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You will complete an interview project (either individually or in a group of no more than 3 people) with an individual who identifies as Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) — this can include a relative — at least 21 years old. The interview may focus on the subject’s life experience or professional experience in a given area. The interview subject can also be the representative of a local Asian American organization. Note: the more interesting the interviewee is, the more interesting (i.e. better) your project will be. Consider using pictures, video, even music, to make your project a multimedia experience and therefore more interesting to watch
Please be aware that the term “Asian American Pacific Islander” (AAPI) does not mean the interview subject has to be both Asian American and a Pacific Islander. The term refers to people in the United States who are usually of Asian or Pacific Islander decent. Of course, it is possible for someone to be both. AAPI also refers to anyone of Asian or Pacific Islander descent; therefore, it can refer to first generation, second generation, third generation, etc. In other words, it doesn’t only refer to someone who has migrated to the United States. It also refers to people who were born in the United States.
Central to the interview (i.e. the subject matter of the questions) with your subject must be the theme of Asian American identity and historical experience. Students will write up their findings (2-3 pages), and present these findings to their classmates as a 5 to 10-minute recorded video presentation. Consider using pictures, video, even music, to make your project a multimedia experience and therefore more interesting to watch.
Don’t forget the analytical component to your presentation.
Some ideas:
For interviews: Is the experience of your interviewee typical or atypical? Does it support or challenge interpretations of such experiences we have discussed in class?
For organizations: What is the organization trying to accomplish or change? Is it simply about preserving culture and ethnicity, or is it addressing a need that exists for structural reasons we have discussed in class or that have been addressed in the readings.
You will find a guide to Oral History Interview Questions attached to this document (scroll down!).
Remember – the purpose is twofold. One is to uncovered elements of Asian American history and experience that is unfolding around you while the other is to address that history with an informed and critical eye.
You will submit three parts of the project in order to complete it:
1) The oral history interview itself: either video, audio, or written transcription is acceptable. The interview must be translated into English, if it is conducted in another language. If the interview is in another language you must hand in a written transcript of the interview with all questions and answers included translated into English. If your interview subject doesn’t want to be recorded on either video or audio, you may hand in a transcript of the interview instead of a recording.
2) A short 5 to 10-minute video presentation based on the interview. Do not present the entire interview, but rather present the parts of your choosing that overlap with the historical events and themes you will discuss in the presentation (see the first PowerPoint for the class for the important themes in the class). This part of the project will necessitate you using the Erika Lee textbook and the lectures (if possible) as a source of historical background information for your interview. Considering the interview subject (or their family) *likely* immigrated in the last 80 years, you’ll want to consult the reading and the Modules that deal with the history of the last 80 years (since the end of WW II). For example, what historical events (this would include enacted laws) allowed more immigration for people from Asian countries?
If you are doing a group project, please upload only one copy of each document but make sure all you group member names are on each document
3) You will also submit a written copy of this presentation uploaded on the due date to the Turnitin portal on Canvas. In other words, this written copy is just the written text of everything you’ve said in your presentation and everything on the slides. It should be formatted like a short essay — with an introduction of your subject, a “body”, and a conclusion (your presentation should have the same format).
IMPORTANT: The presentation should provide historical context where ever necessary. This part of the project/presentation should be well-written and be correctly cited (as needed). Please use the class lectures/discussions and the class text for appropriate contextual information. All external sources must be approved in advance by me. Papers must be grammatically correct, well-structured, and have citation of relevant texts and page numbers.
Sources of information (lectures and readings) must be correctly cited in your paper. Information taken from a source (even if it is not in direct quotation marks) that is not correctly cited is technically considered plagiarism, a very serious academic crime. It does not matter, in this assignment, what particular citation style you choose to use. APA, MLA, Chicago, etc. are all appropriate. But please choose to use one of them. A Works Cited page or Bibliography is required in this paper.
