Essay About Chinese Culture

I feel this part should be included in my content to share with my participants. I understand why Chinese are always perpetuated as forever foreigners in this country because our predecessors had experienced those horrible treatments without too much resistance in history. As a minority in this country, we somehow know that we have to work harder than others to achieve the same goal. We tell our next generation that the only way to realize their American dreams is working extremely hard. This psychology burden and suppression become an unspoken culture in the minority especially Chinese community. Our children have to participate in as many activities as possible to impress their teachers and future employers. The effort of working against …show more content…
We usually feel uncomfortable to confront the authorities. Asian Chinese became the model minority because we were raised to be good citizens. When facing the discrimination or humiliation, we usually choose not to fight straightforward. This behavior is often perceived as being timid or coward and can bring us into trouble. Chinese culture values collective efforts and thinking over individual efforts. Modest behaviors are encouraged and boastful behaviors are discouraged. When we came to the western country with the individualism culture, we often feel lost and confused. The modest people are treated as being incompetent or unconfident. We believe that working hard can complement our shortcomings. We often blamed ourselves for not working hard enough when things do not work out the best as we hope. This ideology convinces Asians to work exceedingly hard to prove our worth. In the western culture, talents are factored into the success of people and therefore people will not have to choose a path they are not meant for. This hardworking style was used to discharge the racial issues in the US and intensify the Asian-Black relations, a way the white to divert their problem in history. “This stuff about white privilege is nonsense, and if blacks lag, the reason lies in the black community itself. Just look at Asian Americans. Those Koreans and Chinese make it in America because they work hard.