 was about meeting new people, exploring Seattle, and learning about myself!
Seattle Communities
This assignment allowed me to explore a part of the Seattle community with a group of students for a day. We shared the experience of navigating through Seattle transportation and learned about the culture of Capitol Hill. This assignment was a great way to compare and contrast the diversity of Seattle with that of my hometown. Having never taken public transportation before, I was shocked to learn about bus etiquette in Seattle.
This assignment allowed me to explore a part of the Seattle community with a group of students for a day. We shared the experience of navigating through Seattle transportation and learned about the culture of Capitol Hill. This assignment was a great way to compare and contrast the diversity of Seattle with that of my hometown. Having never taken public transportation before, I was shocked to learn about bus etiquette in Seattle.
contemporary asian american literature (aas 402)
Professor Sumida is one of the most influential instructors I have had at UW! In this class we read novels and discussed the obstacles and complexities of being Asian American in the United States. I learned that identity cannot be defined by race or ethnicity. Instead, it is defined by an individual's life story. In this picture, Professor Sumida wears his Iron Chef uniform to explain that notions of race are merely social constructions created to exert dominance over others.
Paper 1: No-No Boy by John Okada
No-No Boy, by John Okada unveils the experiences of Japanese Americans after World War II who, based on their answers on a Loyalty Oath, were either sent to internment camps or drafted into the United States Army. Okada identifies issues of discrimination and entangling identity crises among second generation Japanese Americans.
No-No Boy, by John Okada unveils the experiences of Japanese Americans after World War II who, based on their answers on a Loyalty Oath, were either sent to internment camps or drafted into the United States Army. Okada identifies issues of discrimination and entangling identity crises among second generation Japanese Americans.
Paper 2: Short Girls by Bich Minh Nguyen
The novel Short Girls, by Bich Minh Nguyen, introduces the complex reality of living in the United States as a Vietnamese American. The author provides insight into the interconnected lives of three characters who share similar obstacles while living in the United States; however, the socially constructed norms of American culture, with which they are forced to integrate into their lives, ultimately shatter their relationships into ones that are reticent and full of secrets.