Saturday, May 30, 2009
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Final Magazine Project Broadcast Version
Ka-TOON-ayan Exhibit
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Philippine Cartoons
60 seconds
SNAKES, FROGS, DOGS, AND UNCIVILIZED SAVAGES WERE JUST THE FEW THINGS ARTISTS USED IN THEIR POLITICAL CARTOONS TO PORTRAY FILIPINOS DURING THE EARLY 1900’S
SOME OF THESE PROPAGANDA CARTOONS WILL BE ON DISPLAY AT THE KA-TOON-AYAN EXHIBIT AT THE CULTURAL HERITAGE CENTER AT THE DOCTOR MARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIOR LIBRARY FROM APRIL 27 TO JUNE 30
THE CARTOONS AT THE EXHIBIT ARE FEATURES FROM THE FORBIDDEN BOOK: THE PHILIPPINE AMERICAN WAR IN POLITICAL CARTOONS
THE FORBIDDEN BOOK IS A COLLECTION OF PROGANDA CARTOONS COLLECTED FROM GARAGE SALES, ANTIQUE STORES, LIBRARIES, AND EBAY.
JORGE EMMANUEL, CO AUTHOR OF THE BOOK AND COLLECTER OF THE CARTOONS, BELIEVES IT IS IMPORTAT TO LEARN ABOUT THE PHILIPPINE AMERICAN WAR BECAUSE IT PARALLELS THE IRAQI WAR OF TODAY
ASIDE FROM THE POLITICAL CARTOONS, THE EXHIBIT ALSO FEATURES PHILIPPINE ARTIFACTS AND OTHER BOOKS
THE KA-TOON-AYAN EXHIBIT WAS SPONSORED BY SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY AND THE ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES PROGRAM
IN SAN JOSE
TRUTH ESGUERRA
JOURNALISM 61
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Philippine Cartoons
60 seconds
SNAKES, FROGS, DOGS, AND UNCIVILIZED SAVAGES WERE JUST THE FEW THINGS ARTISTS USED IN THEIR POLITICAL CARTOONS TO PORTRAY FILIPINOS DURING THE EARLY 1900’S
SOME OF THESE PROPAGANDA CARTOONS WILL BE ON DISPLAY AT THE KA-TOON-AYAN EXHIBIT AT THE CULTURAL HERITAGE CENTER AT THE DOCTOR MARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIOR LIBRARY FROM APRIL 27 TO JUNE 30
THE CARTOONS AT THE EXHIBIT ARE FEATURES FROM THE FORBIDDEN BOOK: THE PHILIPPINE AMERICAN WAR IN POLITICAL CARTOONS
THE FORBIDDEN BOOK IS A COLLECTION OF PROGANDA CARTOONS COLLECTED FROM GARAGE SALES, ANTIQUE STORES, LIBRARIES, AND EBAY.
JORGE EMMANUEL, CO AUTHOR OF THE BOOK AND COLLECTER OF THE CARTOONS, BELIEVES IT IS IMPORTAT TO LEARN ABOUT THE PHILIPPINE AMERICAN WAR BECAUSE IT PARALLELS THE IRAQI WAR OF TODAY
ASIDE FROM THE POLITICAL CARTOONS, THE EXHIBIT ALSO FEATURES PHILIPPINE ARTIFACTS AND OTHER BOOKS
THE KA-TOON-AYAN EXHIBIT WAS SPONSORED BY SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY AND THE ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES PROGRAM
IN SAN JOSE
TRUTH ESGUERRA
JOURNALISM 61
Final Magazine Project print version
Ka-TOON-ayan Exhibit
Propaganda Cartoons in the MLK library
"White Man's Destiny"
President McKinley baptizing a Filipino Baby
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“How long have you been civilized?” asked the American stranger to the Filipino native in a propaganda cartoon titled “A Red-Letter Day.”
“Ever since my home was burned to the ground, and my wife and children shot,” responded the dismayed Filipino native with tattered clothes.
In another cartoon titled “Our St. Patrick,” Admiral George Dewey, clothed in priest-like attire that is colored in American colors, marches onto Manila Bay and holds his staff over the Filipinos who are portrayed as snakes and frogs.
These political cartoon and many other controversial ones are on display at the Ka-TOON-ayan exhibit in the Cultural Heritage Center at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library from April 27 to June 30, 2009.
The exhibit, which is held on the fifth floor of the library, features collected images from The Forbidden Book: The Philippine-American War in Political Cartoons, Philippine artifacts and other historical books.
