notes/2024/as-am-5/week-2.md

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   immigrate to US -> 1946 Phillipines gains independences -> Bulosan arrives in
   between
 - Context between Bulosan's arrival in 1930 and publication of book in 1946:
-  The Great Gatsby -> Emblematic of Roaring Twenties; not a huge hit
+  The Great Gatsby -> Emblematic of Roaring Twenties; not a huge hit immediately
-  immediately -> Fitzgerald explores the life of striving outsider -> critique
+  -> Fitzgerald explores the life of striving outsider -> critique of American
-  of American promise (upwards mobility, second chances)
+  promise (upwards mobility, second chances)
 - Context 2: The Good Earth -> American born Pearl S. Buck, daughter of
   Chinese, grew up in China, Wrote her most famous novel about inhabitants of a
   Chinese village. Shaped ways in which Americans viewed Chinese in America
@@ -45,39 +45,14 @@
   Filipino reality for Western audience, split between young and older/wiser
   Bulosan
 - What is Bulosan doing besides just talking about nature? Why is he
-  concentrating on it? -> in conversation with specific type of literary style
+  concentrating on it? -> in conversation with specific type of literary style ->
-  -> the "pastoral"
+  the "pastoral"
 - The pastoral is a literary tradition -> traditionally, poems about shepherds
-  -> beauty of life, waking up early, farming, etc -> idealized lives of the
+  -> beauty of life, waking up early, farming, etc -> idealized lives of the poor
-  poor -> tension between cultivated author and low born subjects -> Bulosan
+  -> tension between cultivated author and low born subjects -> Bulosan
   deconstructs pastoral through realism
 - Social Realism -> unvarnished and unfiltered economic racial injustice ->
-  working class figure as hero -> scrutinizing ills of society -> reality
+  working class figure as hero -> scrutinizing ills of society -> reality without
-  without illusion -> one problem: emphasis on collective vs. individual
+  illusion -> one problem: emphasis on collective vs. individual
 - Do for Filipinos in America what Lange tried to do for working class -> book
   as work of pastoral social realism
-
-## Lecture 2 (10/10)
-
-- AH is a biography in the "social realist" mode -> leaves home in the
-  Phillipines after beaten down by harsh realities of life -> tries to maintain
-  optimism about American Dream as he continues through his journey
-
-## Section
-
-- Pastoral
-- Realism -> depict life as it truly is, complexities, imperfections, etc,
-  verisimilitude
-  - Social realism -> see peoples' struggles, critiques about causes/reasons,
-
-### Writing assignment
-
-Then, please write up why Carlos portrayed them in this particular manner.
-
-Each individual should write your own answer. Please write the name of the woman you are analyzing.
-
-1. Mary Strandon
-2. Marian
-3. Judith
-
-Mary Strandon was portrayed as a kindly woman who gave Bulosan work and allowed him to read

