Examples Of Discrimination In Memoirs Of A Geisha

In history, the colonial era of racism and ethnic discrimination has been a major concern and a controversial issue in the United States. During the time on industrial growth in the U.S. corporations and manufacturers relied heavily on cheap labor, so many people from Asia began to immigrate to the country in hopes of finding jobs. But as the number of Asian American immigrants started to increase, so did the discrimination and racism towards them. Actually, they were divided into three identities, first generation Asians who traveled to United States, the second are those who were born in America, and the third late generation whose identity is neither fully Asian nor fully American. The discrimination that many Asian Americans had faced often rose from many significant events or subtle situations. In the workplace, for example, Asian Americans experienced discrimination in the form of not being given a job or promotion, and being put in a less valued position regardless of how educated they are or their …show more content…
By itself, it's a good story, about an interesting career, but as a movie, it is marketable because it plays on the Asian Prostitute and the Dragon Lady stereotype that caters to white men. The main character (played by Zhang Ziyi, who is Chinese, not Japanese) is a docile, meekly flirtatious, modest Chinese lady. Then there's Pumpkin, who dances around in a bra and an undone kimono for white soldiers who came during World War II (groupthink.kinja) The most important point that appears didn’t leave Asian girls is racist descriptions, is that, in white men point of view, Asian girls are very mysterious, exotic and hot, It may occur in an extreme case where an individual entirely admires and wants only women of Asian descent. But actually there is no difference between them and the rest of the races indeed, just public opinions and the way that American people saw them stereotype