Racial Discrimination Towards Micronesians in Hawaii Immigrants come to America to get the help of finding better jobs, education, and medical treatments they do not have in their homelands, but they encounter difficulties they never expected. Personally, I have observed this in my own Micronesian culture. Hawaii is known as the aloha state, where people are welcomed by the aloha spirit. However, the new and latest Micronesian immigrants are not welcomed by aloha. Instead, they face challenges similar to earlier immigrants. From an increase population in Hawaii, “There are Micronesians in Honolulu County(73%); Big island(15%), Maui(11%), and Kauai(1%)” (Heine page 9). There are more of them in Honolulu, and they are seen as a threat by
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A lack of confidence can prevent them from achieving something they want to succeed or reaching out into the communities. A lack of confidence is unhealthy for the bodies and it is not good for these immigrants to deal with them while they are adapting to the American culture. Immigrants are the minorities of the American population. They are not seen with high graduation rates, high status jobs, and high percentages of involvement such as the Asian and Filipino immigrants. They came to Hawaii as farmers with no knowledge of the American culture. They were discriminated just like these Micronesians today, but they are now seen in high status jobs, sports, and community activities. Micronesian Students in school are taught how to gain confidence to tell themselves that they can do things what other people can do. However, most teachers in Hawaii, “Embarrass their students by pointing out the simplicity of a class material, when they are uncomfortable to participate” (Okamoto 26). Micronesian students would not do well in school if the instructors or teachers are making them look dumb. They resist to participate because they may not know the answer, even though it’s an easy question or from being an introverted type of person. For most Micronesian they are more introverted compared to Americans. In the Micronesian culture they are taught how to be humble and respectful to one another. From what they are taught, discrimination is an acceptance they just have to deal with, which lowers their confidence levels even more. An introverted person is shy and quiet and they doubt themselves a lot. Some Micronesians would not understand because English is their second language. It takes time for them to learn. When they are going to work, government offices or hospitals they would have a hard time. Instead of the people in these places trying to understand what they are trying to say or getting
A lack of confidence can prevent them from achieving something they want to succeed or reaching out into the communities. A lack of confidence is unhealthy for the bodies and it is not good for these immigrants to deal with them while they are adapting to the American culture. Immigrants are the minorities of the American population. They are not seen with high graduation rates, high status jobs, and high percentages of involvement such as the Asian and Filipino immigrants. They came to Hawaii as farmers with no knowledge of the American culture. They were discriminated just like these Micronesians today, but they are now seen in high status jobs, sports, and community activities. Micronesian Students in school are taught how to gain confidence to tell themselves that they can do things what other people can do. However, most teachers in Hawaii, “Embarrass their students by pointing out the simplicity of a class material, when they are uncomfortable to participate” (Okamoto 26). Micronesian students would not do well in school if the instructors or teachers are making them look dumb. They resist to participate because they may not know the answer, even though it’s an easy question or from being an introverted type of person. For most Micronesian they are more introverted compared to Americans. In the Micronesian culture they are taught how to be humble and respectful to one another. From what they are taught, discrimination is an acceptance they just have to deal with, which lowers their confidence levels even more. An introverted person is shy and quiet and they doubt themselves a lot. Some Micronesians would not understand because English is their second language. It takes time for them to learn. When they are going to work, government offices or hospitals they would have a hard time. Instead of the people in these places trying to understand what they are trying to say or getting