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Asian American Studies 211-02

Agenda

! Announcements/reminders ! Last project due May 2

! Will explain more about that project today

! I am slowly catching up on giving comments to your oral histories, autoethnographies, and ethnographies

! Break out rooms ! Check in

! If you could choose a superpower (like flying, being super strong, run fast, become invisible, read minds, etc.), what would it be? How would you use that superpower?

! Explain project – give examples

! Present what you learned from either your oral history project or your ethnography (or autoethnography) in one of the following formats: ! Standard paper : Write a 4- to 5-page paper with Introduction

[including research question and thesis statement], body, conclusion, citations, and bibliography that addresses one particular issue, concept, event, etc. that was covered in class.

! Creative piece : If you choose to do a creative piece, please write a 2-page write up that identifies a particular issue, concept, event, etc. that was covered in class and shows the connections that it has to your creative piece. You will turn in a representation of the creative piece as a file to iLearn (such as PDF, JPEG, mp3, mp4, Word doc, PPT, screen shot, etc.)   Examples of creative pieces:

! Video project (up to 3 minutes) ! Photo essay with captions ! A social media campaign that addresses a particular issue or

problem that is relevant to yourself, family, and/or community ! Spoken word piece or song ! Dance piece ! A script of a scene of play or movie ! A recipe collection

Mauna Kea song

For both the standard paper and the creative piece…

! You will need to have thesis statement or argument

What is a thesis statement?

! A sentence that sums up the central point or main idea of what you are writing and/or presenting. ! Usually comes in the first part of what you are writing and/or

presenting. ! Tells the reader or audience what you will be writing or presenting

about – like a map of where you are going

Your “quiz” today

!Go over at least one of the following references on thesis statements: ! https://wordcounter.io/blog/top-6-most-common-thesis-statement-

mistakes/ ! https://www.english.upenn.edu/graduate/resources/teachweb/

scthesis.html#:~:text=A%20thesis%20must%20be%20arguable,need%20to %20prove%20the%20point

!Write a thesis statement on any topic of your choosing and send it in by chat to me (You can send it directly to me or send it to the whole class.) !I just want to see if you all have a general understanding of a “thesis statement”

For example:

! The stereotype of Asian Americans as being smart overachievers has had a profound impact on my self image and relations with my peers.

! Realizing that the stereotype of Asian Americans as being smart overachievers has adversely affected my self image has led me to recreate a different kind of identity that is based on self-determination and self care

! My grandmother is no “simple and backward” immigrant because undergoing the dangerous trek to the US and overcoming the many challenges after coming required much planning and skill.

! Boxers are better than briefs because they allow more freedom of movement due to their being looser fitting.

! In the Bay Area, online classes are better than in-person classes because of the high cost of living here.

! My neighborhood has rapidly changed its racial composition in the last few years due to gentrification.