one book at a time

James W. Loewen Lies My Teacher Told Me Page 20

MIND BLOWN.

This reminds me of what the mission of my job is and how it is connected to rest of the Asian Immigrant Community. Collect, Preserve, and Educate. Many tourists visit the museum and have absolutely zero clarification on the Asian immigrants who arrived onto the American continent for over 150 years.

In US History class, the centuries of African Slave Trade is the larger focus than the Pacific theater.

I live in San Diego, where the US meets Mexico, and Asia is just a boat ride away. I didn't learn any in-depth knowledge about what other people experienced until it was shown on TV in historical dramatizations and documentaries.

I suppose this endeavor was going to be hindered because of the 4 classes I'm taking this semester. I am not caught up on 4 textbooks+ worth of reading for the first week of school.

Then again, the first week is always kind of lax until the following week.

Hope my mini vacation this weekend doesn't throw off the insane amount of work I have been doing.

I also realize that having a full time job and taking a full course load makes me much more tired than I have ever imagined.

The first night of my on-campus class, I went to sleep right away, at 9:30 pm. That is considerably earlier than I have EVER gone to sleep naturally in months.

Just last night, I stayed up until 1 am studying, organizing notes, and watching cartoons in the background.

Finally.

A book not just for pleasure, but for academic enrichment.

I know that when I get back into school, I want to get credentialed for math first. I still have this bond with history, anthropology, social studies, cultural relativism, globalism.

I found this book in an indie bookstore when I was out to lunch last week. I had the thought, "If I had a dollar for every time I bought a book without finishing the previous book, I would use those dollars to buy more books."

Since this is the beginning of book number 3 in my mission to read all of my books, I hope I'm making good progress.

Once I finish this book, I'll have a routine down correct?

In the morning, I start a new semester at the community college to take some required child development and educational classes. Going back to class after graduating two years ago has given me some anxious and nervous feelings.

The Story of V-Day and the College Initiative by Karen Obel, Director, V-Day College Initiative

Eve Ensler The Vagina Monologues Page 132

Eve Ensler The Vagina Monologues Pages 69-73

This entire monologue is something miraculous. When I watched a fellow student perform this, it opened up a new fire of feminism and self-pride within me that I hadn't realized before.

YES.

Someday, I will have my children read this.

Their father should already be well versed in respect for the vagina and for all women.

I watched the play while I was in college. One of my more conservative and Western religion practicing friends invited me. It was enlightening to see and feel safe experiencing sexual awakening with her.

Winston Churchill, (1874-1965), British Prime Minister

David gave this to me as a birthday gift when I turned 23.

I read a little when I first received it. But, I don’t think I finished it.

My next birthday is just a few months away.

I’m starting classes again in a week.

Back to school.

Back to reading.