Jason Altman

QC MA English, adjunct instructor QC, Professional actor, father. #oitnb #bluebloods #theblacklist

[Jason Altman @JasonAltmanQC]

…a type of meditation on her own art, place, mentality, and purpose?

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I loved all of the webcomics for this week! Khor’s “I Don’t Want to Write Today” was so powerful as it shows the fatigue of creating art that sends messages of autonomy not just for an individual but for an entire culture. Some might call this comic a “rant” but… #hongcomics

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@_nycchristian Great points about how adoption isn’t always a win-win scenario Christian! Meg O’Shea certainly makes that clear for us all in her webcomic!

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@ProfCKHong I’m going to take away the lesson that a comic/graphic narrative has the ability to tell just as profound a story as any other form of literature

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Would love to discuss Pei Pei and what the animal represents in class!

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THE LEGEND OF AUNTIE PO is an epic story in an 1885 logging camp in the Sierra Nevadas. The evolution of Mei was a powerful coming of age realization that she can dream of and make real a prosperous future for bc of the love of her father and support of her friends. #hongcomics

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I also appreciate how author Shing Yin Khor fills us readers in on the research conducted to make her story as true to life and historically accurate as possible in her author’s note..@sawdustbear

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@rayliur I really appreciate you posting out how the perception of Auntie Po changes with Mei and Henry!

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@bmpetronella I’m also a huge fan of historical narratives, and the setting of TLOAP hooked me right away. I appreciated the little logging lessons at the start of each chapter too!

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@ProfCKHong Eating a lot of comfort food and spending lots of time changing diapers 😊

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“I believe that all the stories we tell—from the earliest fireside pantomimes performed by our ancestors to the most recent streaming services—collectively make up a millennia-long conversation about what it means to be human”.

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I loved so much about AMERICAN BORN CHINESE. The color palette to the easy to follow panels to the real and believable characters (including the Monkey King and all the gods/goddesses/demons) …#HongComics

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The parallel ways in which the Monkey King changes with the way he changes Jin at the end to move Jin’s life in a positive direction was a brilliant coming together in the story. I loved what Yang wrote I the afterword…

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@FarihaWadud @confetti8888 I agree with you both! When the stories all connected I got the chills! Genius move by Gene Luen Yang

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@FarihaWadud I also thought of these similarities and the meta aspect within both memoirs!

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@CheyanneTraill @rayliur Yes Cheyenne! I also liked the fact that I was able to learn new words while soaking in the story!

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The section about her mother’s deteriorating health was painful to experience as a reader. I felt like I was traveling back and forth between continents along with Som. I also was delightfully struck by Anjali’s powerful defense to her Ahole boss/bf in the “Supparate” section

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Som’s SPELLBOUND is a touching and powerful memoir. I loved how it started with really quiet, simple/basic panels (shown on p.4 below) and then moved into more detailed and intricate drawings as Som draws herself as Anjali, her second identity #hongcomics

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@rayliur I agree with this perspective Ray. I felt in many ways similar to Aiden in junior high school, particularly when feeling insecure about my body type and most of my developing and/or deteriorating relationships. The memoir is a powerful critique of hate and bullying as you mention