In the beginning of class we talked about the prom outcomes and it was nice to hear everyone's input. I really liked the current event since it talked about age discrimination in employment makes it harder for seniors to find jobs. Since social security is not enough and the overall cost of living is very high. I also think it’s cool that there are actual senior job fairs out there for seniors. It’s really important to help the aging community and to be able to help them help themselves at the same time. Katrina’s oral history was really cool! Her grandma is such an entrepreneur which is enlightening since it was a while back. She opened many business in Africa which I don’t doubt was hard. Yet, Katrina said it was her happiest time in her life to spread Taiwanese culture.
Rock n’ rollin with Casa was a great success in my opinion! The decorations were very nice and I loved the polaroid camera idea. With the photo booth props, it really brought things back in time. It was fun seeing the seniors have fun, whether it was dancing or sitting and enjoying while watching. It was cute when some couples danced together (and boy did they have moves!). It was apparent the seniors were enjoying their time because a majority had a smile on their faces. It was funny watching some seniors get upset when their number for the rafle get called. I remember one senior I was talking to earlier really wanted one of the plants and later she walked out with a hyacinth. One senior told me while she was leaving that just watching us “young kids” dance made the prom so much fun. She said it was refreshing to see young kids have fun since they don’t seem people of different ages as much. Towards the end of the evening Janan and I met a Lebanese senior. I was surprised, I never expected an arabic speaking Senior would be in Casa. He said he’s a doctor and I believe he’s part of the Arab Medical Association, if I’m not mistaken. He clearly was successful in his life and loved what he did. He seemed really happy to be speaking Arabic with us. He was telling me about how he watched a BBC documentary on Palestine and that he was happy because he never really see’s Middle-Eastern cultural things at the center. We promised him that we’ll come back and visit and bring him food.
I loved the Oral history projects presented in class this day. There were many caught my eye, but to name a few, Wayne’s presentation seemed very special to him. Especially since he brought in dreamcatchers he made himself with his mother and was a part of his cultural background was very touching and moving. Sallie’s presentation was very sweet and I can’t get over how beautiful her mother looked on her wedding day. THAT DRESS WAS SO BEAUTIFUL! Anyways, I also really liked Victoria’s presentation. It’s apparent she has a long familial history in New York, which is really cool and interesting. Also, I learned that in order to find my other half I should go to a pharmaceutical convention! Overall, the presentations were very moving and raw. Raw, meaning we got to look into the lives of our classmates and look at who means a lot to them.
My favorite thing in class was listening to everyone’s oral history presentations. Everyone interviewed phenomenal people and really portrayed their stories really well. Especially the work they put into presenting them. Such as a box filled with hearts. Actual sculpted airplanes and flowers! Everyone that presented Wednesday did amazing which makes me nervous for this coming week! Don’t know if I can top everyone’s presentations.
In class on Wednesday 2/6/19 we went over a lot of upcoming deadlines. Such as current event presentations, book presentations, and the oral history project. On top of that the planning for the West center or Casa. I do feel very overwhelmed with all these assignments coming at me all at once. It was relieving to know that my oral history project can be due/presented on the week after since I’ll be presenting on the Fountain of Youth this coming week. I’m really excited for our NAPs. I’m excited to actually critique and look at the inclusivity of the neighborhood I grew up in San Diego. I never thought about it growing up but I’m curious now and think it’ll be informative and cool. Overall, I do wish my group (Casa group) would have more things to do for the prom. I just feel like we’re choosing decorations while for the West center they get to choose the theme and many more things. I feel like we’re not really planning anything or doing a big part foe the prom. Anyways, I am excited to find some decorations though!
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