Abe Ignacio and Jorge Emmanuel, authors of The Forbidden Book, discussed the issues regarding the Philippine-American War at the last Akbayan meeting.
Akbayan is San Jose State’s Filipino-American Student Organization.
“We felt a lot of what had happened 100 years ago are lessons we should learn today,” said Emmanuel, who correlated the Philippine-American war to the war in Iraq.
Emmanuel, a member of the Association for Asian Studies and the East Bay chapter of the Filipino-American National Historical Society, said he does not want people to think they are promoting the racism within the cartoons but rather bring out critical discussions about its concepts.
Most of the cartoons used in the book were won at auctions from Ebay, garage sales, antique stores, libraries, and national archives, said Emmanuel, who started collecting the political cartoons in the 1980’s.
Estella Habal, an assistant professor at SJSU who taught Filipino-American history, said she felt it was important to learn about Filipino history.
“Our history has been forgotten and it has also been missing from our consciousness,” she said.
Habal, who used The Forbidden Book as one of her class’s textbooks, said the book was eye-opening and painful to read due to all racist cartoons.
“Filipino students need to know this front and back,” she said. “Once you understand that, you become a stronger individual; you become a true Filipino,”
Danreb Victorio, a sophomore journalism major at SJSU and community affairs coordinator for Akbayan, was honored to meet the author’s of The Forbidden Book at the book discussion.
Victorio, who was a student of Habal’s Filipino-American history class and one of the organizers of the event, encourages everyone to read the book.
John-Paul Limpin, a senior radio, television, and film student and culture chair of Akbayan, was disheartened to hear that the history of his people is being sold on the internet.
Limpin said he believes that history should not have a price tag.
“It may have been possible it (the Philippine government) might have reflected more of Philippine culture and thinking rather than accepting a model from another country,” Emmanuel said of the possibility of the Philippine government without the Philippine American War.
Emmanuel, who is against U.S. imperialism, received most of his information regarding the Philippines American War from history books and museums.
The exhibit was sponsored by SJSU and the Asian American Studies Program.
Propaganda Cartoons in the MLK library
"White Man's Destiny"
President McKinley baptizing a Filipino Baby
DOWNLOAD PDF
“How long have you been civilized?” asked the American stranger to the Filipino native in a propaganda cartoon titled “A Red-Letter Day.”
“Ever since my home was burned to the ground, and my wife and children shot,” responded the dismayed Filipino native with tattered clothes.
In another cartoon titled “Our St. Patrick,” Admiral George Dewey, clothed in priest-like attire that is colored in American colors, marches onto Manila Bay and holds his staff over the Filipinos who are portrayed as snakes and frogs.
These political cartoon and many other controversial ones are on display at the Ka-TOON-ayan exhibit in the Cultural Heritage Center at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library from April 27 to June 30, 2009.
The exhibit, which is held on the fifth floor of the library, features collected images from The Forbidden Book: The Philippine-American War in Political Cartoons, Philippine artifacts and other historical books.
Abe Ignacio and Jorge Emmanuel, authors of The Forbidden Book, discussed the issues regarding the Philippine-American War at the last Akbayan meeting.
Akbayan is San Jose State’s Filipino-American Student Organization.
“We felt a lot of what had happened 100 years ago are lessons we should learn today,” said Emmanuel, who correlated the Philippine-American war to the war in Iraq.
Emmanuel, a member of the Association for Asian Studies and the East Bay chapter of the Filipino-American National Historical Society, said he does not want people to think they are promoting the racism within the cartoons but rather bring out critical discussions about its concepts.
Most of the cartoons used in the book were won at auctions from Ebay, garage sales, antique stores, libraries, and national archives, said Emmanuel, who started collecting the political cartoons in the 1980’s.
Estella Habal, an assistant professor at SJSU who taught Filipino-American history, said she felt it was important to learn about Filipino history.
“Our history has been forgotten and it has also been missing from our consciousness,” she said.
Habal, who used The Forbidden Book as one of her class’s textbooks, said the book was eye-opening and painful to read due to all racist cartoons.
“Filipino students need to know this front and back,” she said. “Once you understand that, you become a stronger individual; you become a true Filipino,”
Danreb Victorio, a sophomore journalism major at SJSU and community affairs coordinator for Akbayan, was honored to meet the author’s of The Forbidden Book at the book discussion.
