Lulu Sha uses sci-fi and fantasy to explore modern issues, in particular colonialism, socialism and national liberation movements. She believes in having strong leadership for Asian American youth and incorporating Asian American history into high school curriculums. In her free time she loves to sing rock covers and figure skate.
Favorite Authors & Artists
Jeanette Winterson, Octavia Butler, Stevie Nicks
Artist‘s Statement
I have very few talents to contribute to this world. Although I wish I could fight harder for the people and communities I care about, ultimately I’m only a woman who is quite short, not particularly clever or strong, and prefers comfort over confrontation. But if someone out there who can feel a little less lonely and a little more kind from the silly words I string together, I’ll feel that I’ve done something good.
This paper was originally written for my First-Year Writing Seminar: Writings of Exile. It discusses Césaire’s writing on colonial violence and the internalization of exile, rather than it being simply a phenomenon of physical displacement.
I’ve been analyzing and thinking about The Silmarillion for years now. After multiple rereads, hours upon hours of research, drafting, and redrafting, here are my final thoughts on Tolkien’s legendarium.