AAS 246 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Vang Pao, Walt Kowalski, Refugee Act
20 Jan 2017
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Hmong and iu mien soldiers recruited by cia. 1975 the indochina migration and refugee assistance act. Housed in refugee camps and relocated or repatriated. Military camps in the philippines, guam, or u. s. (i. e. camp pendleton in san diego) Refugees often viewed by americans with ambivalence or discrimination. Rise in refugee population and anti-asian (japanese) sentiment and violence in u. s. in 1980s. Thoj, b. vang, and l. c. t. jalao. Cultural warriors performing genders. positions: asia critique 20, no. Louisa schein: professor of cultural anthropology and women and gender studies, asian. American studies and sexuality studies at rutgers university. Va-megn thoj: activist film maker from st paul minnesota; tv commercials and documentaries. Ly chong thong jalao: phd student in english. Not just two extremes of model minority geek and hyperviolent menace but they are paired regimes of normative citizenship (p. 789) hypersexual gang predator vs. asexual good citizen. Examine sociopolitical context and critique of dominant one-dimensional narrative of walt as white savior.
