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Ethnic Studies Student Zines

 
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  • Asian American History and Politics by Rahaf Abdalkareem

    Asian American History and Politics

    Rahaf Abdalkareem

    Asian American Studies offers a scholarly avenue to discuss questions of racial inequality, domestic capitalism, and global imperialism. The debate also includes research on how Asian Americans of the first and second generations cope with adaptation and assimilation, in particular on their Americanization and active pursuit of higher education and prestigious professions in a community that still discriminates ... Read More

  • History, Culture, and Humanity: Contextualizing Modern Oppressions by Rosalyn Arvizu, Payton Asch, and Thalia Petronelli

    History, Culture, and Humanity: Contextualizing Modern Oppressions

    Rosalyn Arvizu, Payton Asch, and Thalia Petronelli

    In our Fall 2020 Introduction to Asian American Studies class, small student cohorts were tasked with creating a zine page for the various concepts analyzed in class. We read many articles in relation to Asian American oppression, both globally and locally. This included topics such as the history of the Chinese Exclusion Act and the anti-Chinese movement, and ... Read More

  • Reflections on a Movement by Mark Bautista, James Estillore, Paolo Garcia, and Nadia Mohebati

    Reflections on a Movement

    Mark Bautista, James Estillore, Paolo Garcia, and Nadia Mohebati

    In this zine, we aimed to explore several texts and discuss their significance in understanding both Asian American history and politics, as well as the oral histories and experiences that are often forgotten. In addition to this, each topic covered in our zine investigates how these events throughout time have shaped and continually affected the Asian American experience ... Read More

  • Introduction to Asian American Studies: Final Zine Project (1) by Matthew Bohamed, Jakob Osland, Deshaun Harvey, and Mikey Hawkins

    Introduction to Asian American Studies: Final Zine Project (1)

    Matthew Bohamed, Jakob Osland, Deshaun Harvey, and Mikey Hawkins

    This zine is an accumulation of all of the zines that our group has made throughout the semester based upon reading assignments covering a wide variety issues that affect Asian Americans in the United States. The following are some of the zine topics within this final accumulation of our zines throughout the semester, to give you an idea ... Read More

  • Asian Americans: Life and History in the United States by Annalyn Boothe, Shuyi Jiao, and Hailey Freitag

    Asian Americans: Life and History in the United States

    Annalyn Boothe, Shuyi Jiao, and Hailey Freitag

    In this zine, we educate ourselves on the history of Asian Americans and reflect on how the past has shaped our present and continues to construct the future. With the exception of Ocean Vuong’s novel, On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous, all the texts we studied are academic. Generally, the academic texts discuss how one anti-Asian policy leads to ... Read More

  • (Re) Model Minority: A Discussion of the Past and Present by Eden Concepcion, Jason Luu, Jannah Orbita, and John Tran

    (Re) Model Minority: A Discussion of the Past and Present

    Eden Concepcion, Jason Luu, Jannah Orbita, and John Tran

    PURPOSE. The purpose of this zine is to look at historical events that have influenced the way Asian American communities cope with injustices in the United States, and how Asian Americans have been treated throughout history and until now. Throughout this zine, we draw connections between the past and the present– some things may have changed, but others ... Read More

  • Peril, Pandemic, and Crisis: Asian American Studies by Alexis Desany, Carter Lawton, and David Wiley

    Peril, Pandemic, and Crisis: Asian American Studies

    Alexis Desany, Carter Lawton, and David Wiley

    Hello and Welcome to our Zine!! We are so happy you stopped by! :) We were presented the opportunity to create a zine on Asian American studies through Josen Diaz’s ETHN course. Although this started out as a project, it became so much more to our group. We had the opportunity to explore different Asian American cultures, their ... Read More

  • Introduction to Asian American Studies: Final Zine Project (3) by Regina Gaffney, Jonny Mather, and Conner Prendergast

    Introduction to Asian American Studies: Final Zine Project (3)

    Regina Gaffney, Jonny Mather, and Conner Prendergast

    Over the past few months, we have studied the importance of Asian American history. Specifically, the ideas of connecting: class, gender, sexuality, nationalism, war, colonialism and race to contemporary issues going on in the world today. The following is a collection of Zine format projects aimed at displaying key ideas in the research of American History. Each week ... Read More

  • Introduction to Asian American Studies: Final Zine Project (4) by Lauren Hendrickson, Kelli Kufta, Madi Earnshaw, and Hayley Lee

    Introduction to Asian American Studies: Final Zine Project (4)

    Lauren Hendrickson, Kelli Kufta, Madi Earnshaw, and Hayley Lee

    ABOUT US… We are a group of USD students studying Asian American history & politics. Over the course of the semester, we have studied histories of labor, migration, war, incarceration, and displacement. This course has allowed us to better understand the ways in which Asian American identity has emerged. This course has given us the tools necessary to ... Read More

  • Asian American Studies by Annie Ho, Vicky Liu, and Benjamin Stephen

    Asian American Studies

    Annie Ho, Vicky Liu, and Benjamin Stephen

    Asian Americans have faced a long heritage of exclusion and injustice in relation to race, class, gender, sexuality, colonialism, immigration, labor, and a myriad of other problems throughout their history, particularly during times of shifting demographics, economic crisis, or war. In today's society, these inequities go largely unnoticed and are not addressed as often as they should be. ... Read More

