ASAM50: Asian American Contemporary Issues Essay Prompts
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Asian American Essay Prompts
Asian American Media Essay Prompts
Asian American Essay Writing Prompts:
Topic A: (Raya) Asian American Female Depictions: Answer: What does Raya (1st SE Asian princess) represent in light of the history of marginalization of Asian American female actresses (see Anna May Wong actress forced roles “Dragon Lady“ or “Geisha Girl”, or “Lotus Blossom). Is she an improvement or does she have the same tropes? Is Raya part of a long line of real SE Asian female warriors. Make an argument is Raya an improvement or a setback for Asian females representation but specifically SE Asian/American females.
Topic B (Raya): Food is very important in Asian Culture but in what ways?
Food is the Asian Love Language and can be used as a proxy for culture. How? What are the Asian foods that are used in this film. Where and what are the inspired from?
Topic C (Turning Red): There are multiple depictions of Asian Mothers and North Asia American/Canadian) teens in Literature and film. What are they? What are the common tropes and how is this Asian Mother-Daughter Relationships different or the same.
Topic D (Turning Red) Define and cite the definitions of Intergenerational traumas. Is there Asian American/Canadian intergenerational traumas? Specifically speak about passed down intergenerational traumas of Mother and Daughter. How has the grandmother and aunties contributed or alleviated this. Specifically speak about the role of menstruation in Asian society from India, China to SE Asia. Is Pixar doing something different in these depictions?
TOPIC E: Origin of Asian American Studies: Should we Middle Eastern & West Asian American Studies?
What is the history of Asian American Studies? Who are the founders of Asian American Studies? What readings do they use in the Introduction Asian American Studies? Does Asian American Studies include Middle Eastern, West Asian and Arab studies? Does it include Asian Studies? [Note Many Asian American object to Asian studies scholarship because they said it was founded to help colonialization/imperialization of Asia.]