Meeting Updates

So I had typed meeting recaps for the last three meetings we had, but my laptop effectively crashed (to spite me, of course) and I've lost it.

The 3 meetings are:
Friday 2/4-Mentor Meeting (MM) with Prof. G.
Friday 2/4-Comic Meeting (CM) with Khanh, Youme, and Hai (right after the MM)
Thursday 2/10-CM with Khanh and Youme

Prof. G. sent notes she had for the MM so I'll simply repost that here:
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MM Recap:

Hi everyone,

Thanks for a good meeting and for sharing the scrapbook and the sketches.
They are fabulous! Youme--thanks for the cookies as well (the ginger with
rosemary was my favorite!). Also, I will make sure to give Prof. S the copy
you gave her of Mali Under the Sky! She will be excited.

Just to touch base on what we discussed and also what Prof. S and I can
follow up on:

1) IRB: re: documentary and also campus policy on drawing/sketching
various sites on campus (we know that photography and filming is
prohibited on some campus sites but we don't know if this applies to
drawings).

2) What is the appropriate "credit" line on the film to properly
acknowledge the grant funding?

3) Policy on selling the novella AFTER the expo event

4) Date and format of the expo which we will bring up with ASAM faculty as
we plan the event--you suggested having different pre-scheduled time slots
for viewing the film. You prefer having at least 25 minutes to view the
film (current running time is 30 min). You will all be available to
introduce the film prior to viewing it as well as answer questions from
the viewers. We also talked about the possibility of having booths where
the film can be shown simultaneously while  other poster presentations are
displayed.

5) Grant disbursement --given that Hai is ineligible to receive his
portion of the grant funding per UIC's "Off Term Policy," I have told you
all that this does not change the amount you will receive as a team (i.e.,
you will still get the $1000). What this would mean is that the funds will
be disbursed between Khanh and Bing at $500 each.  However, I encourage
you all to  think of ways to spend the money equitably among the three of
you.

Ok, we will be in touch with you on answers to these questions.

Have a great weekend,

Prof G

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CM 2/4 Recap:
So Khanh and Hai went back to the Nguyen's place to work on the comic after the meeting (with the brownies bootie courtesy of Prof. G).
We discussed storyline and transition. Made a rough book according to what the comic would look like. Made little notes on each blank page to remember what we wanted to put there. Some pages had sketches and text already. Also discussed last page with 3 airplanes and a phoenix (for rebirth) contrail image possibility. Trying to figure out how that would work.
Didn't really draw. Talked specs and decided on a smaller size: 7" by 10".
Talked about printers some more.
Meeting decided for next Thursday.

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CM 2/10 Recap:
Note: Finally finished the paperwork for the grant and turned it in before going to Youme's.
Only Youme was at home when Khanh came over to work on the comic. We tried to sketch. But admittedly I (i.e. Khanh) was restless and tried that failure attempt to update the blog on the comic's progress and write out the text for the comic first (which will make drawing the pictures easier). Youme drew some and she had a lot of drawings done already.
Added in prologue (may be printed in blue coloring?) to the comic and reorganized some things. Discussed possibility of have separate title pages for the two stories (have to wait for Hai's return to discuss further). Discussed possible titles:

• Water Dreams (good tie-in to Nuoc, but it doesn't fit the mood of the comic well)
• Contrails (lots of word play and meaning here)
• Con as in "conflict" of identity, narration, perspective, prejudice, etc. 
• but also con as in "convene", a sense of togetherness 
• Trails can be respelled as "trials" as in the trials of being Asian American and trying to define self through that lens or even the attempt to reject that lens
• Trails as in "trails", a path or tracks left by Hai and Khanh in their life and how they're retracing those trails now to add to the Asian American dialogue.
• Group will think of other possibilities

Discussed printers. High possibility of going with Comet Press on Halsted and Van Buren. Youme called them and they said they'll send specs and pricing info to us. (Thanks Youme). I've noted down the address and will be making a visit to them next week to see if they have printing samples to look at and maybe take home to share with everyone.
...that's about it...hopefully. We may not meet next week, depending on midterm constrictions. But midterms may be over by Wednesday night and leaving Thursday open as usual. Will touch back with Youme on that.
Meanwhile, we plan to have many more drawings and all the text finished by next Thursday (meeting or not).
Specs will definitely be 7" by 10".




Good day all,
KT