  • From the Yellow Peril to the Model Minority: A History of Asian American Immigration by Annabelle Jefferies, Ben Police, Jack Evenson, and Sam Stiker

    From the Yellow Peril to the Model Minority: A History of Asian American Immigration

    Annabelle Jefferies, Ben Police, Jack Evenson, and Sam Stiker

    Throughout the past semester, our group has read books, interpreted art and propaganda, and grappled with ideas from scholars on the topic of Asian American immigration and assimilation into the society of the United States. The zines that were created in response to these different forms of media discuss this process of immigration and inclusion as a slow, ... Read More

  • Bringing the Marginalized into Conversations about American Raciality by Erin Kane, Keely Gaeta, and Emily Norris

    Bringing the Marginalized into Conversations about American Raciality

    Erin Kane, Keely Gaeta, and Emily Norris

    In this collection of analyses that explore the multi-faceted Asian American identity, we hoped to speak honestly about the Asian American condition. The Asian American condition is one of constantly being without a seat at the table of the American racial consciousness. This zine delves into Asian American identity through the lenses of history, psychology, and lived experience. ... Read More

  • History of Asian Americans by Brittany Le, Christine Sivilay, and Mollie Frager

    History of Asian Americans

    Brittany Le, Christine Sivilay, and Mollie Frager

    For our History of Asian Americans project, we aimed to creatively showcase some of the important topics discussed in the readings throughout this course. Additionally, our group related these historical topics to modern day issues or personal experiences. This was particularly interesting due to the current events taking place this semester like COVID-19, BLM Movement, and the election. ... Read More

  • A Look at Asian American Studies by Emery Mckee, Ryan Caragher, Emma Rohrer, and Gabe Velazquez

    A Look at Asian American Studies

    Emery Mckee, Ryan Caragher, Emma Rohrer, and Gabe Velazquez

    Our Zine hopes to cover the multitude of topics discussed in our Intro to Asian American Studies class. Each section is based on a reading relevant to a specific subject covered in the class, whether that be the history of Japanese internment camps or the globalization of the Filipino workforce. After a deeper analysis of the history and ... Read More

  • A Study of Asian American Issues in the United States by Nicoline Pedersen, Krista Celo, Eden Stilman, and Seren Ventullo

    A Study of Asian American Issues in the United States

    Nicoline Pedersen, Krista Celo, Eden Stilman, and Seren Ventullo

    Throughout this zine you will explore a variety of obstacles that Asian Americans have faced in regards to their immigration and acclimation into American society and culture. Over the last century, individuals from Asia, the Middle East, and Africa have either migrated to America in hopes of a better life, or have been forced out of their homes ... Read More

  • The Asian American Experience by Isabel Poljakovic, Oriana Sampath, and Ryan Cu

    The Asian American Experience

    Isabel Poljakovic, Oriana Sampath, and Ryan Cu

    The following zine pages aim to provide insight into the global experiences of Asian Americans. There are many ethnicities encapsulated in the term Asian Americans. In addition, each ethnic group has unique experiences. Studying Asian American race and gender relations is essential in unpacking global power dynamics. This zine attempts to show the way Asian American experiences have ... Read More

  • A Brief Journey through Asian American History by Jordan Rahe, Julian-Ross Fernandez, Jefferson Kiyasu, and Dylan Latham

    A Brief Journey through Asian American History

    Jordan Rahe, Julian-Ross Fernandez, Jefferson Kiyasu, and Dylan Latham

    In order to understand the complexities of the Asian American experience, readers must be able to comprehend how the past has built a foundation for the treatment of individuals both inside and outside of the Asian community. Based on various academic editorials and books, we have analyzed what we believe to be the most valuable historical facts, stories, ... Read More

  • Introduction to Asian American Studies: Final Zine Project (2) by Jason Redlew, William Jonathan Brown, Joey Provost, and Maiki Kawakami

    Introduction to Asian American Studies: Final Zine Project (2)

    Jason Redlew, William Jonathan Brown, Joey Provost, and Maiki Kawakami

    Over the course of this class, we have examined different perspectives on historical events and learned about how these events have impacted minority lives. This careful examination allows us to be self-critical of both our actions and the actions of our country. Each week, we were tasked with reading a piece of literature that critiques a historical event ... Read More

  • An Artistic Exploration of Asian American Studies by Eileen Rhatigan, Alanah Winston, Myah Pace, and Tristan Brown

    An Artistic Exploration of Asian American Studies

    Eileen Rhatigan, Alanah Winston, Myah Pace, and Tristan Brown

  • Introduction to Asian American Studies: Final Zine Project (5) by Delaney Tax, Maria Zesbaugh, and Ashley Montrezza

    Introduction to Asian American Studies: Final Zine Project (5)

    Delaney Tax, Maria Zesbaugh, and Ashley Montrezza

    This zine allowed us to confront the ways in which colonization and its historical implications play into modern race relations. This is especially evident in the ways bodies are valued and devalued based on social location, birthplace, and racial appearance. Our weekly zines confronted the direct interactions between colonial violence and individuals, as well as their communities. We ... Read More

 
 
 

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