How to be Japanese Group Work

message/purpose

• isn't against australian, but does not feel part of it.
• always asked where she is from but she doesn't even speak chinese. she was born in australia
• because people are judging her its an even bigger barrier 
• more about her appearance wanted to fit in as in her appearance
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• just because they look asian but they're not really asian
• not all asians feel that they are asians but australian

protagonist journey

• acceptance and home 
• acknowledging the image australian want to see in her
• cutesy hello kitty manga
• grandfathers migrant journey - asked and asked again if she is asian
• believes that people only believe in her because she is asian
• journey ends when she returns home and feels at home in china
• learns that she expects others to know where she is from
• but then she doesn't actually really know herself
• treating herself like others are treating her

Obstacles 

attitudes shown towards her frustrate her

her dad is australian, she looks asian

people are unable to see the relationship between her father and herself

techniques

the use of first person narration in the beginning - the perspective of the author and understand the situation 

descriptive words

the story was like a reflection and being able to empathise and feel what the character is feeling 

attitudes beliefs and values

she values her identity and how she reflected to others

restrained, ignorant and stubborn becomes more accepting and open to ideas

people should not be stereotyped

Migrant

it makes you question what feature/something about you that defines what you culture is. E.g is it looks, heritage, where you are atm

Their opinion of this is based on others stereotypes of them compared to how strong their own interpretation of themselves is. 

It completes when you believe you find a balance of who you think you are and what others think you are. :)

How does this compare to other GUAIA

Trying to be accepted into one or the other society but in the end they manage to find a balance between two cultures, or they accept their position. 

Positioning Techniques

Implied Audience: the author is able to have a claser connection to the audience through the use of cultural 

Language Choices: At the beginning she has negative lanugage choice to position you to understand that she doesn't like the racist behaviour. Towards the end, she is having a more positive experience - using more positive language for the audience to be involved and understand the journey.