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Lost in the Darkness and Forgotten through Death

Professor Tim Z. Hernandez’s presentation discussed a plane that crashed in Los Gatos Canyon on January 28, 1948. In the tragic accident that occurred, several people were killed; some American citizens while most were Mexican citizens. The crash was all over social media with the names of the deceased. But not all of their names were released. Only the US citizen’s names were mentioned and bodies were returned to their families, while the Mexican citizens did not have their names mentioned. The bodies were also buried in unnamed graves sites in Fresno, California. Hernandez spent seven long years finding family members of the deceased to help shine a little light on the families to find their long-lost relative in the dark.

In Raoul Peck’s documentary “I Am Not Your Negro” he also helped shined a light on the African American community’s hardships and pain. The documentary focused on James Baldwin’s life and friendships with Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King, Jr. and their assassinations. The documentary focused on black culture and how African Americans are treated by the “white man”. It displayed how African Americans were treated and viewed by the public. How they were treated unfairly because of the color of their skin or because they didn’t look like the “white man”.

In both the presentation and documentary video, they effectively used the art of music to give their stories more impact and meaning. Hernandez had Joel Rafael sing in the beginning of his presentation to honor the lives that was lost in the plane crash. Peck uses music and movies to give a deeper impact on certain events that occurred at that certain time. The presentation and documentary both present a similar major problem: that some Americans favor the ideal “white man” over a colored person. Some American citizens see themselves as superior than other races. It’s evident when they announce the deaths of the four American citizens in the Los Gatos Canyon plane crash and not mention the names of the Mexican citizens, it’s evident when they took over the lands of the Natives because of Manifest Destiny, and it’s completely evident on the way they treat African Americans.

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Tattoos: Punishment, Pain, and/or Pleasure

Professor David Holloway discussed many topics regarding tattoos in his presentation “Cultural Politics of Tattoos in Japan: Nation, Body, and Transformation”. He covered topics on how tattoos are regarded in Japan, what their meaning were, and how tattoos are looked upon now. He used sufficient information and examples to give more credibility to his thesis and argument.

He discussed how long before tattoo artists would be raided by police officers and be fined. Masuda Taiki was a tattoo artist that had his shop raided by the Japanese police. It was stated that only medical professionals were allowed or able to do the procedure. Masuda Taiki ultimately refused to pay the fine. During that time, it was dangerous for tattoo artists and people who get the tattoos as well. Tattoos were looked down upon in Japan at the time.

Tattoos were looked down upon because in the Edo Period in Japan, tattoos were used to mark criminals. There’s this double standard that Professor Holloway discussed. He talked about how tattoos were used for mark slaves by slave owners or to mark criminals. But there were some tribes located in Northern Japan that would use tattoos as body “decoration”. Some criminals would be tattooed on the forehead with the word “dog” in kanji. There were also old passages that would describe tattoos being a form a brand, punishment, and or label for criminals.

So you could see how tattoos are viewed differently in Japan. I just find it interesting how there are tattoos are also viewed similarly in the US but also because of different reason. In Japan, tattoos are seen to be markings of criminals and slaves but in the United States, tattoos are seen to be involved with “thugs, gangs, and thieves”. The US media would always involve tattoos with people with a lot of pain or even with a criminal background.

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