Being a proud Filipino American I've experienced my own fair share of ignorance to Asian culture. However, as of late I have been noticing more and more the misrepresentation of Asian culture in society. So for my first project I've chosen to focus on this topic. 

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Project Overview

Since this was the first project of Apollo I decided to play it safe and create a Powerpoint. Not very exciting, but I wanted to test the water out first and get a feel for what Apollo is. I made sure that my research was as thorough as possible--so that I could make up for the fact that I was only doing a Powerpoint-- and actually ended up with over 70 slides. 

Social Studies

English

For my social studies focus I researched Asian immigration to the US in the late 1800s, and namely the Yellow Peril. I then tied what historical information I found, to my English focus.

My English focus involved myself analyzing Asian typecasts and characters that are found in movies, TV, and pop culture. I broke down these characters and roles down to their historical contexts, that I found while researching history.

Art

For my art aspect of the project I found three Asian artists whose art addressed the status of Asian Americans in today's society. I explained the artist's statements on the piece, the ideas being communicated; and how the artist conveys this statement through the imagery of their art, and their artistic process.