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Exploring Wasian Identity (and why trauma is overused)

Exploring Wasian Identity (and why trauma is overused)

THAISPORA vor 9 Monaten

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Description:

How do you navigate your Thai identity in a predominantly
Western society?

Jamjun, a PhD literature student at the University of Southern
California (USC), opens up about her upbringing in San Diego, her
complex relationship with her Thai mother and white American
father, and how literature helped shape her path toward becoming
a scholar.

She also reflects on why more diverse storylines are needed in
media representations of migrant communities—beyond the often
overused “trauma” narrative.

Terminology:

Luk Khrueng (ลูกครึ่ง): Literally means
“half-child”; refers to a person of mixed Thai and another
ethnicity

Wasian: A colloquial term referring to
someone of both Asian and white descent

Mestiza studies: An interdisciplinary field
that explores the culture, identity, and lived experiences of
people of mixed Indigenous and European (and sometimes other)
ancestry, particularly in Latin America

Gloria Anzaldúa (1942–2004): American
author, poet, and activist whose work examines social and
cultural marginalization

TIMESTAMP

00:00 Preview

00:56 Introduction

03:37 “I’m happy when…”

04:26 “I’m attracted to people who have/are…””

06:34 “This … really turns me off”

08:33 “As a Thai woman in the States I feel…”

10:06 “I associate Thailand with…”

11:09 “People assume that I …”

13:56 Meet-cute

16:16 Jamjun and her parents

18:14 “You are a naughty boy, are you?”

20:14 San Diego

23:15 Thai culture

27:03 Jamjun’s father and Thai culture

29:14 Why literature matters

33:07 Finding your identity between cultures

35:00 Which forms of Thai culture do you want to see more
represented?

42:18 Thank you for tuning in!

Film we talked about

Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022), D.: Daniel Kwan and
Daniel Schreinert, A24

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