Author Archives: Erica Ulloa

My Final Project I had a great time working on this project and learning new information with my research. I feel like it is an issue many are aware of but not to the extent when seeing the actual numbers. Overall, the project as well as this class was a great experience! https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1UXWQuR88ccsajprBHyAMvFqjqixNE35H9PUmXVir4i8/edit?usp=sharing

Final Progress Report After I finally figured out what I wanted to write about, I really began to jump in and enjoy it. I decided to do a google slide discussing the issues of the pictures from my previous post along with America’s known history of police brutality causing the Black Lives Matter Movement. InContinue reading “Blog #14”

Progress Report In my previous blog post I wrote about how I was struggling deciding what kind of story I should go with. Probably my biggest toxic traits are procrastination and indecisiveness which did not help me through this process! However I then came across some pictures and videos going viral about what was goingContinue reading “Blog #13”

Free Writing Process During my free writing I had to take a step back and first think if I wanted to write about my own experience or something else. Did I want to write my story leaning towards a more positive side or describe the gleam negative impacts this pandemic has caused? What kind ofContinue reading “Blog #12”

Ethnic American Artist Presentation This assignment was very interesting from beginning to end. At first I struggled to figure out who I wanted and put my mind to famous artists that I feel made an impact. Then I thought of Lin-Manuel Miranda and honestly couldn’t think of an artist I thought was better or thatContinue reading “Blog #11”

3 Surprises/Impacts By My Research I have always been a fan of Lin-Manuel Miranda which does play a factor for why I chose him for my presentation. However, after doing a bit of research I realized all I really knew of him was that he is Puerto Rican and he wrote In the Heights asContinue reading “Blog #10”

Choosing Lin-Manuel Miranda for my presentation This process was a bit difficult for me just because I admire almost all the artists that were on the classes’ reading roster. At first I had my mind set Sandra Cisneros, the author of The House On Mango Street. I originally read the novel back in middle schoolContinue reading “Blog #9”

This American Life: “The Problem We All Live With – Part One” I’m not quite a podcast listener so when I saw for this weeks assignment the class was to listen to a podcast, in all honesty I assumed I was going to have it play in the background as I do things around myContinue reading “Blog #8”

“Sweetness” by Toni Morrison “Sweetness” by Toni Morrison was quite an interesting story to read. To see colorism be integrated so heavily on individuals that it even is seen within families. Not just family but a newborn baby with their parents. Lula Ann was rejected by the outside world before she even knew it. TheContinue reading “Blog #7”

“The Cats of Mirikitani” The documentary “The Cats of Mirikitani” was quite a bitter sweet film to witness. It is about an old Japanese man named Jimmy Mirikitani, who experienced the japanese internment camps in California as a young man. The documentary takes place during 2001 when Jimmy is 80 years old and homeless inContinue reading “Blog #6”