Victorio, who was a student of Habal’s Filipino-American history class and one of the organizers of the event, encourages everyone to read the book.
John-Paul Limpin, a senior radio, television, and film student and culture chair of Akbayan, was disheartened to hear that the history of his people is being sold on the internet.
Limpin said he believes that history should not have a price tag.
“It may have been possible it (the Philippine government) might have reflected more of Philippine culture and thinking rather than accepting a model from another country,” Emmanuel said of the possibility of the Philippine government without the Philippine American War.
Emmanuel, who is against U.S. imperialism, received most of his information regarding the Philippines American War from history books and museums.
The exhibit was sponsored by SJSU and the Asian American Studies Program.
Friday, May 15, 2009
Final Broadcast Assignment
Poetry Reading
60 seconds
TWO POLITICAL POETS HELD A READING OF THEIR POETRY IN THE MARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIOR LIBRARY LAST NIGHT
AROUND 100 STUDENTS CAME TO LISTEN TO HAYAN CHARARA AND FANDY JOUDAH AT THE FREE EVENT
MANY STUDENTS INCLUDING SOPHOMORE MARISA GOMEZ ENJOYED LISTENING TO THE AUTHORS READ THEIR CONTROVERSIAL POEMS OUT LOUD
GOMEZ SAID SHE PREFEERED THIS EVENT COMPARED TO PAST POETRY EVENTS BECAUSE THE TWO AUTHORS COMPLIMENTED EACH OTHER QUITE WELL
THE POETS READ THEIR POEMS THAT TALKED ABOUT LIFE IN THE MIDDLE EAST, ANIMAL CRUILTY, AND THE EFFECTS OF WAR
JOUDAH WAS THE WINNER FOR THE 2007 YALE YOUNGER POETS AWARD FOR HIS POETRY COLLECTION TITLED THE EARTH IN THE ATTIC
CHARARA AUTHORED TWO POETRY COLLECTIONS TITLED THE SADNESS OF OTHERS AND THE ALCHEMIST DIARY.
THE EVENT WAS SPONSORED BY THE SAN JOSE STATE CENTER FOR LITERARY ARTS AND THE POETRY CENTER OF SAN JOSE.
IN SAN JOSE
TRUTH ESGUERRA
JOURNALISM 61
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60 seconds
TWO POLITICAL POETS HELD A READING OF THEIR POETRY IN THE MARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIOR LIBRARY LAST NIGHT
AROUND 100 STUDENTS CAME TO LISTEN TO HAYAN CHARARA AND FANDY JOUDAH AT THE FREE EVENT
MANY STUDENTS INCLUDING SOPHOMORE MARISA GOMEZ ENJOYED LISTENING TO THE AUTHORS READ THEIR CONTROVERSIAL POEMS OUT LOUD
GOMEZ SAID SHE PREFEERED THIS EVENT COMPARED TO PAST POETRY EVENTS BECAUSE THE TWO AUTHORS COMPLIMENTED EACH OTHER QUITE WELL
THE POETS READ THEIR POEMS THAT TALKED ABOUT LIFE IN THE MIDDLE EAST, ANIMAL CRUILTY, AND THE EFFECTS OF WAR
JOUDAH WAS THE WINNER FOR THE 2007 YALE YOUNGER POETS AWARD FOR HIS POETRY COLLECTION TITLED THE EARTH IN THE ATTIC
CHARARA AUTHORED TWO POETRY COLLECTIONS TITLED THE SADNESS OF OTHERS AND THE ALCHEMIST DIARY.
THE EVENT WAS SPONSORED BY THE SAN JOSE STATE CENTER FOR LITERARY ARTS AND THE POETRY CENTER OF SAN JOSE.
IN SAN JOSE
TRUTH ESGUERRA
JOURNALISM 61
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Profile REVISED
As a 12-year-old boy, Amin Khorasanee would listen to the Wake Up Show, a hip-hop show on 106.1 KMEL, and be inspired be the rappers lyrical poetry on the airwaves. By hearing such artists such as The Notorious B.I.G., and members of the Wu Tang Clan, the Union City native knew it was his destiny to be an infamous rapper someday.
Now known by his stage name, AM1, Khorasanee is planning to release an EP this summer. He also plans to go on a mini tour, performing in front of hundreds of Bay Area hip-hop fanatics.
