A. Synthesize and Summarize: Write down a complete definition of Orientalism. In other words, how have European and other Westerners conceived of, and thought about Asia? It’s a complex, multifaceted theoretical concept, so please write down at least 3-4 bullet points to arrive at a complete definition.
• Orientalism identified the way Asia was constructed as Europe’s other.
• Orientation endangered subordination
• System that thought help its ideology that authorizes colonialism.
• Helps justifies western authority centralizes western culture.
Orientalism was describes by Edward Said as “a western style for dominating, reconstructing and having authority over the orient” (orientalism keyword 182). Orientalism identified the way Asia has …show more content…
Some things might have changed towards Asian Americans today but there is still discrimination in most parts of United States. I think Asian Americans still go through the stereotypes and still are labeled as either Chinese, Koreans or Japanese. Orientalist attitude can be viewed in many ways today. For example, Asians who currently work in Hollywood, film industry, continue to be understated as a minority group in movies. Asians or Asian Americans continue to be neglected to such roles and always assigned into negative stereotyped roles such as Asian females that will be represented as sexually available. Asian males would be starring a role to an Asian male that would be linked to martial art skills. Orientalism can also be used in music videos, such as Rihanna and Coldplay music video called “Princess of China”. Rihanna was shown as the princess of china which invokes and perpetuate the theatre of …show more content…
Zia was never seen as an Asian, she was identified as a Pakistani because of her name. Zia was also the name of a Pakistani president. Zia believed that “looking Asian meant looking foreign, alien, and un-American” (From nothing a consciousness, 15) Zia talks about her she had tried to fit in with the American kids, and no matter how hard she tries, her face gave it away. In other words, she did not look American due to her physical appearances. There is no fit in, rare to see other Asians, she mentioned that as Chinese American women she is subjected to follow her norms and obey her orders. Zia talks about her experience of being an Asian and general feelings of exclusions and if you’re Asian, there is no historical relation. Major features of her experience as a Chinese American woman are that she felt a sincere urge to get involved in grassroots efforts to change the Asian American disturbed communities. Zia worked with communities of African, Asian American to counter the intense racism that emerged out of the issues. She mentions how important studying about your heritage can be and how it can help you feel less foreign. She had no idea about her heritage, which was one reason why she felt like she didn’t belong in the American community. For example, She mentions that “she had no idea that the Asian laborers were brought to America as a replacement of
• Orientalism identified the way Asia was constructed as Europe’s other.
• Orientation endangered subordination
• System that thought help its ideology that authorizes colonialism.
• Helps justifies western authority centralizes western culture.
Orientalism was describes by Edward Said as “a western style for dominating, reconstructing and having authority over the orient” (orientalism keyword 182). Orientalism identified the way Asia has …show more content…
Some things might have changed towards Asian Americans today but there is still discrimination in most parts of United States. I think Asian Americans still go through the stereotypes and still are labeled as either Chinese, Koreans or Japanese. Orientalist attitude can be viewed in many ways today. For example, Asians who currently work in Hollywood, film industry, continue to be understated as a minority group in movies. Asians or Asian Americans continue to be neglected to such roles and always assigned into negative stereotyped roles such as Asian females that will be represented as sexually available. Asian males would be starring a role to an Asian male that would be linked to martial art skills. Orientalism can also be used in music videos, such as Rihanna and Coldplay music video called “Princess of China”. Rihanna was shown as the princess of china which invokes and perpetuate the theatre of …show more content…
Zia was never seen as an Asian, she was identified as a Pakistani because of her name. Zia was also the name of a Pakistani president. Zia believed that “looking Asian meant looking foreign, alien, and un-American” (From nothing a consciousness, 15) Zia talks about her she had tried to fit in with the American kids, and no matter how hard she tries, her face gave it away. In other words, she did not look American due to her physical appearances. There is no fit in, rare to see other Asians, she mentioned that as Chinese American women she is subjected to follow her norms and obey her orders. Zia talks about her experience of being an Asian and general feelings of exclusions and if you’re Asian, there is no historical relation. Major features of her experience as a Chinese American woman are that she felt a sincere urge to get involved in grassroots efforts to change the Asian American disturbed communities. Zia worked with communities of African, Asian American to counter the intense racism that emerged out of the issues. She mentions how important studying about your heritage can be and how it can help you feel less foreign. She had no idea about her heritage, which was one reason why she felt like she didn’t belong in the American community. For example, She mentions that “she had no idea that the Asian laborers were brought to America as a replacement of