Combining the Old World with the New:
Understanding the Asian American Experience Through a Mythological Lens
Description
This project includes an outline of a prospective fantasy novel whose story is described through chapter summaries, a bit of sample writing, and an accompanying explanatory essay that acts as the novel's afterword. It follows the story of Hikari Hinata, a princess of a fictional nation in which gods and fate rule the lives of mortals. Her tale is a representative one--it seeks to call to mind the experiences of second-generation Asian Americans through its characterization, plot, and background inspirations. Two key concepts it focuses on are intergenerational trauma and combining that with ancient world mythologies, in a way that breathes new life into past narratives and explores modern-age experiences.
Date Created
The date the item was original created (prior to any relationship with the ASU Digital Repositories.)
2023-05
Agent
- Author (aut): Changcoco, Shinyi
- Thesis director: Bolmarcich, Sarah
- Committee member: Kuo, Karen
- Contributor (ctb): Barrett, The Honors College
- Contributor (ctb): College of Integrative Sciences and Arts