Anime – blurring the distinction between masculine and feminine

In a week and a half from now, my gig as an anime enrichment teacher for the local YMCA will come to an end. After spending nine months at thirteen different elementary schools and experiencing well over 200 kids’ reactions to anime I’ve shown them, I’ve come to an interesting realization…

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12 moments of anime 2009: #4 Teaching a class about anime

Continuing with my 12 moments of anime for 2009 (in order of significance to me personally), here’s #4:

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Autobiography of How I Became an Anime Fan (2009 edition): chapter 7

Chapter 7, the final chapter, of my newly revised anime autobiography…

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Teaching an anime enrichment class: first session complete

Back in September, I got hired as an after school enrichment teacher for the local YMCA, with my topics being Japanese and anime. Each week I go to a few different elementary schools in the area and give lessons to the kids. Last week I finished my first eight week session of the enrichment…

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Teaching an anime class to elementary school kids

By a stroke of luck during my job hunt about a month ago, I came across an available position that combines my two favorite subjects; Japanese and anime…

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