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The film, “American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs is the director Grace Lee’s second film with Grace Lee Boggs. Grace Lee Boggs is a Chinese-American activist and philosopher who resides in Detroit, Michigan. The great philosopher, Hegal and Marxism, inspired Boggs. With these ideals in mind, she rose to popularity and became iconic to the Black community in Detroit. The film follows Boggs as she reflects on her ideals of American revolutions. The director depicts Grace Lee Boggs’ relationship and marriage with her late husband James Boggs and their journey and struggle for black rights. Later in the film, when Detroit experienced a “rebellion”, Boggs said it was a…
This book focuses on the “clash” of cultures that occurs between the Lee family, immigrants to the US from Laos, and the doctors that treat their daughter, Lia, who has been diagnosed with epilepsy. Lia’s parents, Foua and Nao Kao believe that Lia has fallen ill because she has “lost her soul”.…
Silko’s novel, Ceremony, depicts the struggles of an individual who is seen as the “different” one. Tayo’s mother has been shunned by her community for deciding to interact with the White population that had dehumanized and took advantage of the First Nations. It is noted in the book that the Laguna community has suffered harm, and pain because of Tayo’s mother’s mistake which results in the community perceiving her as the outcast.…
Heidi, who was originally born Mai Thi Hiep,, was one of those mixed children as a result of a relationship her mother had with an American soldier. Even thou Heidi had been raised in Tennessee with her adoptive mother Heidi knew of her roots in Vietnam so she was determined to reunite with them. I was amazed at how Heidi had become adjusted with the white people that surround her on her daily basis like school, adopted mother and other peers she was surrounded with. So basically one would think that she was white without actually knowing her. One thing that really bothered me was that She failed to realize that her family is very unfortunate, they don’t have the same privileges she has here. In the Documentary Heidi, being accustomed to the American culture and so far away from Vietnam and her roots, suffered from culture shock. Another thing that upset me in the film was Heidi’s attitude towards her birth family’s way of…
Anne Fadiman takes the reader on a cultural journey where she describes the case of Lia Lee, a Hmong infant that suffers from epilepsy. As she tells the story of Lia and her immigrant family that had to flee from their home country and eventually gained entrance into the United States, she reveals the history and cultural traditions of the Hmong people. Moreover, she describes how her parents and the medical community of Merced Medical Center in California strive to help Lia as…
I first watched this film two years ago when I saw it in the library DVD shelve. I found the concept of babies interesting since they are adorable and tiny, but watching it with a symbolic interaction perspective has given me an insight that I did not have the first time I watched it. Even though all the babies were born to different social environments and economic statuses, the parents wanted their child to be safe and provided what they perceived to be the best basic needs.…
In the novel “Inside Out and Back Again” by Thanha Lai, the universal refugee experience is expressed through the title, and Ha’s individual experience of fleeing and finding home. This essay will show the hardships of turning inside out and how hard it is coming back again. In “Inside Out and Back Again” an independent, determined girl named Ha flees her home in Vietnam because of war and poverty. Ha and her family flee to Alabama to start a better life. In Alabama, Ha faces challenges such as bullying, and racism that make her stronger to come back again.…
Part of being a refugee is losing and finding home, but many refugees also lose and gain hope. The book Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai, tells the story of one family which faces numerous difficulties after fleeing Vietnam and arriving in Alabama. The family’s story, especially the story of the main character Ha, is a good example of the universal refugee experience. This experience encapsulates feelings and situations that every refugee faces as they flee their home and resettle. Both the universal refugee experience and Ha’s story involve being turned inside out by grief and discrimination, and back again by helpful people and opportunities for the future.…
A. The first step in the legislative process is the introduction of a bill to Congress.…
The characters in the movie are similarly accounted as those of the play. Macbeth is adapted to become Washizu and Banquo is depicted as Miki. The 1957 movie set in 16th century medieval Japan replaces European theatre style with that of the popular Noh theatre of Japanese culture. The style of Noh, a highly abstract and philosophical Japanese dramatic form emphasizing the aspects of human action and emotion, is deliberately utilized in the movie. The plot is familiar as follows. Military victors Commanders Miki and Washizu are on their path back to the emperor’s castle when they get lost in Cobweb Forest. They soon encounter a mysterious ghost of time, spinning a spindle in the middle of the forest. This ghost predicted the achievement of…
Neblett, E, Shelton, J. N., & Sellers, R. M. (2004). The role of racial identity in…
Although Mei and Satsuki’s father does not share nearly as much screen time as either of his daughters, he plays a key role both in their lives ((That goes without saying)) and in the film as a whole. Aside from Nanny, he is the only constant presence in either Mei or Satsuki's lives. He loves them as much as a father should love his daughters and -more importantly- actively encourages their imagination to run wild as much as possible. Even though he is like any average adult at first glance, being that he both has a job and raises two children, he seems to differ from other adults by being genuinely open to the possibility of spirits and Totoro ((As evidenced by the ending)). Due to his inherent pleasantness and kindness, even though Mei and…
When one is the child of first generation immigrants, they may not recognize the hardships which their parents had to endure to give them a good upbringing. This can lead to a plethora of different challenges, including leaving behind the parents’ ideals and traditions. For the mothers of the second-generation immigrants, this is disheartening to hear that their children are willing to get rid century old traditions to take on new ones. For the mothers in the novel, it is even more discouraging when their children push them away because it makes them feel undesirable and not needed. In the novel, The Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka, the children of the first-generation Japanese immigrants choose between their Japanese and American identities through their schooling and the way they act when they are home.…
In “Caught Between Cultures: Hmong Parents in America’s Sibling Society,” Tamara L. Kaiser, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Social Work University of St. Thomas Hmong Studies Journal 2004-05, Volume 5, 14 Pages, Kaiser address the conflict of child and parents relationship about the hmong community.…