Category: Harlem Renaissance
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“What Happens to a Dream Deferred?”
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Photo by Wesley Tingey from unsplash Truong Tran’s style of writing is staggered, harsh, and shows no regard for the rules set about the English language involving punctuation and etiquette. This is a perfect way to write when addressing the staggered, harsh, inequitable systems in place for minorities today. Tran’s book is minimalist, but heavy…
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The “Others”
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Truong Tran is a Vietnamese poet who authored the Book of the Other. It’s a rebuttal to the idea of anti-Asian racism as a victimless crime (Kaya Publishing, 2021) Was Tran referencing Asians as the “Other”? When we think racism, we think of African Americans. But racism exists for many more populations such as Hispanics…
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Racial Injustice
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Truong Tran’s style of writing is not a traditional style of writing, when I read his pieces it kept me on edge and intrigued. I enjoy reading his pieces regarding his mom because I related and resonated with them. As he wrote about his mom calling him at eight in the morning to inform him…
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The Other
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The Other Truong Tran speaks to the reader directly, throughout the reading you will notice that he is not using proper punctuation. This to me felt like an insight into his thoughts. I can feel his frustration and I appreciate him writing them that way, you can relate or think about how events can affect…
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Less Is Without a Doubt More
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Photo credit to Jon Tyson Truong Tran, a homosexual Vietnamese man in America had a target on his back for racism and hate. He understands the subtle and direct racism folks can experience living here in the United States. Tran’s 2021 work “The Book of the Other” perfectly displays and highlights this idea. While the…
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Tran’s Book of the Other
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Book of the Other is a piece of writing created by Truong Tran that was written to acknowledge the effects that racism has on people. It examines the concept of othering, and it provides insight on how it affects the people that experience it. Tran takes an interesting approach to the style in which…
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Book of the Other- A Close Read
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Banks, Clay. A Large Crowd of People Holding Up Signs. 8 June 2020. Washington D.C. I enjoy Tran’s writing style. The short and quick phrases makes it easy to read, and feels like the words are coming out rushed. Like he needs to spill out everything he is saying as quickly as possible. All of…
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“The Other”: Tran’s Story
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I think Tran’s style of writing provides many tones for people to understand. While reading the “Book of the Other”, he uses punctuation that creates an effect on the readers. This approach connects the readers by engaging with the tone of his thoughts. One thing I noticed within the text is that he uses punctuation…
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Growing Thick Skin
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Truong Tran wrote Book of the Other. Tran writes in a way that only consists of moments. He uses no capitalizations but does use periods to separate these thoughts. I appreciate the choppiness, it helps push through the emotions that he is feeling while writing. Tran writing is not aesthetically pleasing to the eyes of…
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Tran: Behind the Scenes of Racism
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Trans’s style of writing is for those who want to think deeply about racism and how it still is prevalent today. It feels that he is trying to reach a younger audience, talking about the rapper Kendrick Lamar and how listening to his music helps him feel that his anger is valid. He lets us…