What I am trying to get at here is that all these things are now part of American pop culture. What was seen as a form of resistance, China town, wardrobe, and even fighting styles now have the spotlight. Traditional wardrobes are worn for music videos, China towns are the hide outs for gangsters in movies, and Kung Fu and animals are the ultimate pair for Kung Fu Panda.  This reminds me of the Hunger Games because people’s lives and ways are being used for entertainment. Tributes lives’ are being put on display for the Capitals entertainment. They fight out until the death, and everyone in the Capital sees it as a fun reality series.

A mockery is being made from the Tributes lives. I’m not saying that America has made a mockery of Asian history, though sometimes it can, overall, the US has turned these different aspect of Asian history and glorified them. Most of these things are just everyday Asian daily lives that were a form of resistance, but somehow made into iconic things. Katniss Everdeen defied the Capital and resisted in every way she possibly could and her symbol of the Mocking Jay has become iconic throughout all the districts.

I personally enjoy how Asian concepts are seen as really cool in the U.S. I just also find it funny how the history of it began. Everything started with resistance and now Asian culture is accepted more in the US than before. I know that this may seem a bit extreme and it’s quite a stretch, but it’s just a connection I found interesting.

There are many ways to teach the different styles of Kung Fu. In Shaolin Ulysses, many Asians have little temples, or studios where they can teach martial arts. Many people join in to have a sense of self-defense or stay in shape, or for the simple love of the art. In Black Kung Fu Experience many of speakers had lived in harsh times where Kung Fu had been their option for protection. Some also used it for art and expression. In the Hunger Games it is very similar to Black Kung Fu Experience, where survival is the drive for learning. Some tributes who get reaped may not have much of a special skill for survival; Rue, was good at climbing, running, and hiding, basics.