ABSTRACT
As a new generation of Asian Americans are forging a pathway to careers in social sciences and humanities, the intrinsic sociocultural barrier that the age old doctrine of Confucianism has situated in front of this new frontier for Asian American youth must be assessed, analyzed and annihilated. In this study, the inherent history of Confucianism and one of its major facets, filial piety, will be examined and discussed in order to evaluate the extent of influence of traditional Asian conventions on the identity development of Asian American adolescents, particularly those who are artistically-inclined. Additionally, this study merely serves to highlight a growing issue within the Asian American community.
INTRODUCTION
As an increasing …show more content…
Through the historical context of Confucian ideology along with the various factors that affect the formation of self-identity in adolescents, several Asian and Asian American youth today feel a powerful pressure and obligation to follow the authority of their parents in order to “ensure” the continuation of the family line or, in other words, the “notion of [] ‘continuum of descent’” (Barbalet, …show more content…
Substantial research and correlations between artistically-inclined Asian American students and the cultural pressure for them to abandon their artistic passions in exchange for ventures that have higher chances of socioeconomic success are still considerably lacking due to the fact that Asian Americans are wildly underrepresented in the “social science and humanities fields” (Zhang, 2010) therefore, it is difficult for several first-generation migrant parents to recognize the merit in entering those fields. In light of these bodies of literature, the connections between the effects of traditional Asian conventions and the projected future success of Asian American art students - in terms of job satisfaction, lifestyle happiness or tendency for depression - discloses a significant cultural disparity that urgently requires a
As a new generation of Asian Americans are forging a pathway to careers in social sciences and humanities, the intrinsic sociocultural barrier that the age old doctrine of Confucianism has situated in front of this new frontier for Asian American youth must be assessed, analyzed and annihilated. In this study, the inherent history of Confucianism and one of its major facets, filial piety, will be examined and discussed in order to evaluate the extent of influence of traditional Asian conventions on the identity development of Asian American adolescents, particularly those who are artistically-inclined. Additionally, this study merely serves to highlight a growing issue within the Asian American community.
INTRODUCTION
As an increasing …show more content…
Through the historical context of Confucian ideology along with the various factors that affect the formation of self-identity in adolescents, several Asian and Asian American youth today feel a powerful pressure and obligation to follow the authority of their parents in order to “ensure” the continuation of the family line or, in other words, the “notion of [] ‘continuum of descent’” (Barbalet, …show more content…
Substantial research and correlations between artistically-inclined Asian American students and the cultural pressure for them to abandon their artistic passions in exchange for ventures that have higher chances of socioeconomic success are still considerably lacking due to the fact that Asian Americans are wildly underrepresented in the “social science and humanities fields” (Zhang, 2010) therefore, it is difficult for several first-generation migrant parents to recognize the merit in entering those fields. In light of these bodies of literature, the connections between the effects of traditional Asian conventions and the projected future success of Asian American art students - in terms of job satisfaction, lifestyle happiness or tendency for depression - discloses a significant cultural disparity that urgently requires a