One of the ideas I want to explore in my blog this semester is the presence of Asian American communities in New York City. As an Asian American myself, I am ashamed to say that I do not know much about my heritage or about the events that affect the Asian community as a whole. I have never given it much thought but I am aware of many nonprofit organizations I could potentially interview such as CPC, APICHA, and CAAV, all focused on promoting the welfare of the Asian community, as well as Asian interest clubs on our very campus and other schools I could speak with. The current news coverage on the Asian American community specifically is rather limited because there’s simply too much news to cover so my blog would be able to fill that void and potentially shed some light on what it means to be an Asian American in New York City.
The other idea that I had involves looking at the local arts around the city. I am not exactly sure where I want to go with this idea but I was thinking about potentially looking at places such as the High Line or visiting public libraries or thrift shops to explore the local arts in those places. I could also take another route and following rising stars like my friend who is currently working with an artist towards curating his own exhibit. My second idea still needs a bit more refinement but in terms of filling a void, I think it could bring about more awareness to the art scene in the city.
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VHaller // Sep 17th 2014 at 10:22 am
I like the idea of a blog that informs people about the different Asian-American communities in New York City — but that topic is very broad. Is there any way to start smaller — say communities in one borough — that would allow you to scale out to other boroughs if the idea takes off. I think I like that one better than the arts blog. I think your first idea is something you could really develop.
Liz Kim // Sep 17th 2014 at 11:37 am
I also agree with Professor Haller’s comment. I’m also Asian-American and know very little about the community in NYC outside of restaurants. Your idea also has the potential to expand depending on where you’re visiting. You can write about the Asian-American communities in San Francisco or maybe even in the deep south.