https://padlet.com/m1strom/w0i7pcdk0aymgle (remember to use contemporary language for all racial categories) en-us 2021-11-22 19:38:10 UTC 2021-11-22 23:49:56 UTC hello@padlet.com m1strom https://padlet.com/m1strom/w0i7pcdk0aymgle/wish/1906887216 How do the films from Week 8 & 9 help your learning about race and Racial Formation? Try to focus on a specific example.]]> 2021-11-22 19:38:10 UTC https://padlet.com/m1strom/w0i7pcdk0aymgle/wish/1906887216 vldo https://padlet.com/m1strom/w0i7pcdk0aymgle/wish/1907152286 I think the movies helped my learning about racial formation in that it helped cement and affirm the notion that race is ultimately a social construct, one that is meant to establish and/or maintain hegemonic power to one specific group. The actions taken because of race, as a result, are really just excuses for the group in power to subjugate them.]]> 2021-11-22 23:42:58 UTC https://padlet.com/m1strom/w0i7pcdk0aymgle/wish/1907152286 https://padlet.com/m1strom/w0i7pcdk0aymgle/wish/1907154577 One example from the film "Race: The Power in Illusion" that helped me understand racial formation better was how different states defined who was black or not depending on the fraction of African ancestry a person had. For instance, a person was considered black in Florida if they had 1/8 or more African ancestry, while they were considered black in Virginia if they had 1/16 or more African ancestry. Seeing how a person could literally and legally change race just by crossing arbitrary state lines helped me see the ways that race is formed more as a changing social construct than on any objective scientific basis.]]> 2021-11-22 23:45:32 UTC https://padlet.com/m1strom/w0i7pcdk0aymgle/wish/1907154577 https://padlet.com/m1strom/w0i7pcdk0aymgle/wish/1907154877 The films helped me understand the way race is made up and not biological with the two specific examples they gave in "The House We Live In". They talked about the case of the Takao Ozawa, the Japanese man who went to court to get his citizenship. He talked about how he was more American than any white man and how he thought race shouldn't even be a factor in naturalization, but the court decided that race was a biological thing and he was not white so he could not get citizenship. Then, there was the other case about the Indian man who proved he was of the Aryan/Caucasian race through scientific evidence. The court still managed to find a way to deny him citizenship by saying how the common white man knows who else is white and an Indian person is not. It just shows the double standards and doubling down the courts used. First, they say it's a biological thing and based in science but when there's scientific evidence against it, they say it's common knowledge. It just shows how race is made up and not this biological thing people claim it to be.]]> 2021-11-22 23:45:53 UTC https://padlet.com/m1strom/w0i7pcdk0aymgle/wish/1907154877 sek022 https://padlet.com/m1strom/w0i7pcdk0aymgle/wish/1907154904 How Japanese-Americans were treated during WW2 and during the surge of Asian immigration really stood out to me. Ozawa's case really stood out to me, as he argued that someone's passion for the country and their loyalty should be what's important for their naturalization. This shows how racial formation works in part, as people in power only looks for your race when it came to citizenship and importance. ]]> 2021-11-22 23:45:54 UTC https://padlet.com/m1strom/w0i7pcdk0aymgle/wish/1907154904 https://padlet.com/m1strom/w0i7pcdk0aymgle/wish/1907155525 The films from Week 8 and 9 helped me learn about race and the concept of racial formation by providing real-life examples of concepts we have only heard about in class. It is one thing to learn the material but it is another to actually see the material and empathize with those who are affected by racial discrimination. It also emphasizes how race is simply a social construct that governmental structure and representation of cultures (un)intentionally exacerbates. ]]> 2021-11-22 23:46:28 UTC https://padlet.com/m1strom/w0i7pcdk0aymgle/wish/1907155525 aebautista1 https://padlet.com/m1strom/w0i7pcdk0aymgle/wish/1907155796 The films act to highlight how many of the racist ideologies and racist systems we have today stem from things that were created years ago. In The House We Live In, they make commentary on how the Federal Housing Administration that was created in the 1930s still impacts minority groups today. Where someone lives can have a huge impact on their access to resources and opportunities that are then passed down to your children, which creates a cycle of wealth or poverty. It helped to show how someone can reap benefits without having to do anything personally, just inheriting things from generations passed. The film said that a Black family only has 1/8 the net worth of a white family due to these past racist practices. ]]> 2021-11-22 23:46:48 UTC https://padlet.com/m1strom/w0i7pcdk0aymgle/wish/1907155796 https://padlet.com/m1strom/w0i7pcdk0aymgle/wish/1907156453
In Asian Americans: Breaking Ground, the documentary begins with an anecdote about a young orphan boy who comes to the United States only to be used as a prop in a pseudo-scientific cultural fair. 

Race: the Power of an Illusion seeks to deconstruct the supposedly biological aspect of race (stated in the anecdotes of Breaking Ground) by bringing in aspects of culture and politics like the Supreme Court case with Takao Ozawa.]]> 2021-11-22 23:47:32 UTC https://padlet.com/m1strom/w0i7pcdk0aymgle/wish/1907156453