Asian American Youth Analysis

This article aimed to analyze the way Asian American youth expresses themselves as a consequence of stereotypes and their ancestor`s immigration history. This research is the qualitative type and the gathered data was found through various internet pages such as videos, blogs, and social media like tweets and posts made by teens. Southeast Asian American teenagers have created terms to refer to themselves and their people, some examples are “F.O.B.” which means fresh off the boat and it is used to distinguish people who have a strong Asian accent. Another expression is “honorary White” and described Asian people who does not sport the most common Asian features thus given them the American privilege most Asians do not get.
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