Post Date: June 1, 2014
These sets of comic strips were created in order to make fun of racial stereotypes that many presume to exist within US society. Such stereotypes include how the mother cannot pronounce her “l”s and “r”s differently (Comic strip 3) and how the mother herself appears to act cruelly towards her child. These strips also portray the situations in which younger Asian American children and how these individuals react towards others, similar to how children (such as yours truly) have thought of somewhat odd responses, such as how the child declares the act of cooking to fall under “Child Labor Laws (Comic strip 2).” These strips are considered to be part of popular culture, seeing as how they have spread throughout not only the newspaper, but on clothing and other miscellaneous goods.
I find that this comic has been created to reveal the ridiculous ways children interact with their parents. It speaks to the conflicts that Asian American children have within their own family, but publicizes these conflicts in a somewhat humorous light. However, at the same time, it does bring to light these conflicts and helps show how Asian Americans struggle with relating to their parents. Additionally, other comic strips in the series discuss other social conflicts and current with humorous intent, thus providing social commentary at times.
Question: Do you feel that Asian American media is becoming more prevalent in today’s society? Why or why not?
Posted by: Eric Yu
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| Lela Yee is the creator of Angry Little Asian Girls. Original Citation: “Los Angeles-based Lela Lee is the creator of the online comic strip 'Angry Little Girls,' a TV version of which is set to debut on Mnet in June. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times).” Source: The Los Angeles Times. |
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