Identity News 1.31

• Kobe Bryant: When an American hero has been accused of rape (Time)
• Minnesota priest: Sorry for calling Islam "greatest threat" to America (New York Post)
• SNL's Bowen Yang recalls his stint in gay conversion therapy (NBC News)
• American Girl introduces its first doll with a disability (Disability Scoop)
• Why New Mexico elects more women of color than any other state in teh Union (FiveThirtyEight)
• The controversy over American Dirt explained (PRI) 

 

Multimedia Presentation

This semester, you and up to two partners will be responsible for a 10-minute multimedia presentation.

Requirements:

• The presentation must be no more than 10 minutes in length.
• There should be 10-12 slides (including introduction and conclusion) and should contain least one video clip—absolutely no more than two minutes in length.
• On the day of your presentation, email your presentation (or a link) to me at daniel.hendeldelao@sjsu.edu.

Also:

• You may utilize any presentation program you like (e.g PowerPoint, Keynote). 
• You must provide your own laptop.
• Please sort out any technical issues BEFORE your presentation date (our room's projection system can be found throughout campus). Macs will require an Apple-specific adapter to connect to the university’s projection system. Newer model PCs with HDMI-only connections will also require special adapters.
• You must present from a downloaded version of your presentation (e.g. PowerPoint, Keynote); DO NOT present directly from Google Docs online.
• Presentations without an introduction and/or conclusion cannot score higher than a C. You also may be docked for a lack of preparedness.

Topics:

1. On the Costs of the Pink Tax
2. Who are the Amish?
3. The Most and Least Educated Cities in America
4. The Poorest Whites: Life in Appalachia
5. A Brief History of Irish in America
6. Okay, Boomer: The Baby Boomers vs. Millennials Feud Explained 
7. Hair and the American Male: 1900 to Present
8. Remembering Yuppies
9. Up in Smoke: America and Cigarettes in the 21st Century
10. Latinx, Hispanic, Latino, and Others: Defining Terms
11. Who are the American One Percent?
12. How and Why Women Vote
13. The Colored Comet: Why Jackie Robinson Mattered
14. How Democrats and Republicans Eat
15. Vows: Inside America's Purity Culture
16. Introducing the 21st Century Dad
17. A Brief History of Muslims in America
18. The Discarded and Forgotten: The Plight of Amerasians
19. Native American Sports Names and Mascots: Inside the Debate
20. The Stonewall Riots: The Start of a Revolution
21. Red State vs. Blue States: Their Economies Side-by-Side
22. Secretly: On the Porn that Americans Watch
23. Remembering the Hippies
24. Never Mind the Dog, Beware of Owner: Who Owns Guns in America?
25. The Men's Men: Frank Sinatra, John Wayne, and Steve McQueen
26. Nachos, Spaghetti and Meatballs, and Fortune Cookies: How the US Transformed Mexican, Italian, and Chinese Foods
27. Nonbinary: 21st Century Gender Identities
28. Understanding the Zoot Suit Riots
29. A Brief History of the Chinese in America
30. On the Costs of the Fat Tax 

Dates:

Week 5: Fri 2.21
1. Idreece B/Amir T: Who are the American One Percent?

Week 6: Fri 2.28
1. Tuan T/Dylan S - Hair and the American Male: 1900 to Present
2. Javier R - Okay, Boomer: The Baby Boomers vs. Millennials Feud Explained 

Week 7: Fri 3.6
1. Ashley S - Native American Sports Names and Mascots: Inside the Debate

Week 8: Fri 3.13
1. Kafren R/Jovel R - Introducing the 21st Century Dad
2. Tony A - The Discarded and Forgotten: The Plight of Amerasians
3. Van N/Dillon L - The Most and Least Educated Cities in America

Week 9: Fri 3.20
1. Clayton W/Anthony V - Who are the Amish?
2. Ryan O/Nathanael L - The Men's Men: Frank Sinatra, John Wayne, and Steve McQueen

Week 10: Fri 3.27
1. Marco C/Mayra G - Never Mind the Dog, Beware of Owner: Who Owns Guns in America?

Week 12: Fri 4.10
1. Vivian T/Vincent T - The Poorest Whites: Life in Appalachia
2. Sean Z/Gregory V - Red State vs. Blue States: Their Economies Side-by-Side

Week 13: Fri 4.17
1. Spoorthi K/Chester J - Nonbinary: 21st Century Gender Identities

Week 14: Fri 4.24
1. Adhi D - The Colored Comet: Why Jackie Robinson Mattered

Week 2: Fri 1.31 - Millennials

Week 2: Fri 1.31 - Millennials

Read: There—Part 1: Remain

Class: DIAGNOSTIC; Presentation partner and topic assignments; Lecture—“Building a Better Multimedia Presentation: An Annotated Look”

Due: REFLECTION 1

Upcoming:

Week 3: Fri2.7* - American Indians

Read: There—Part II: Reclaim; eR—"My mother is Native American, but I look white. My identity is more than my DNA.” (Washington Post), “Who Decides Who Counts as Native American?” (New York Times), “Native American isNot My Race—It's Who I Am” (Vice), “OpDocs: A Conversation with Native Americans on Race” (New York Times), “Indigenous Voices: Life as a Young and Native American” (Vice)

Class: Reading discussion; Watch—"On Reservations, At-Risk Native American Youths Find Few Places to Turn” from Washington Post; Lecture—“You’re in College Now: The New Rules of University Writing” and “Citing Sources in MLA: The Basics”

Due: REFLECTION 2

*Fri 2.6:”Tommy Orange,Reading and Conversation with Nick Taylor” at The Hammer Theatre at 7 p.m. (Free admission)