After I finished scanning the photos today, I realized I came across
some interesting candid pictures that are related to the textbook called
"True Beauty" that I am reading for my Asian American Study class.
These pictures show beautiful Japanese girls shown to be in a beauty
pageant of a sort. Some of them actually have banners across their
shoulder to waist stating "Miss Cherry Blossom", "Miss Japan Town",
representing that they have already won titles or awards. Besides the
appreciation for their outward appearance of beauty, I also appreciated
the racial dynamics the beauty pageants demonstrated. Asian Americans
hosting events such as beauty pageants help promote a racially diverse
judgment on beauty. People of all ethnicity can praise the Asian beauty
these congenial ladies carry, as well as to embrace it in a larger
community. The Miss USA title shouldn't condescendingly link to one's
racial background after all. We should focus our community events on a
pan-ethnic cultural background for major national events.
Terry
Building 640 at the Presidio in San Francisco
Information Source for the Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center
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