Created by Sydney Norton.

Summary:

Me and my Co-host discuss The Farewell and it's similarities to Crazy Rich Asians. Both of these movies are centered around traveling back to Asia for a wedding, though each plot is still very different. Both explore the good times and the hardships that come with returning home.

Bibliography

Crazy Rich Asians. Directed by Jon M. Chu, Performances by Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Michelle Yeoh, Gemma Chan, Lisa Lu, and Awkwafina, Warner Bros. Pictures, 2018.

The Farewell. Directed by Lulu Wang, Performances by Shuzhen Zhao, Awkwafina, and  X Mayo, A24, 2019.

Created by Gina Xie.

Summary

The theme of my presentation is based on the movie, The Moon in New York, and revolves around the psychology of Chinese immigrants. There is an interesting phenomenon in their psychology that Chinese immigrants identify and unite with each other, while at the same time excluding each other to a certain extent. As for the reasons for this, there are two parts, that solidarity arises from the similarity of cultural and ethnic identities, while exclusion stems from the difference of social identities. Overall, although this ambivalence is somewhat prevalent among the Chinese immigrant community, it will gradually be eliminated as immigrants find a niche in their new environment.

Bibliography

Guan, Jinpeng. (1989). Full Moon in New York. Hong Kong and Taiwan: Xue Pu Pictures.

Ngo, B. (2012). Unresolved identities: Discourse, ambivalence, and urban immigrant students. SUNY Press.

Created by Rita Sun

* All the interview recording is authorized by interviewer.

* Summary

“After I go to China, all of my friends ask me do I see the flying Chinese”, this is the real experience from my American teacher. So do Chinese or Asians are defined by movies? In this podcast, I will take the Asians on screenings and, comparing it with non-Asian works to discuss the movies and cultural identity in it.

* Bibliography

“No Country for Diasporic Men: The Psychological Development of South Asian Masculinities in The Buddha of Suburbia and The Mimic Man”.

https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://www.google.com/&httpsredir=1&article=2617&context=theses (Links to an external site.)

“Between History and Identity: Reading the Authentic in South Asian Diasporic Literature and Community”.

https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/handle/2027.42/61737/?sequence=1 (Links to an external site.)

"The Dialectics of Diaspora Space: A Study of Contemporary, Diasporic, South Asian Fiction".

https://digitalcommons.colby.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1268&context=honorstheses (Links to an external site.)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Iowa_shooting#Perpetrator_and_motives (Links to an external site.)

https://www.imdb.com/list/ls064849128/

Created by Meghan Zu

My podcast topic is The Cultural Dilemma and Outlet of Asian Diaspora. You are welcome to listen to my podcast and give me some comments and suggestions. Thank you in advance.

Summary:

I focus on Crazy Rich Asians and Fresh Off the Boat these two works to further observe the development of Asian American culture and try to find a way out of their existential dilemma through three parts: the key points of these two stories, the figure Constance Wu’s true immigrant identity, and the nature of two particular Asian American productions. I invite Emma as my partner. We hold a discussion and find a solution for the dilemma.

Bibliography:

Wong, Terrie Siang-Ting. "Crazy, rich, when Asian: Yellowface ambivalence and mockery in Crazy Rich Asians." Journal of International and Intercultural Communication (2020): 1-18.

Created by Sonia Liu.

Created by Emma Jiang

Summary:

There are always conflicts between first-generation immigrants and American-born Chinese. It is a very common phenomenon in films and novels. So what causes these conflicts? Which identity do second-generation immigrants feel more fit in? We invite Henry to discuss with us about these controversial issues in Tigertail and The Farewell.

Bibliography:

Lee-DiStefano, Debbie, and Zelideth María Rivas. Imagining Asia in the Americas. Rutgers University Press, 2016. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=ip,shib&db=nlebk&AN=1344323&site=eds-live.

Min Zhou, and Anthony C. Ocampo. Contemporary Asian America (Third Edition) : A Multidisciplinary Reader. Vol. Third edition, NYU Press, 2016. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=ip,shib&db=nlebk&AN=1084151&site=eds-live.

Ross, Douglas E. An Archaeology of Asian Transnationalism. University Press of Florida, 2013. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=ip,shib&db=nlebk&AN=581427&site=eds-live.

Created by Jill Brookshire

In my podcast I review the thriller/black comedy film Parasite directed by Bong Joon-Ho.

Works Cited

Created by Samir Huete, an aspiring occupational therapist! 

Note from creator Abigail:

My podcast is about the impact technology has had on racism and Colorism. I will be talking on three specific topics which are the film industry social media and the makeup industry. I will be braking down the specific roles these medias have played in encouraging or promoting Colorism. At the ending of my podcast I will be having a guest speaker who is the UN coordinator in Nepal speaking about her experiences, thoughts on Colorism.

Note from creator Bryson:

My podcast discusses the issue of racial problems facing today's modern technology, whether that be with A.I. , facial recognition software, or any modern technology. Hope you enjoy!