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What’s That Song Sayin??
+/- critic Deaf parents need to be aware of what songs their kids are listening to...especially, what's that song sayin!?! I'm hard of hearing and live in both worlds easily.  I don't think I can ever pick one or the other.  I'll always be part of both.  Being HOH, I always had a love for music.  My parents, [...]
Art and Storytelling Culture Sun, Feb 24 2008 hide this blog

Deaf Culture and Deaf Brain
+/- critic Scientist now says CULTURE impacts the hard-wiring of your brain!Ahh, that explains how the deaf people sees the world differently than the hearing and why there's a great divide! Don't believe me?   check out the article: [link] Apparently East Asian cultures emphasize on “interdependent” whereas Americans are more of “Be yourself, you...
Culture Sat, Jan 19 2008 hide this blog

Deaf/HOH and Jury Duty
+/- critic I received a Jury Questionnaire from my County last fall.  “Pah”, I thought to myself.  Many people I know served on a jury.  Many HEARING people, that is.  Most have served at least two or three times in the past 20 years.  I have always wondered why is it that I'm already 4 decades old [...]
Legal Thu, Dec 27 2007 hide this blog

Review of Wrong Game
+/- critic This movie is done in ASL, all actors and actresses are deaf and/or hard of hearing.  There is no sound.  It is neat to see film done wholly in ASL.  Quality of film is pretty good considering how many ASL film is out there.  As for actresses, I think Mindy Moore should be nominated as Best Actress [...]
Media Language Art and Storytelling Culture Sat, Dec 08 2007 hide this blog

What Does ASL/English Got To Do With It (Manners)?
+/- critic What does love got to do with it?  (as sung by Tina Turner)  Ahem.  Ok, What does ASL/English got to do with it? I keep seeing the same discussion over and over, spread out over time. Each generation has a different way of responding to proper manners.  Sadly, good manners are not the same as it was when I [...]
Language Culture Mon, Aug 27 2007 hide this blog

CI babies grow up to be as hearing as Hearings?
+/- critic The on-going debate on CI and language/method choice (ASL vs AVT) is interesting.  I decided to look for information that gives me a better picture about CI.  At the end of this blog, there is a link to a website that encourages parents to look at all options and make a decision for their child.The [...]
Language Tech Mon, Jul 23 2007 hide this blog

How Safe are Your Kids and/or Teens?
+/- critic Ok....here goes (Taking up on the challenges posted to me) This is blog about cyber safety for children and teenagers.  This is going to be  a quick & short blog (It's summer time!).  There is a link at the bottom for more information.  You can also do a search online and find LOTS of information. Some [...]
Tech Sun, Jul 15 2007 hide this blog

Legislation in Senate: H.R. 1592
+/- critic Almost 40 years ago, the government has the authority to investigate and prosecute bias-motivated attacks on race, color, national origin and religion.  Currently there is no provisions to help women, gay, transgender or disabled Americans for bias-motivated crime.  Disabled includes deaf people (whether deaf likes it or not).H.R. 1592 is a bill that is trying to [...]
Legal Mon, Jun 18 2007 hide this blog

History of Chicago Deaf Women Club - ABC Girls Club
+/- critic I'm not sure if that is what it was exactly called. ABC was used, but I'm not sure if they used the word "Girl" or "Women".  Sometime around 1940's (perhaps earlier or later) there was such a club for the deaf women of Chicago area.  My mom moved to Chicago from a small town in downstate Illinois after graduating from Illinois [...]
Fri, Jun 15 2007 hide this blog

Criticism = Crab Theory?
+/- critic Criticism is Crab Theory.  When I saw that, I thought it was a very interesting statement and yet, obscure at the same time.Visualization of the Crab Theory is self-explanatory.  What constitutes a Crab Theory? Let's analyze Criticism first. There's more than one way to use the word criticism.  1) Act of criticizing, especially adversely (to oppose) - [...]
Audism Culture Sun, Jun 10 2007 hide this blog

ARE YOU SAFE FROM DEAF HACKER(S)?
+/- critic I've decided to write this short blog in response to several comments on someone announcing someone's IP address on my blog and incidents of someone hacking into another blogger on another blog, etc. First of all, it appears that someone out there is lurking in deaf blogs or vlogs.  There seem to be someone who is posting fake [...]
Tech Sat, May 19 2007 hide this blog

MY ANALYSIS OF AIDEN'S DEJA VU FILM: PLAGIARISM? From...
+/- critic MY ANALYSIS OF AIDEN'S DEJA VU FILM: PLAGIARISM? From Dictionary: Plagiarism occurs when a writer duplicates another writer's language or ideas and then calls the work his or her own. Copyright laws protect writers' words as their legal property. To avoid the charge of plagiarism, writers take care to credit those from whom they borrow and [...]
Culture Fri, May 18 2007 hide this blog

Stepford Wixxxxxx Deafies?
+/- critic  Stepford Deafies? Ever watch that movie called “Stepford Wives”? This one lady decides every women should conform to “this way” and she had plans to ensure that every man conformed to “this way.”Sometimes, some blogs or vlogs I read, for some reason, reminds me of the Stepford Wives.It's like deaf has to be one size fits [...]
Culture Mon, May 14 2007 hide this blog

Further Analysis on Pride - Vice and Virtue
+/- critic Jay's post on deaf unity as a result of common pride. Deaf Chip's explanation on  “false pride” I did agree with certain aspects but felt further analysis is needed just for the sake of clarifying the danger of letting Pride get the better of you.  One need to be careful how one manage pride. I must admit, sometimes I let pride [...]
Culture Sun, Apr 29 2007 hide this blog

How Pagers forever Changed Deaf Culture
+/- critic Back in 2000, I flew out to DC to attend DHHIG training conference.  I had not been to Gallaudet since 1990.  By the year 2000, many deaf people were using pagers like SK and Blackberry.  I was one of those who have not caught on.  Not that I'm a luddite! Anyway, we stopped by Gallaudet to [...]
Tech Thu, Apr 12 2007 hide this blog

A Short Review of "Through Deaf Eyes"
+/- critic As I watched “Through Deaf Eyes”, what I felt was missing was the grassroot deaf culture.  There seems to be so much focus on Oralism and CI.  I'm not seeing enough stories about the majority of deaf's eyes like ASL, deaf clubs and sport events which plays a big role in deaf culture. I am left [...]
Mon, Apr 09 2007 hide this blog

College Hall's Coffin Door Myth or Truth?
+/- critic Back in the late, late 70's, I was a first year student and a freshman.  One night, several friends of mine, all first year students - both prep and freshman, decided to take a walk around campus and look for some action.  We met up with some upperclassmen and they decided to join us rats.  [...]
Mon, Apr 09 2007 hide this blog

Law and Order Review
+/- critic I loved that the show was all about deaf people and that there were ASL all through out. However, I was a bit dissapointed.  I understand it's all entertainment and the writers had set up this plot, probably based on most recent events in the deaf world. Many deaf people are speaking!  Even though, I speak well, it is not [...]
Tue, Apr 03 2007 hide this blog