Davé
The main things I took from these readings was a sense of validation. I have never known other academically minded Asians who focus on anti-oppressive …
Author Archives: Julaya
Shaolin Ulysses & Black Kungfu Experience
I found these films to be fascinating. The correlations between marginalized groups are not explored often enough. There are many clear ways in which Asian …
Kato + Enter the Dragon
Enter the Dragon is a large budget Hollywood film. Due to this, some of the edgyness in Lee’s earlier films seems to be lost. Similarly, in …
Ozeki / suicide
TW: suicide, etc.
I am not quite sure why, but the Ozeki reading has sparked in me a clear and undeniable interest in creative writing. The theme …
Favorite cars
I have not spent much time discussing cars that I actually like on this site, so here is a little sampling of some of my …
Halving the Bones
I disliked Ozeki’s use of an accent to denote character in this film. I found it to be forced and unnatural. There are many more …
Mississippi Masala
“You can be dark with money or light skinned and penniless but you cannot be dark and broke” (this is an approximate quote – from …
Ozeki Cont’d
The theme of ghosts arises early in this story. Long before Haruki #1′s ghost appears in the novel, Ruth (the character) mentions the ghosts in …
Khan
Disability is something that my group of friends (who often wear their allyship like a badge) often ignore. As far as politics go, I believe …
Ozeki
I love Ozeki’s writing. She disregards to conventions of traditional literature / memoir writing practices and blends the two (and many other styles) seamlessly. This …