Deaf clubs have historically acted as vital social clubs for deaf and hard of hearing individuals to not only find community during the oralist and other discriminatory movements but to advocate for their community. Oralism promoted speech and lip-re
Read more…Below is my podcast interview with my language learning partner.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hwkIq8MEsd4abqzN0eQU2UkyuPSLi5rF/view?usp=sharing
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William Stokoe played a transformative role in the recognition of ASL as its own independent language as, before his research, ASL was regarded as a mere pictorial version of English. While teaching at Gallaudet University, the world’s leading univer
Read more…ASL has recently become, for lack of a better term, more "mainstream," and this increased visbility has allowed me to engage with the language in innovative and exciting ways. One of the most intersing ways I've been able to do this is through TikTok
Read more…My language learning parnter regularly incorporates videos into our lessons to not only expose me to a variety of signers, but also to visually illustrate the specific grammar or vocabulary we are currently working and how it appears in "everyday" si
Read more…My last few lessons with my language learnig partner emphasized the importance of "role-shifiting" in ASL, or the practice of adopting the persona of the persona ad physical demeanor of an individual during conversation. So, using the vocbularly I've
Read more…Watching the TTMIK vlog felt like an exercise in "real-time" processing. Unlike a drama, where every line is delivered with perfect clarity and dramatic intent, the vlog captures the chaotic, overlapping nature of Seoul’s Hongdae district. My first i
Read more…Batik is a traditional textile art form that originated in Indonesia and has been practiced for centuries. The word batik comes from the Javanese word "amba," meaning to write, and "titik," meaning dot or point. This reflects the intricate designs an
The last cultural artifact I wanted to research was Haenyeo divers. On the island of Jeju in South Korea, there is a group of women called the Haenyeo who spend seven hours a day in the water, sustainably fishing and harvesting conch, seaweed, octopu
Read more…For my last cultural artifact, I wanted to choose something bigger than a single object. So instead of doing one singular thing, I want to talk about the Old City of Jerusalem. Although this is quite a large city, it feels impossible to talk about th
Read more…I have recently been enjoying Korean music so I am focusing on the twelfth season of Mnet’s flagship hip-hop survival show, Show Me The Money 12 (SMTM12), which aired from January to April 2026. After a three-year hiatus, the show returned with a rec
Read more…For this post, I am analyzing the studio album ARIRANG, released by BTS on March 20, 2026. This album serves as a landmark "authentic artifact" because it represents the group’s first collective creative output following their mandatory military serv
Read more…I watched the 2019 South Korean film Parasite (기생충), directed by Bong Joon-ho. As an authentic artistic production, the film serves as a modern text that captures the linguistic and social nuances of contemporary Seoul. While the film is a thriller,
Read more…This project explores the fundamental link between the Korean language and the cultural values of collectivism and Confucian hierarchy. In Korean society, communication is "relative"—the words one chooses are dictated by their social standing compare
Read more…When I arrived in Malang in the fall of 2024 for my Boren Scholarship, I had a rough first few weeks of adjustment. It was a new city, with new food, and a new set of germs my immune system was not accustomed to. I came down with something that felt
Read more…Last semester, one of my classes included readings on the development of Chinese “super-apps”, and one of the most consistent recommendations I have received for traveling abroad was to download apps like WeChat and Alipay before leaving to be prepar
Read more…Since recently it is the season of cherry blossom, I searched on youtube for Korean News on cherry blossom. The transition of seasons in South Korea is not merely a change in weather; it is a synchronized national event defined by the arrival of the
Read more…Artifact: Reply 1988 (Episode 1: "Hand in Hand" – The Food Sharing Sequence)
For this post, I have selected the opening sequence of the drama Reply 1988 as my primary cultural artifact. Specifically, I am focusing on the scene in the first episode whe
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