Asian Stereotypes

When working on important project, whether it be how to write a paper or how to construct a building, it is important to plan ahead and lay out a blueprint in order to have a sense of direction as to where one should be heading in a middle of the project. Group effort and diverse thinking is crucial in the process of creating the roadmap; narrow mindedness within a group will only facilitate thinking of one option, whether good or bad, as confirmation bias only encourages a decision to be made, rather than examining the consequences of such decisions. There have been numerous studies that suggest increased productivity is the product of rich diversity. Then there is a question to be asked here. Despite all of the positive things that come with …show more content…
Although the stereotype seems to work in favor of Asians, it is still racist, and it might not be all that beneficial to Asians. If an Asian person was hired in place over a person of color who is usually more discriminated against, such as a Black person, even though both have equally outstanding resumes, it diminishes the efforts and achievements that the Asian person has put forth into applying for this position. Qichen Zhang, an Asian woman, left her job at Google when a white male colleague “suggested she got her job more easily because people would think she was good at math.” This statement belittled her accomplishments and claimed that she earned that position because of race and not qualifications. Somewhat similarly to the case of Asians, Blacks also have their hard work and achievements mitigated by society. While the Asian identity seeks to masks accomplishments, the Black identity undermines them. Black people are often seen as mentally inferior and once were subjected to eugenics. Eugenics was big in the 20th century, as it sought to improve the human race by eliminating traits that weren’t favorable. It was thought that several unfavorable characteristics, such as low intelligence and inclination to commit crime, was linked to race, so Eugenics, initially something promising, ended up being an excuse to carry out acts of racism against black people. Those who managed to escape eugenics and forced sterilization still face the ongoing racism. In her book A Burst of Light: Living with Cancer, Audre Lorde talks about her coping with cancer in a world that seemingly doesn’t care about her due to the racism and sexism that exists. “I wasn’t supposed to exist anyway, not in any meaningful way in this fucked-up whiteboys’ world” (Lorde 91). Her anger can be felt towards the society that white people have created that puts black people at numerous disadvantages. Race intersects with many other