Comments for The Richness Within http://richnesswithin.wordpress.com . . . BSGE student lounge Thu, 27 Sep 2007 06:23:40 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on In the Media by Mikyung Kim http://richnesswithin.wordpress.com/2007/03/10/in-the-media/#comment-71 Mikyung Kim Thu, 27 Sep 2007 06:23:40 +0000 http://richnesswithin.wordpress.com/2007/03/10/in-the-media/#comment-71 Hello! My name is Mikyung Kim, I am currently producing an independent documentary that may be of interest to you. The film is about transcultural identity through the story of myself and my boyfriend, Jason Hoffmann going back to Korea to find his birth family. We filmed in Korea for a month over this past summer, and it was such an amazing experience. I personally am not adopted, but I can relate to the issue of transcultural identity, as I am Korean but was raised in Hong Kong. Whereas Jason, was adopted at the age of 3 months and grew up in New York City. We attended the IKAA event, where we had the opportunity to speak on a filmmakers panel with Deann Borshaw Liem (First Person Plural) and Tammy Chu (Resilience). Please be sure to check out our blog at www.thirdcatproductions.blogspot.com and our official website at www.thirdcatproductions.com for more information about the film. Best, Mikyung Kim Hello! My name is Mikyung Kim, I am currently producing an independent documentary that may be of interest to you. The film is about transcultural identity through the story of myself and my boyfriend, Jason Hoffmann going back to Korea to find his birth family.

We filmed in Korea for a month over this past summer, and it was such an amazing experience. I personally am not adopted, but I can relate to the issue of transcultural identity, as I am Korean but was raised in Hong Kong. Whereas Jason, was adopted at the age of 3 months and grew up in New York City.

We attended the IKAA event, where we had the opportunity to speak on a filmmakers panel with Deann Borshaw Liem (First Person Plural) and Tammy Chu (Resilience).

Please be sure to check out our blog at http://www.thirdcatproductions.blogspot.com and our official website at http://www.thirdcatproductions.com for more information about the film.

Best,

Mikyung Kim

]]> Comment on In the Media by Tamara http://richnesswithin.wordpress.com/2007/03/10/in-the-media/#comment-62 Tamara Wed, 21 Mar 2007 13:25:44 +0000 http://richnesswithin.wordpress.com/2007/03/10/in-the-media/#comment-62 The media is a big influence nowadays. The only problem with it is that the media likes to put so called 'labels' on people, to depicting groups. I agree with Tayyab that the media has depicted the muslims as terrorists. I certainly don't think that all the muslims are terrorists. Everyone is different, has different life-styles, different thoughts, different look on things. People aren't alike, so you can't say for instance that all muslims are terrorists... It's just bad.. The problem is that people are so influenced by the media they're going to believe that humanity is devided in groups. True, there are religion groups, but i mean groups like "preps" "nerds" "goths" etc. I 'm mostly called a goth, punk, skater, emo etc. It couldn't bother me less though, it's my own choise of what i like to wear, listen or do. I think that Christina knows what i'm talking about...(yayy for Metallica, COB, Green Day && all sorts of ROCK!! ) The media is a big influence nowadays. The only problem with it is that the media likes to put so called ‘labels’ on people, to depicting groups. I agree with Tayyab that the media has depicted the muslims as terrorists. I certainly don’t think that all the muslims are terrorists. Everyone is different, has different life-styles, different thoughts, different look on things. People aren’t alike, so you can’t say for instance that all muslims are terrorists… It’s just bad..
The problem is that people are so influenced by the media they’re going to believe that humanity is devided in groups. True, there are religion groups, but i mean groups like “preps” “nerds” “goths” etc. I ‘m mostly called a goth, punk, skater, emo etc. It couldn’t bother me less though, it’s my own choise of what i like to wear, listen or do. I think that Christina knows what i’m talking about…(yayy for Metallica, COB, Green Day && all sorts of ROCK!! )

]]> Comment on In the Media by Tayyab http://richnesswithin.wordpress.com/2007/03/10/in-the-media/#comment-61 Tayyab Fri, 16 Mar 2007 19:38:01 +0000 http://richnesswithin.wordpress.com/2007/03/10/in-the-media/#comment-61 Stereotypes are a common thing due to the fact that we are constricted from other countries and not knowing how they are really like. The media does such a bad job at depicting a certain group. The depiction can be good or bad . From my experience the media has depicted Muslims as terrorists and bad people. Sometimes it hurts to be called a terrorist and it’s not like that those terrorists are extremists it is like the counter part of the KKK, but what happens, it wasn’t such a big deal from what I conclude. Nobody calls a Caucasian a KKK member. In the media Asians are not well represented. Do you see any movies with an Asian as the star, excluding the karate movies, there are many great Asian movies out there and actors too. There is bollywood, Korean, Japanese and Chinese dramas which are really good. As an Asian we are depicted as always smart it is a good thing but there should be some other things to be known for. Also another group people start to put me into is “gay”, which I’m not. People think that is because I’m not that kind of guy who is tough and is athletic. I have been called this for 5 years now and it is hard to withstand this but I try not pay attention but sometimes it just breaks through and gets to you. In the media they depict guys as tough, perverted, and athletic. So what if I’m not like that, so what if I don’t like to fight back. I don’t want to be like those disgusting qualities of being perverted and “checking out girls”, I have respects for people and I’m a very modest person. So if people are to stereotypical about these kinds of things and don’t even bother to get to know the real person they are just stupid and I don’t give to their annoying ways. Stereotypes are a common thing due to the fact that we are constricted from other countries and not knowing how they are really like. The media does such a bad job at depicting a certain group. The depiction can be good or bad . From my experience the media has depicted Muslims as terrorists and bad people. Sometimes it hurts to be called a terrorist and it’s not like that those terrorists are extremists it is like the counter part of the KKK, but what happens, it wasn’t such a big deal from what I conclude. Nobody calls a Caucasian a KKK member. In the media Asians are not well represented. Do you see any movies with an Asian as the star, excluding the karate movies, there are many great Asian movies out there and actors too. There is bollywood, Korean, Japanese and Chinese dramas which are really good. As an Asian we are depicted as always smart it is a good thing but there should be some other things to be known for. Also another group people start to put me into is “gay”, which I’m not. People think that is because I’m not that kind of guy who is tough and is athletic. I have been called this for 5 years now and it is hard to withstand this but I try not pay attention but sometimes it just breaks through and gets to you. In the media they depict guys as tough, perverted, and athletic. So what if I’m not like that, so what if I don’t like to fight back. I don’t want to be like those disgusting qualities of being perverted and “checking out girls”, I have respects for people and I’m a very modest person. So if people are to stereotypical about these kinds of things and don’t even bother to get to know the real person they are just stupid and I don’t give to their annoying ways.

