The Ubume Challenge: A Digital Environmental Humanities ProjectMain MenuCritical StatementIntroductionThe Ubume in the Konjaku MonogatarishūHeian, Japan, roughly 1120The Ubume in the Gazu Hyakki YagyōThe Ubume in the Momo ChallengeUnited States, 2019-2020ReferencesAppendixSam Risakde15aa325cf1a30890aaebf382bf4d5ee8842ca6
Asian Americans "prove" American Dream to be real
12020-04-14T15:07:20+00:00Sam Risakde15aa325cf1a30890aaebf382bf4d5ee8842ca642plain2021-10-26T17:57:57+00:00Sam Risakde15aa325cf1a30890aaebf382bf4d5ee8842ca6In a New York Magazine article contemplating why democrats lost the 2017 presidential campaign, Andrew Sullivan demonstrates how Asian Americans continue to be used as evidence against the relevancy of racism in America today: "Yet, today, Asian-Americans are among the most prosperous, well-educated, and successful ethnic groups in America. What gives? It couldn’t possibly be that they maintained solid two-parent family structures, had social networks that looked after one another, placed enormous emphasis on education and hard work, and thereby turned false, negative stereotypes into true, positive ones, could it? It couldn’t be that all whites are not racists or that the American dream still lives?"