For this weeks blog, I chose to use the reading by W.P. titled "My Kintsuki." This is a poem once again about her struggles as an asian American female in the world of academia. She mentions throughout the poem the word Kintsuki, which means to repair with gold in Japanese. This represents the fact that although something is broken, with the right care, it can be repaired and be worth more than what it was to begin with. I think this is a great way for W.P. to describe herself because she truly knows her value after the long journey that she has overcome and all of the struggles and adversity that have come along with it. This represents something more than just herself however. She has dedicated her entire life to fighting this fight so that everyone can become more equal. I think this relates to a current point in time we are all in as equality is the ultimate goal for everyone. I think that this was a great poem and truly was very deep. Once you understand the representations set forth and realize what this represents, it is very meaningful. I feel as though if everyone has the same mindset that W.P. had, they would be able to persevere in academia as well.
My question is, what made W.P. so dedicated to fixing herself and fighting in the sense that she repaired the broken pottery with gold. What made her wants to fix it after it was broken. What was her motivation?
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REFERENCES
Valverde, Kieu-Linh Caroline, and Wei Ming Dariotis. Fight the Tower: Asian American Women Scholars' Resistance and Renewal in the Academy. Rutgers University Press, 2020.
“White Large Vase 22.4.’” Kintsugi White Large Vase 22.4" in Porcelain by Bernardaud, www.bernardaud.com/en/us/white-gold/kintsugi-large-vase.
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