CLASS 40 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Kal Penn, Hari Kondabolu, Cultural Assimilation
Document Summary
Thank you, come again: yellow faces, brown voices, and (mis)representing asian america. In this unit, we examined the portrayal of south asian-american voices in american popular culture. Michelle caswell"s article seeing yourself in history: community archives and the. Fight against symbolic annihilation discusses the importance of the south asian american. As a co-founder and board member, caswell examines how community-based archives are crucial tools for fighting the symbolic annihilation of historically marginalized groups (caswell 1). She describes the archive, its purpose, and its mission, making special note of the first days project. The first days project fills in gaps in already- existing historical rhetoric by enabling more than eighty immigrants to document their first day in the united states. The importance of this project lies in the fact that it focuses on everyday citizens of the present, rather than just famous people from the past.
