Friday, February 29, 2008

re: my experiences with barber (hair cut)

after i watched coach creech's vlog, he crossed the line to mock at asian or japanese that did turn me off. believe me or not, i have no problem with his funny story but i disrespect how he used his asl *praying hands* to make fun of japanese as stereotype as the inferior. fyi, i am proud to be deaf asian who believe in asl against the idea of hearing's oppression over the deaf community.

i left a negative comment at coach creech's vlog but he swept it under the rug. i am at liberty to post this article on my own blog about re: my experiences with barber (hair cut) for all dear deafreaders who will read my voice for the diversity. i hope that you will open your mind to understand my point of view better and respect our diversity.

again, i want to clarify that i have no problem with coach creech's funny story itself but i do have problem with his asl *praying hands* to mock of japanese that i am NOT laughing at his part asl. mind you, he only cared about his funny story to be spiced by adding asl *praying hands* as his story with the touch of a cartoon as stereotype after he didn't bother to post my negative comment at his vlog. of course, i should not bother to take a battle with idiot. but i can't afford to allow his vlog to spread the disrespect asl to label the stereotype *praying hands* to asl users or aslan like it was uncalled to use "n" word for black people.

btw, coach creech has forgetten how he ISN'T different from hearing's oppression over deaf. why? take a hard look at how he thinks superior to be white over asian? is his culture superior over my culture by mocking to use asl *praying hands* as being inferior japanese. what a pretender of him to claim that hearing oppress deaf but behind his mind said in asl to imply me something else. if he asks me where is my sense of humor. oh, please i know the difference between insult/stereotype and sense of humor. enough is enough!

do you feel comfortable to embrace coach creech asl *praying hands* as being inferior japanese at his vlog? please remember if you don't leave any comment on this blog then i assume no one care about our diversity. please stand tall to be unity and leave a comment to respect using asl as grace for our diversity. my voice should welcome your voice to become our voice in one unity.

Monday, February 18, 2008

madc, trudy suggs & i for nad

designed by cuong aka buzz

one day, it was sad for me to see that deaf person who left a comment at the blog how nad has not done enough for her/him yet. he/she failed to grasp the concept of value what america had taught us. the speech by john f. kennedy quoted,"ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country" did inspire us to embrace our deaf community and to build up our characters better.

last three years ago, i did design this madc logo, newsletter, letterhead, envelope & thank you card. however this madc logo would not be existed if it was not for trudy suggs. i thanked madc for having faith to put trudy in the charge of this project. but i also thanked trudy personally for her great job to handle this logo project and to work with me on professional level.

when trudy suggs was the madc vice president to announce about my madc logo design front of 200 people at the second annual pig roast. she did thank me personally on behalf of madc members, boards, officers and president then they gave me the 6 years membership of madc.

one good friend of mine talked to me privately, "wow, my experience job, i've deal with the logo project before, your logo design should be worth $6,000 or more instead of 6 years membership worth." i told him to shhhh! if i ask madc to "cough up the dough" then they could not afford me anyway. but i chose to be wise as grace rather than to be smart as greedy.

mind you, i am so proud and honor to accept this gift of 6 years membership as the token of their gratification for my design. if a person decides to become madc member or/and nad member both then that person has mastered to grasp the concept of "ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country" to build character is equally to my design or passion. it seemed right thing for me to make sacrifice rather in order to save our deaf community's voice to be heard for our right to protect asl, access, human rights, etc...

the bottom is that nad, madc, mcdhh and i among other activists have done more than that person who whined and complained to do nothing about it. has he/she gotten around to the real action to advocate? get my drift? again, my wife and i are proud to become the members of nad because our nad's voice is the one and truth for all deaf community!


Sunday, February 10, 2008

my first time deaf blog! me? who? um...

photo by cuong aka buzz

this is my first deaf blog. me? who? please hold your pant. let the pictures tell you the story first why they are priceless to me.

they both were connected to the part of my life at the courage north camp for the deaf campers in minnesota when i was craft/art director. i did take some photographs of deaf campers in 20 years ago.

last december at the private x-mas party, one guy dressed cool like a dude with expensive digital camera. he claimed that he knew me by recognizing my first name. i could not recognize him but i did guess that had something to do with the courage north camp. it was difficult for me to remember many deaf campers when most of them remember me. sue me, i am old fart and human being. omg, it was last time i saw him at courage north camp was 20 years ago! guess who? it was tim kettering who did win the best photo blog of deafread in 2006. check out his cool photography.

last summer at my friend's wedding in washington, i met a guy at the breakfast place in our hotel. we did introduce to each other. he remembered me first. omg, it was last time i saw him at our college at rit in new york was 10 years ago. plus he was a cute deaf camper when i was craft/art director at the courage north camp in 20 years ago again. guess who? tayler mayer founded the deafread!

now you can see why my pictures of tim's portrait and tayler's portrait are priceless to me because they both have inspired me how they have contributed to the deaf community more than you think. when i was leader in their eyes at courage north with full positive vibe and good time there.

two years ago, i had a bike accident and end up to stay at the hospital for 41 days. my wife and i did file a complaint against our hospital due to their lack of management to provide the interpreter to our needs. i become in pensive mood.

in mystery way, i thank to tim and tayler among other deaf campers who made me a great person to love our deaf community more. tim brought me back to enjoy the photograph as my hobby. tayler's deafread is great place for me to start my blog and will do vlog soon. the photography and vlog/blog both perhaps heal my sad and happy together to “living a life to its fullest my life” out of the deaf community. it is not about hearing wannabe but i only desire the wisdom to identify myself as true deaf.

buzz