Reflection On Asian Americans

Being a new immigrant in the United States, I was not concerned about any issues regarding Asians and Asian Americans. I do not think that it is important for me to know or pay attention to them. As long as my life is not affected, I would not take the issues of Asian and Asian American seriously. However, I was wrong. I did not know that Asian Americans’ problem could be a controversial topic in the United States until I read those Asian Americans’ articles and news. In this class, I also could somehow relate myself to some of the topics that have been introduced. They are not only related to me, but also raising my awareness to these issues. I am grateful to my curiosity that led me to take an ethnic studies class, which is somehow related to my ethnicity. Although I am taking this class to fulfill the GE writing course, I have learned much more than I expected, more than I …show more content…
To be honest, I am one of those who often think in that way. However, I realized that racial stereotypes would tremendously harm the U.S. society. If everyone is being judged by their skin colors, our lives will become more difficult and suffer from discriminating and racism. Therefore, I would want to say to myself that “do not expect the world to look bright, if you habitually look at people with a jaundiced eye.” Besides that, just as we want things to be organized as simple as possible, people would inadvertently apply one stereotype to all Asian American groups. It is a common way to identify Asian Americans. However, through the lesson from this class, I realized the importance of disaggregated data, which it focuses on a particular ethnic group individually and would make the invisible problem and issues