Victoria Moon

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[Victoria Moon @VictoriaMoon1]

It’s fascinating how death can bring people together... like with Jiko’s death, Nao and her father were able to be together for Jiko’s last breath, and through Nao’s autobiography of Jiko, Ruth and Oliver are brought into the picture too #ENGL480

[Victoria Moon @VictoriaMoon1]

My heart is so heavy knowing Nao’s dad knows about the bullying... he even tried to bid and win the auction😢 #ENGL480

[Victoria Moon @VictoriaMoon1]

I think I was shocked at how similar the bullying in Japan is with Korea. Both cultures seem to pick a target and everyone either stands by or supports it... #ENGL480

[Victoria Moon @VictoriaMoon1]

I like how Nao goes through the whole process of trying to capture the “now” but whenever “now” is said, it’s already past. Great imagery of the fish👌🏼 slipping past our vain grasps of “now” #ENGL480

[Victoria Moon @VictoriaMoon1]

I feel like I can relate to the unspoken tension Nao feels as a Japanese-American living in Japan. I went to live in Korea for a year being Korean-Canadian... but also felt confused not being fully one or the other #engl480

[Victoria Moon @VictoriaMoon1]

We’re reading Nao’s diary which is written on paper originally, so if we were to read it in the “future” through e-books for example, would that change anything significantly? #ENGL480

[Victoria Moon @VictoriaMoon1]

Another family tree~ pg 68 (it helps clarify confusion b/w the two haruki’s) #ENGL480

[Victoria Moon @VictoriaMoon1]

How Nao calls her great-gran by her first name, “Jiko” seems like an American thing to do... I don’t think a Japanese person would normally call their elder by their first name..? #ENGL480

[Victoria Moon @VictoriaMoon1]

I’m really enjoying reading Nao’s POV in its diary format. It makes her seem instantly familiar. Also how she seems to be talking to the readers makes it seem like there’s an actual relationship between Nao and the reader of her diary. #ENGL480

[Victoria Moon @VictoriaMoon1]

It’s ironic how Nao thinks Canada is “safe” but Ruth (who lives on Cortes Island, Canada) talks and worries about the dangers from ladders to winds to drug dealers to elder drivers and etc. #ENGL480

[Victoria Moon @VictoriaMoon1]

@VAFFvancouver “What makes a place, community? And is community a place?”

[Victoria Moon @VictoriaMoon1]

@VAFFvancouver for Paint it Red #engl480

[Victoria Moon @VictoriaMoon1]

@kacey_ng Thanks for letting me know!

[Victoria Moon @VictoriaMoon1]

Sadly, im not surprised the US took the intellectuals and government officials first.... #engl480

[Victoria Moon @VictoriaMoon1]

north and south Vietnam remind me of North and South Korea where both north sides worshipped their leader as a god #engl480

[Victoria Moon @VictoriaMoon1]

I didn’t know we had a “little Saigon” in Vancouver #engl480 #learnnewthingseveryday

[Victoria Moon @VictoriaMoon1]

“All victims” “big lies” “brainwashed” all really powerful, invoking words used to describe what the three-striped flag means #engl480

[Victoria Moon @VictoriaMoon1]

I agree that it’s really interesting to see how Le is working out his own story by writing an ethnic story himself #engl480

[Victoria Moon @VictoriaMoon1]

All the budgets😱 I didn’t realize how costly it was to start hosting an event like Go for Revue from scratch.. #ENGL480