Khorasanee, a 23-year-old senior corporate finance major at San Jose State University, started taking hip-hop seriously in high school. Captivated by hip-hop graffiti and music, Khorasanee became even more influenced the more he became involved with the hip-hop culture. He started writing songs and emulated some of the premier rappers during that time period. Khorasanee would get a microphone and practice his ad-libbed rhymes in a closet. After advancing his rapping skills, he then started recording songs over his friend’s house. His friend would create beats over Fruity Loops, a music generating computer program, while Khorasanee would rhyme over it.
When Khorasanee got to San Jose State University, he began to take his music career to a much higher level. His hit single “Can It Be,” which used a sample of The Jackson 5, got heavy rotation from radio stations such as San Jose State ’s 90.5 KSJS and Stanford’s 90.1 KZSU. Fans of Khorasanee would request his songs to be played on the air. Khorasanee would also go to the radio stations and performed ad-libbed rhymes for the listeners. After being more well-known within the underground hip-hop community, he then released a mix tape titled “The Take Over Mixtape” and disturbed it nationwide through his myspace Web site.
Since the release of his successful mix tape, Khorasanee has preformed in numerous venues such as the Britannia Arms in Cupertino and the Improv in downtown San Jose . Also, Khorasanee opened for prominent hip-hop artists such as Frontline, and Scarub of the Living Legends Crew.
Now known by his stage name, AM1, Khorasanee is planning to release an EP this summer. He also plans to go on a mini tour, performing in front of hundreds of Bay Area hip-hop fanatics.
Khorasanee, a 23-year-old senior corporate finance major at San Jose State University, started taking hip-hop seriously in high school. Captivated by hip-hop graffiti and music, Khorasanee became even more influenced the more he became involved with the hip-hop culture. He started writing songs and emulated some of the premier rappers during that time period. Khorasanee would get a microphone and practice his ad-libbed rhymes in a closet. After advancing his rapping skills, he then started recording songs over his friend’s house. His friend would create beats over Fruity Loops, a music generating computer program, while Khorasanee would rhyme over it.
When Khorasanee got to San Jose State University, he began to take his music career to a much higher level. His hit single “Can It Be,” which used a sample of The Jackson 5, got heavy rotation from radio stations such as San Jose State ’s 90.5 KSJS and Stanford’s 90.1 KZSU. Fans of Khorasanee would request his songs to be played on the air. Khorasanee would also go to the radio stations and performed ad-libbed rhymes for the listeners. After being more well-known within the underground hip-hop community, he then released a mix tape titled “The Take Over Mixtape” and disturbed it nationwide through his myspace Web site.
Since the release of his successful mix tape, Khorasanee has preformed in numerous venues such as the Britannia Arms in Cupertino and the Improv in downtown San Jose . Also, Khorasanee opened for prominent hip-hop artists such as Frontline, and Scarub of the Living Legends Crew.
Real Life-Reporting Story REVISED
Two poets, Hayan Charara and Fady Joudah, read of their works and signed books at the Martin Luther King Jr. Library, Wednesday evening.
About 100 students attended the reading, according to Persis Karim, an English professor who teaches creative writing at San Jose State University. The event, which was free and open to the public, was co-sponsored by the San Jose State Center for Literary Arts and Poetry Center of San Jose.
Karim, who helped set up the reading event, said she met the writers at a writer’s conference and was impressed by their literary works.
“I think it is important to hear the words of the writers,” said Karim, who introduced Charara and Joudah’s works to her students.
She said that event was important because it brought exposure to the poets and the literacy program on SJSU.
Marisa Gomez, a sophomore political science major at SJSU, also attended and enjoyed the event.
Gomez, who attended the past reading events such at the Mark Dotty event, said she liked how there are two poets instead one reading their works.
Joudah said he also considered the reading event a success.
“It’s always a good thing,” Joudah said about the setup and turnout of the event.
Joudah, author of the poetry collection “The Earth in the Attic”, which won the 2007 Yale Younger Poets Award, met Charara after editing Joudah’s anthology.
Charara, who authored two poetry collections, “The Sadness of Others” and “The Alchemist’s Diary”, read several of his poems, such as “My Father’s Pornography”, “You” and “Starved Dogs Eating Snow”.
Charara, who also edited “Inclined to Speak: An Anthology of Contemporary American Poetry”, wrote controversial poems about war, death, and his experiences.
He said that poetry kept him sane during some of the hard times in his life.
Charara, a Lebanese-American who lives in Detroit and still has family in Lebanon, he had writer’s block that lasted for almost a year.
