Melanie
Manuel
ASA
150E 001
9
March 2020
This
class has taught me several things: how to work collaboratively, what sorts of
demographics the Viet Nam War really had, and where I can access resources for
my remaining time at University of California, Davis. I also learned how to
apply concepts such as culture cringe and colonial mentality to current
instances in my life. This is to say, I am taking away a broader knowledge of how
history is handled in the modern day and potentially how we should be handling
it—not necessarily as wholly liberally or wholly conservative, but
understanding both sides of the story and coming up with my own conclusion to
these dominant narratives.
I
have had the honor of taking a couple of classes with Professor Valverde, and
this class has both engaged and challenged me with its workload and plethora of
information of a topic that is both talked about all too often (in the Western
perspective) and far too little (in the “Other” side’s perspective). I think
this notion of “turning history on its head” is something to continue with, and
hopefully cultivate into a new wave of common thinking. I think also participating
in these conversations, especially about experiences and the validity of one’s
own stories, especially as a younger generation, has resonated with me beyond
measure, and I will continue to hold on to it for a very long time.
I
included a screen cap of a website’s demographics of the Viet Nam War—something
that is still perceived to be only white when, in fact, it was not.
Works Cited
Images Used
http://www.uswardogs.org/vietnam-statistics/
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