Use formal academic writing in your presentation; in other words, college appropriate language and vocabulary. Please do not use slang or text-speak abbreviations. You are free to use the first person (i.e. “I” or “my”) in this project.
The paper part of the presentation should be written with proper MLA citations. Please use the following link for information on MLA citations:
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/02…
Please also use the HOW_TO_CITE_A_CLASS_LECTURE.pdf Download HOW_TO_CITE_A_CLASS_LECTURE.pdf.
The written version of the presentation should be approximately 2-3 pages typed, double-spaced, with one-inch margins and 12-point Times New Roman font. Please number the pages in your paper.
Oral History Interview Questions: A Guide
This is a “guide” to your oral history interview. Feel free to add or subtract more questions when you believe it necessary — depending on your interview subject. YOU DO NOT NEED TO ASK ALL OF THESE QUESTIONS. Taylor these questions as you see fit. Make sure you take advantage of asking “follow-up” and “open-ended” questions when the answer the interviewee gives is interesting and you believe it needs to be examined further.
Suggested interview questions:
Part I: Basic Biographical Data
Please state your full name and please spell your full name
Where were you born?
When were you born?
What is your current occupation?
What is your educational background?
Please tell me the full names of your parents.
What did they do for a living?
What was their educational background?
How many brothers and sisters do you have?
Where are they living and what do they do?
What was it like growing up?
If he or she is an immigrant, ask the interviewee to describe life in their country of origin.
If they were born in the US, ask what their neighborhood was like. How did they get along with other non-Asians?
Part II: Migration and Settlement
Why did they come to America? What made them leave their home country?
How did they come to America? (That is, who sponsored them for immigration?)
Who made the decision to immigrate?
How was the decision made?
How long did the decision take? (Note: political refugees must make the decision to immigrate in a much
shorter time, often in a few minutes, hours, or a day.)
By what means did they immigrate to America? (Via airplane or across Canada or Mexico?)
Who provided the money for the transportation?
Did they travel together as a family or separately?
How was the health of everyone? Was anyone pregnant during the journey?
Where did they arrive in America?
Who greeted them when they arrived? Was it a relative or a friend or an agency representative?
Where did they go and live once they arrived?
What were their financial resources like when they arrived?
Did they immediately find housing to rent or buy?
What was their neighborhood like?
How did they get along with their neighbors and the community?
How long did they stay in their first home?
Did they find a job immediately? Was there a job waiting for them?
Who helped them find a job?
Did they like their job? What were their working conditions like?
What happened to the rest of their families?
Do they live close to other family members?
Part III: Race/Ethnic relations, Identity, and the Future
Of what ethnicity are their friends?
How did they get along with white people?
Did they experience any racial discrimination? (If yes, please describe.)
How did they get along with other ethnic groups, e.g., African Americans, Mexican Americans?
How did they get along with other Asian Americans?
What kinds of social or professional organizations do they belong?
What kinds of traditions and practices did they keep?
Why do they continue to practice these traditions and customs?
Which did they decide to change or stop practicing?
What do they see as their “identity”?
For example, do they see themselves as Asian Americans, as Vietnamese Americans, as simply Vietnamese or as Americans?
How would they feel if their children married outside their ethnic group?
What kinds of traditions did they pass on or would like to pass on to their children?
Which traditions do their children practice?
What do they see as their “place” in America?
What are their feelings about America?
How did these feelings change from when they arrived in America?
How did these feelings change from when they first arrived in the US?
What was the most important and meaningful event or experience in their life?
What was the happiest moment in their life?
What are their dreams and visions for their future?
Is there anything they would like to add to the interview?
Textbook Erika Lee, The Making of Asian America: A History, Simon & Schuster; Reprint edition, 2016.
ISBN: 978-1476739410Links to an external site.
Gene Luen Yang, American Born Chinese, Square Fish; Reprint edition, 2008.
ISBN: 978-0312384487
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