2D Prescreening: Interracial Racism between Asian ethnicities and Communities
Jiaqi Huang, Thao-Nhi Vu, Savannah Keyse
Our objective is to bring awareness and learn more about the biases and discrimination that exists between different Asian communities and cultures and why this discrimination has become part of older generation's ideologies. Our video is almost complete we just need more time for editing. Please provide us with any feedback on what could make the video stronger or edits that can make the help the audience understand the topic more clearly.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Au2IHK7fU-s&feature=youtu.be
Thank you!
Natrine Cheuk A01
ReplyDeleteI really liked that your group collected data via a questionnaire using Facebook, Tumblr, and Twitter to gauge what the younger generation’s perception of Asian Americans are and are able to compare and contrast that to those of the older generations’. The conclusion provided at the end of the video was also a good summary of the findings of your SAPSA project. There are a couple of suggestions that I have for the video:
• It was a little hard to hear the interview (specifically the ones conducted at the Coho) since the background noise was quite loud. It would be nice if subtitles were provided in the video so that the audience could follow the video easier.
• It might be easier for the audience to read the definitions of colorism if the entire definition was projected on the screen during Elaine’s interview instead of the flying definitions in the bottom of the screen.
• Include total number of questionnaires received and the age group of the responders.
• Include definition of model minority.
• From the video, it seems like the discrimination that has become part of older generation’s ideologies was construed from the perspective of the younger generation. Would you consider interviewing the older generation / referring to specific historical events to demystify this ideology?
I think the general objective of the video is met. In order to strengthen the objective of the video, I would consider explaining the origin of inter-racial racism (eg. when was the term coined? Why is it important?) The video will also benefit from more concrete examples of specific discrimination within the Asian community (maybe by providing more historical context?).
Overall, Good Job!
Ju Kim A02
ReplyDeleteI liked how you got so many people to participate in your video and make it very informative. I liked the layout of the video and how you really made everything transition well together. As a pre-view of your project, I got the general idea of what you were trying to do, but i was unclear about the specifics of your topics. I wasn't sure whether you were discussing racism between races or issues that come up in the asian community in general. I think one thing for me that i think that you could improve on was the filtering of voices during your first 2 interviews. I notice that i could hear the people in the background a little too loud. I think that i would just raise the volume on the 2 participants and have other future interviewees speak up. I think that you guys met the general objective of this video. I really liked how everything was so organized and you guys were able to make it pretty clear for the audience what you guys were trying to discuss. I think that you guys have too many students and that maybe adding a professor or an older individual definitely will strengthen your point and make this much better.
Emily Trang A01
ReplyDeleteThe topic in itself is very interesting. Having the introduction question really allows viewers to immediately know what you guys will talk about in the video. I like the inclusion at the end of the questions brought up and the reflection of what happened in the video. There was a good collection of data and interviews. The point of the video was pretty clearly made. The voices in the coho interviews are a bit hard to hear. There is usually settings in editing programs that allow you to try and lower the background noise. I also think the background music in the narrations can be a little lower because sometimes it overpowers the actual talking. There is a glitch around 2:25 where it cuts off another clip really quickly so that can be fixed. Maybe on certain areas, provide some more definitions that can be read on the screen. For the definition of "colorism", rather than having it zoom across the screen, maybe have it be placed at the bottom of the screen, not moving, so that the audience can get a clear read on what the definition is. I think the video was able to meet its objective. However, another way to improve it is that since you mention the older generations of Asians, maybe interview someone that's actually an older generation. That way, you can have more concrete opinions and data, not just from younger people.
Annie Deng A01
ReplyDeleteThe strengths of this video is that there are many interviews that provide a lot of insight into the topic about racism within the Asian ethnic community. The clips of the interviewees are also filmed with stability, which is a good quality for a video. I like how there was a description and brief summary in the introduction when Jasmine explained how ethnic racism is defined. The objective of bringing more awareness about how discrimination exist between different Asian communities was clear because they listed out detailed questions for people to answer on different social media sites such as Tumblr, Facebook, and Twitter. I thought it was a brilliant idea how there was an explanation of what ethnic hatred is in the introduction, then the middle was how different Asian students felt about the topic, and then finally there was a critical analysis at the end of the video about how the younger Asian generation is becoming more accepting than the older Asian generation of different Asian ethnicities. I would recommend adding subtitles when interviewees are answering questions or when anyone is talking so that the viewer can understand every word that is being said. The audience also will not miss any important details if there are subtitles. I recommend on considering to interview people in quieter environments in future videos, so that there is less background noise and distraction.