]]> Comment on Who controls your identity? by Christina http://richnesswithin.wordpress.com/2007/03/02/bsge-reflections-22707/#comment-60 Christina Wed, 14 Mar 2007 02:29:20 +0000 http://richnesswithin.wordpress.com/2007/03/02/bsge-reflections-22707/#comment-60 After reading this passage, I think that everyone is identified by being stereotyped or separated into their own cliques. I agree with Theresa where she had said that we all have one true identity and it is based on what you, yourself believes in and no one else can tell you otherwise. After reading this passage, I think that everyone is identified by being stereotyped or separated into their own cliques. I agree with Theresa where she had said that we all have one true identity and it is based on what you, yourself believes in and no one else can tell you otherwise.

]]> Comment on In the Media by Christina http://richnesswithin.wordpress.com/2007/03/10/in-the-media/#comment-59 Christina Wed, 14 Mar 2007 02:25:50 +0000 http://richnesswithin.wordpress.com/2007/03/10/in-the-media/#comment-59 The media has a big impact on all teenagers around to world mostly from television or the internet. Nowadays when we watch tv, we might see in some shows that people are separated into cliques. You have your preps, the jocks, the geeks, the freaks, the goths, the band, the rebels, the ghettos, and so on are how often people in high school identify others. On the internet, it carries news and a lot of different types of media. I am represented in the media by having people identify me similarly like others on television as the "goth" or the "punk" just because the way I dress and all the music I listen to such as Metallica, COB, etc. The media has a big impact on all teenagers around to world mostly from television or the internet. Nowadays when we watch tv, we might see in some shows that people are separated into cliques. You have your preps, the jocks, the geeks, the freaks, the goths, the band, the rebels, the ghettos, and so on are how often people in high school identify others. On the internet, it carries news and a lot of different types of media. I am represented in the media by having people identify me similarly like others on television as the “goth” or the “punk” just because the way I dress and all the music I listen to such as Metallica, COB, etc.

]]> Comment on Through Eyes Other than Your Own by Oussama http://richnesswithin.wordpress.com/2007/03/05/through-eyes-other-than-your-own/#comment-58 Oussama Tue, 13 Mar 2007 13:05:31 +0000 http://richnesswithin.wordpress.com/2007/03/05/through-eyes-other-than-your-own/#comment-58 blah,bhah, blah....... blah,bhah, blah…….

]]> Comment on Through Eyes Other than Your Own by Oussama http://richnesswithin.wordpress.com/2007/03/05/through-eyes-other-than-your-own/#comment-57 Oussama Tue, 13 Mar 2007 13:04:28 +0000 http://richnesswithin.wordpress.com/2007/03/05/through-eyes-other-than-your-own/#comment-57 Greg likes soda & a bag of potato chips... LETS GO DESTROY THE WORLD!!! Greg likes soda & a bag of potato chips…
LETS GO DESTROY THE WORLD!!!

]]> Comment on In the Media by Oussama http://richnesswithin.wordpress.com/2007/03/10/in-the-media/#comment-56 Oussama Tue, 13 Mar 2007 13:02:29 +0000 http://richnesswithin.wordpress.com/2007/03/10/in-the-media/#comment-56 Greg likes soda and a bag of potato chips... LETS GO DESTROY THE WORLD!!! Greg likes soda and a bag of potato chips…
LETS GO DESTROY THE WORLD!!!

]]> Comment on In the Media by Oussama http://richnesswithin.wordpress.com/2007/03/10/in-the-media/#comment-55 Oussama Tue, 13 Mar 2007 13:01:32 +0000 http://richnesswithin.wordpress.com/2007/03/10/in-the-media/#comment-55 Greg likes soda and a bag of potato chips. LETS GO DESTROY THE WORLD!!! Greg likes soda and a bag of potato chips.
LETS GO DESTROY THE WORLD!!!

]]> Comment on Through Eyes Other than Your Own by Christina http://richnesswithin.wordpress.com/2007/03/05/through-eyes-other-than-your-own/#comment-54 Christina Tue, 13 Mar 2007 13:00:03 +0000 http://richnesswithin.wordpress.com/2007/03/05/through-eyes-other-than-your-own/#comment-54 I think that everyone is defined by stereotypes in order to "fit" or identify them. I agree with Janay when she commented that people try to fit in based on looks or personality because this is how people indentify themselves. I think that everyone is defined by stereotypes in order to “fit” or identify them. I agree with Janay when she commented that people try to fit in based on looks or personality because this is how people indentify themselves.

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