Joudah, who is also a translator of poet Mahmound Darwish’s “The Butterfly’s Burden”, read his poems “Pulse”, “Morning Ritural” and “Poem” at the event.
He said does not write Arabic though he can translate it.
Joudah said he was also glad he can influence future creative writers.
“Sometimes it is something that somebody says,” he said about gaining an inspiration to write.
He also said ideas and images in his head helped him some of the poems that he read at the event.
Gomez, who loved Charara’s poem about the dead dogs, because of its graphic ending said she would encourage everyone to come to the next library reading events.
Karim, who considered the poets performance “powerful” at the reading, said it is great experience to hear the poets read their poems out loud because it brings their words to life.
Joudah is currently thinking about working on a new translation for his future project.
About 100 students attended the reading, according to Persis Karim, an English professor who teaches creative writing at San Jose State University. The event, which was free and open to the public, was co-sponsored by the San Jose State Center for Literary Arts and Poetry Center of San Jose.
Karim, who helped set up the reading event, said she met the writers at a writer’s conference and was impressed by their literary works.
“I think it is important to hear the words of the writers,” said Karim, who introduced Charara and Joudah’s works to her students.
She said that event was important because it brought exposure to the poets and the literacy program on SJSU.
Marisa Gomez, a sophomore political science major at SJSU, also attended and enjoyed the event.
Gomez, who attended the past reading events such at the Mark Dotty event, said she liked how there are two poets instead one reading their works.
Joudah said he also considered the reading event a success.
“It’s always a good thing,” Joudah said about the setup and turnout of the event.
Joudah, author of the poetry collection “The Earth in the Attic”, which won the 2007 Yale Younger Poets Award, met Charara after editing Joudah’s anthology.
Charara, who authored two poetry collections, “The Sadness of Others” and “The Alchemist’s Diary”, read several of his poems, such as “My Father’s Pornography”, “You” and “Starved Dogs Eating Snow”.
Charara, who also edited “Inclined to Speak: An Anthology of Contemporary American Poetry”, wrote controversial poems about war, death, and his experiences.
He said that poetry kept him sane during some of the hard times in his life.
Charara, a Lebanese-American who lives in Detroit and still has family in Lebanon, he had writer’s block that lasted for almost a year.
Joudah, who is also a translator of poet Mahmound Darwish’s “The Butterfly’s Burden”, read his poems “Pulse”, “Morning Ritural” and “Poem” at the event.
He said does not write Arabic though he can translate it.
Joudah said he was also glad he can influence future creative writers.
“Sometimes it is something that somebody says,” he said about gaining an inspiration to write.
He also said ideas and images in his head helped him some of the poems that he read at the event.
Gomez, who loved Charara’s poem about the dead dogs, because of its graphic ending said she would encourage everyone to come to the next library reading events.
Karim, who considered the poets performance “powerful” at the reading, said it is great experience to hear the poets read their poems out loud because it brings their words to life.
Joudah is currently thinking about working on a new translation for his future project.
Proposal Memo
Date: May 15, 2009
To: Professor McCune
From: Truth Esguerra
RE: Final Project Proposal
For the final project, I plan on doing a report about the Ka-TOON-ayan exhibit in the Cultural Heritage Center in the MLK library. The exhibit, which features U.S. Philippine propaganda cartoons, are quite controversial. This exhibit, which will be on display on April 27-30, is very important for Filipino, as well as Americans, to understand because its foundations can parallel the Iraqi war of today.
When I go to the exhibit, I will get numerous information about the pictures. Also, I will interview students who might be affected by the cartoons. Also, I can contact the authors of the book and get some quotes from them as well. At the exhibit, I will take numerous pictures. On the broadcast version of my script, I will describe the information about the exhibit and some history about the war. For the short information box, I will add factual information about the war.
To: Professor McCune
From: Truth Esguerra
RE: Final Project Proposal
For the final project, I plan on doing a report about the Ka-TOON-ayan exhibit in the Cultural Heritage Center in the MLK library. The exhibit, which features U.S. Philippine propaganda cartoons, are quite controversial. This exhibit, which will be on display on April 27-30, is very important for Filipino, as well as Americans, to understand because its foundations can parallel the Iraqi war of today.
When I go to the exhibit, I will get numerous information about the pictures. Also, I will interview students who might be affected by the cartoons. Also, I can contact the authors of the book and get some quotes from them as well. At the exhibit, I will take numerous pictures. On the broadcast version of my script, I will describe the information about the exhibit and some history about the war. For the short information box, I will add factual information about the war.
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