Pit Stop: Reflections
6 September: Pit Stop
What went well for our project
· Diverse perspective as a result from random sample
· New perspective on Amy Tan--- She is writing for a ‘white audience’ and that ‘joy luck club is an exaggeration and over dramatized’
· Learnt slang “ FOB-Fresh Of the Boat”. Term used to describe first generation Chinese American immigrant who have just arrived. Today used to describe American born Chinese who are very Chinese in their dressing and behavior.
· Met “FoBs” and some who appreciate and are proud to be one
· Discovered the difficulties of trying to categorize people. We were trying to group and find trends/ similarities across our interviewees. Perhaps social science is not about trying to generalize too much, but rather at this stage we just have to continue getting building blocks
· We’ve been reflecting diligently. It takes up a lot more time but hopefully through this reflection process we can enhance our learning curve.
· First-hand experience of the dichotomy between reading materials and reality. The meaning of “ Chinese Playground” both in the academic field and in Chinatown
· Personal growth
Janice ---learnt to be more discerning
Stephanie---learnt to be a better listener
Both learnt how to be more opportunistic. Training ourselves to identify potential contacts and approaching them to talk about their identity.
What didn’t go so well
· We were not clear about the Basics. As a result, every time we received criticism we found it challenging to defend our project and methodology (solution : refer back to Lord Rootes website and the purpose for establishing this funding)
· Have not managed to conduct a group interview
Room for improvement
· Should have more males, 1st generation Chinese American in our sample
· Interview other races (perhaps an African American) on their opinion of the Chinese American
· Arrange an interview with Professor Lim Ching Wang
· Avoid haphazard replies to email. We have to be more coherent and prepared when we approach people for help.
What went well for our project
· Diverse perspective as a result from random sample
· New perspective on Amy Tan--- She is writing for a ‘white audience’ and that ‘joy luck club is an exaggeration and over dramatized’
· Learnt slang “ FOB-Fresh Of the Boat”. Term used to describe first generation Chinese American immigrant who have just arrived. Today used to describe American born Chinese who are very Chinese in their dressing and behavior.
· Met “FoBs” and some who appreciate and are proud to be one
· Discovered the difficulties of trying to categorize people. We were trying to group and find trends/ similarities across our interviewees. Perhaps social science is not about trying to generalize too much, but rather at this stage we just have to continue getting building blocks
· We’ve been reflecting diligently. It takes up a lot more time but hopefully through this reflection process we can enhance our learning curve.
· First-hand experience of the dichotomy between reading materials and reality. The meaning of “ Chinese Playground” both in the academic field and in Chinatown
· Personal growth
Janice ---learnt to be more discerning
Stephanie---learnt to be a better listener
Both learnt how to be more opportunistic. Training ourselves to identify potential contacts and approaching them to talk about their identity.
What didn’t go so well
· We were not clear about the Basics. As a result, every time we received criticism we found it challenging to defend our project and methodology (solution : refer back to Lord Rootes website and the purpose for establishing this funding)
· Have not managed to conduct a group interview
Room for improvement
· Should have more males, 1st generation Chinese American in our sample
· Interview other races (perhaps an African American) on their opinion of the Chinese American
· Arrange an interview with Professor Lim Ching Wang
· Avoid haphazard replies to email. We have to be more coherent and prepared when we approach people for help.
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