Welcome to “Afro-Asia,” Fall 2020! This blog is archive that houses previous iterations of the course. As the instructor, Professor Goffe, I invite you to familiarize yourself with past posts and student content using the search function as well as tags and categories.
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Begin posting as soon as you are ready. Introduce yourselves to each other and comment on each other’s posts. Extra credit is unlimited and is awarded for blog posts that are not assignments on all things (articles / videos / multimedia content) related to African and Asian intersections.
I look forward to meeting you on Zoom Wednesday, September 3pm EST.
Hello everyone! My name is Jae Bucknor. I am a rising senior studying Biological Sciences and I have minors in Inequality Studies and Science Communication and Public Engagement. I will be applying to graduate school this year and I use she/her/hers pronouns. I am of Belizean and Filipina descent and identify as Black, Latina, and Asian.
Hi! My name is Sakura Eguchi, and I use she/her/hers pronouns. I am a rising junior in CHE majoring in Human Biology, Health, and Society and pursuing minors in Business for the Life Sciences and Health Policy (I also transferred here the fall of my sophomore year!). I’ve recently been super into hiking around the local Ithaca area and taking walks on trails near Cornell. I visited Robert H. Treman State Park the other day, and it was so beautiful :,). Besides exploring nature trails, I love playing volleyball with friends, going thrift shopping, traveling, and discovering new music. Lately, I’ve been listening to Kehlani, UMI, and Frank Ocean. Also, I’m a huge foodie.
I’m so excited to learn more about the intersection between African and Asian cultures through the lens of food and different types of media. Looking forward to meeting you all!
The food that reminds me of home is shrimp tempura!