notes/2024/math-4a/week-2/main.typ

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+

notes/2024/mes-45/peace-dialogue-notes.md

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-# Peace dialogue notes
-
-- Grew up as Israeli, became soldier
-- Doubted morals, told to not think about consequences
-- Army is above everything
-- Never imagined meeting Palestinians -> always told to never cross wall (into
-  West Bank), violent
-- Never heard about Nakba (in Israel) until Germany -> In Israel, Law prohibits teaching Nakba
-- Israeli/Palestine peace activists: First step forward is recognizing the
-  other side
-- Decided to move and live with Palestinian friends in West Bank -> reaction
-  was shock
-- Oppressive system, Israeli government encroaching on Palestinian way of life
-
-- Lived in Jericho, born in East Jerusalem
-- Stories of Nakba were earliest
-- In Jerusalem, no services, not allowed to fix houses, etc
-- Army gave two options: administrative detention -> kidnapped by General for
-  2-3 years or military court
-- Learned about all injustices committed by jews (Israelis) and began to feel
-  hate, throw stones, etc
-- Heard of peace talks, celebrations in Jericho
-- Felt not recognized by international law, community, etc -> no rights
-- Palestinian schools closed by Israeli army
-- Shocked by jews who believe in peace -> could not believe they exist -> only
-  one narrative
-- Met woman who believed had right to live on land, but did not believe they
-  had the right to displace and discriminate against others
-- Everyone is suffering, paying the price
-- Went to Europe, learned what happened to Jews (holocaust) -> came to
-  conclusion that Israelis and Palestinians have to meet and talk to resist the
-  system
-- Started "Visit Palestine" to show Israelis what Palestine and life under
-  occupation looks like
-- Only way forward is to give everyone their freedom
-
-Questions:
-
-Where was the meeting in Bethlehem?
-
-_Q: What other parts of the system oppress the people?_
-
-A: There are three groups:
-
-First - from (Jordan) River to Sea. Arabs born in Israel ostensibly have
-citizenship
-
-Second group: Palestinians in West Bank, Gaza: not citizens, military
-law/police instead of civil police
-
-Third group: Palestinians expelled
-
-The entire system is how to guarantee Jewish majority (ethnostate). You can't
-guarantee "Jewish democratic state" without discrimination. Jewish democratic
-state / Jewish majority / "Jewish supremacy"
-
-_Q: Is land redistribution is a path through this crisis, and do you see that as
-a part of this movement?_
-
-A: In America, ethnic cleansing is complete, so we can talk about reparations,
-redistribution, etc. In Gaza, we are in the middle of ethnic cleansing.
-Redistribution is a "fantasy", because we need to stop the violence now. Of
-course, it is part of thefuture, but no one is imagining it because worried
-about more immediate issues
-
-Need to work on a ceasefire now. Worrying about what is the best solution,
-peace organization, etc, is us trying to keep conscience happy. No one knows
-about what is going on in Gaza, Israeli jails, etc. We need to talk about the
-governments defending Israel's crimes. Peace organizations are part of the
-system. Can't use system to change system.
-
-Israeli government doesn't want citizens to learn common language with Arabs.
-Discourage learning Arabic. Want to keep people apart because otherwise they
-will realize they are similar.
-
-System needs to keep people divided to dehumanize them.
-
-_Q: Who in the system do or would you think you need to speak to?_
-
-A: Very flexible, willing to speak to anyone who agrees or disagrees with us.
-Want to convince everyone.
-
-_Q: What do you think are the best steps to take to promote ceasefire on
-individual and institutional level?_
-
-A: We are all complicit because the system in Israel is the same system here.
-The same military complex, the same bombs. Understand how system works, and
-unite and build power and a movement. Need to be open and let people who
-disagree with us into our space, to stop separation of us against them.
-Transformation takes time. We are fighting against the empire who makes
-billions while we kill each other.
-
-Q: It seems that real transformation will not occur until mass media begins to
-change. The most respected media voices censor much of the discourse. What has
-your experience been with the media branding many of your points as
-anti-semitic?
-
-A: The mainstream media are not interested. Only invited by podcasts and small
-newspapers. Big channels will never talk to the activists. We need to build
-alternative independent media.
-
-Q: Do you feel that with support for Palestine on social media, Israelis are
-beginning to see the actions of the Israeli state?
-
-A: More and more Israelis are waking up but it's not enough, the mainstream are
-moving right. Every night, the news is propaganda. The prevalence social media
-and phones is very good because it's finally documenting the war crimes.
-Before, people wouldn't believe the atrocities committed by the Israel
-government. The US government is working more for Israel than the Americans.
-
-Q: Is the way that we discuss the issues productive?
-
-A: Many people are too busy infighting amongst themselves, when they have no
-skin in the game.

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-#import "@preview/ilm:1.2.1": *
-
-#set text(lang: "en")
-
-#show: ilm.with(
-  title: [Notes on the Israeli-Palestine Peace Dialogue],
-  author: "Youwen Wu",
-  date: datetime(year: 2024, month: 10, day: 08),
-  abstract: [
-  ],
-  figure-index: (enabled: true),
-  table-index: (enabled: true),
-  listing-index: (enabled: true),
-)
-
-= Introductions
-
-- Recruited to