Picture Brides Artifact

Our social media artifact is based on the term “Picture Brides”. Our intrepid immigrant is anxious regarding his new bride. Many Japanese-Americans had to marry “picture brides”, women they were matched with solely on the basis of portraits. Though this sometimes ended up, other times, one or both of the parties involved received a nasty…

Just Asian Things

For our social media artifact we wanted to begin at looking at what makes a meme successful. The power of these artifacts lies in the fact that they are accessible yet profound. The message is often dressed in a package that is easy to digest yet challenging. For these reasons, we wanted to choose a…

Not-Very-Funny Memes, But Still Memes

With the rise of memes as a primary method of critiquing social circumstance in a chic and stylish way, our group decided to create our own versions, satirizing historical issues surrounding the more shameful dimensions of the Asian American narrative. A meme acts as a way of revealing truth more humorously, without necessarily detracting from…

Implicit Discrimination in the Voter ID Laws

Throughout the years, congress has passed laws which have specifically and blatantly targeted non-white minorities. Need we not forget the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 and the Jim Crow Laws. However, throughout the history of the United States, legislation which implicitly targets  a specific group of people because of their race, sex, religious ideology, and…

Sincerely, Your Uncivilized Subgroups

  Many people, like Representative Steve King, only think of European and Western history for the development of civilization. But when King does this, he encourages the erasure of certain events and emphasizes others, misconstruing the reality of history. His view of the world becomes a mediated account. It credits the West with innovations that…

From Gooks to Cooks

We give them freedom in exchange for fascinating foods!

Going Mad over Mapo!

Disclaimer: The following is a fictionalized post in the style of a corporate giant imitating a 1950s housewife. We do not represent any of the companies listed, nor are we from the 1950s. Project by: Zhen Jia Allen Lin Christopher Wong Yidan Zhong Shu-Wei Kuo Howdy there loyal readers! Mrs. Smith here with another installment…

The Pecking Duck Melt

The Pecking Duck Melt is a fusion dish between the East and West. It is a simple and delicious snack to make for your upcoming parties.

Bun Bo Hue

The next dinner party delight – Bun Bo Hue.

SHRIMP PAD THAI

Recipes for (the Cambodian locals to my friend’s husband to) me to you