I really enjoyed the presentation topics in today's class. The poem that we read in class was very insightful to the tragedy that occurred with Japanese Americans before, during, and after WWII. The quote from the mother in the poem was very sad and telling of the feelings of Japanese Americans in this time period. What an interesting conundrum in having to give up all loyalties to your home country in order to provide a better life for your children. How would you identify yourself if you gave up your relations with the country that you were born in. I don't think that many of us could do that. I liked how the author also delved into the stereotypes with just the one line, about how they were not good at math. The stereotypes of Asians being "Smarter" than other ethnicities, can in many instances, work against this "positive" stereotype. The song lyrics showed this. I liked that the song lyrics were direct and not cryptically metaphorical. They were straight forward and to the point. I particularly liked the lines about how "my eyes may be small, but your eyes are shut." I found this to be a great line. I think that music and poetry are great outlets for Asian Americans to write about their struggles.
Staci Becker Post #11
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