ETH STD 11AC Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Asian American Studies, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Model Minority
18 Nov 2020
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Kingston"s depiction of mulan in her novel. Split field of asian american studies into cultural nationalism. Breaking of stereotypes & finding one"s voice. What it means to call oneself asian american. Base writings on birth of sensibility--who you are as asian american. What it means to be asian in america. Freedom from toxic masculinity (connect with anzaldua"s piece) Myth of dual personality (used to define asians in america) Claim that asian american subject would swing from asian self to. Hard to do this if 3rd generation (stereotype as white mainstream--unassimilable) Ability to choose--to call oneself asian american. Illuminating of what it means to be asian american. Touches as much on history as it does on literature.
