Invisible and Struggling Asian Americans are generally known for their diligent work ethics, their high levels of education and the high paying job that follows from their education. This stereotype is even supported with statistical data, Asian Americans holding a higher median household income, $66,000, compared to the general population’s $49,800 (Pew Research Center). With a rise in Asian immigrants and the Asian American populace as a whole and how they are projected to be the largest minority group by 2055 (Cepeda), the U.S. economy seems to have a bright future ahead. However, the well-known fallacy of stereotypes is that they have their exceptions and also that statistics sometimes can be framed to skew the situation. Hunger and…
In today’s society, most schools, both elementary and secondary, don’t discuss Asian or even Asian American History. African American, Native American and even European histories are all extensively covered in history classes. Many students have at least some knowledge of African American slavery, forced cultural assimilation of Native Americans, and the civil rights movement. From an early age, children are taught that the U.S. is a country created by immigrants; however, American history classes have shown a trend of teaching that excludes Asian Americans from the history of this country. At most, the topic of Asian American history is lightly touched, only introducing San Francisco Chinatowns or the large influx of Asian immigrants looking…
Asians had a long history in the United States. They originally came to the United States as immigrants. Now, there are second and third generation Asian Americans making up almost six percent of the total United State’s population. However, many of the Asian groups did not share the same fate when coming to the United States.…
Explain what happened in your past that moved you, or allowed you to move, from one stage to the next to get you where you are today. As I became knowledgeable and expose to different situations, I realize that not all cultures are the same. Although there are a huge factors to consider when relating to racism not everyone behaves in that manner. I have worked in environment that has shown me that African American can be treated fairly.…
In the essay “Growing Up Asian in America” by Kesaya E. Noda, she discusses the experiences that shaped her into the person she grew into. Noda struggled with her identity of being Japanese, Japanese American, and a Japanese American woman all at once. When she was trying to figure out who she was in accordance with her Japanese heritage, Noda told of a memory in lines 70-76 about her great aunt kneeling at the shrine to pray. Through this recollection, the reader understands that Noda figured out that religion is a part of her culture. Her learning this is important because she figured out a part of who she is and understands that this act of prayer is apart of her culture, which is something she cannot change.…
Little did I know that I was going to have to do my culture of choice on Asian Americans, so it all went together great. The way that they view life is so much the same, helped me when I read this book to compare it to the research I had done on Asian Americans. Some things that were carried throughout the story such as the deep miscommunications between the two cultures and the challenges of moving to the United States as a whole. Sometimes when we see someone come to the U.S. we think they did it for themselves. We tend to forget that they have families and friends back home and they will miss them and some of them can become…
Reading these articles was an eye opener. Before I read these articles, I had a sense of white privilege but never really thought about it. As stated in White Privilege by Peggy McIntosh on page 172, “..whites are carefully taught not to recognize white privilege.” Learning about it has really opened my eyes about society and the government, and it’s shocking. I never knew Asian Americans faced such severe treatment.…
Facing similar oppression in racism, it isn’t all too surprising that Asian American activists would develop the same foundations as Black activists. Important instances in activist history saw the combined coalition of these minorities standing up against racial oppression. As Asian American activism grew, their outreach extended to the internationally…
Asian Americans strive within everything good in the world such as education, and also being able to get a well paid jobs, and overall trying to be being successful. Throughout their efforts they are still victims of racial discrimination, hostility, and stereotypes. Whether you are a minority who has done nothing but capture the American dream you still are not threated entirely as an equal. The book shines light on the different ways that white people treat, talk about and theoretically try to enslave people of color in explicit and harmful ways. With Asian American’s it really opens your eyes about the dynamics of racism and diversity that is spread all out in American.…
I really enjoyed reading your post. You brought up several reasons why Asian Americans are considered “model minorities”. You mentioned that one stereotype of Asian Americans are “thought of as minorities in this country because they are a minority group that does not require any type of assistance”. In the video Legal Director Myron Quon Model-Minority Myth & APAs (2007), we learned that in Chicago alone, Asian Americans are among one of the poorest minority groups (“Legal Director,” 2007). I love the idea you had regarding educating others about the different Asian cultures.…
Having grown up as Asian American I am no stranger to microaggressions. There are many stereotypes associated with being asian and i've been called most if not all of them at least once. One microaggression that I have deeply resonated with is the fact that i get the question where am I from or are you chinese when I tell them I'm American. This irks me because can anyone other than white people be Americans. There seems to be a certain representation on what an American is and that includes looking a certain way.…
Furthermore, researchers argue that racial microaggressions may have more deleterious mental health consequences than overt discrimination (Yosso, Smith, Ceja, & Solórzano, 2009). However, there is a dearth of research examining the experience and emotional consequences of racial microaggressions among Latina/os and Latina/o college students. There are even fewer studies that have examined the mechanisms by which racial microaggressions affect emotional well-being among Latina/os. In addition, not enough is known about how people of color cope with racial microaggressions (Nadal et al., 2014) and there have been very few empirical studies that have investigated coping mechanisms used by Latina/os (Villegas-Gold & Yoo, 2014).…
This week's reading focused around the origins of the term Asian American. The writers not only explained the struggles they faced arriving to a new country, but also explained how a term given to them though they were so divided could have such a powerful political nature. The term *Asian American* was coined in 1968 by Yuji Ichioka. Though it was a source of significant pan-Asian unification and source of political legitimacy, especially during the time of the Vincent Chin case, it forgoes the concept of ethnicity overall, erasing the significant differences among Asian peoples.…
In the workplace, for example, Asian Americans experienced discrimination in the form of not being given a job or promotion, and being put in a less valued position regardless of how educated they are or their…
Racism has planted its roots into our society and Asian Americans face just as much discrimination as any other race. Racism towards Asians and Asian Americans happens so frequently that it has become acceptable and we Asians have built some sort of tolerance. We become unaware as we start believing it is normal to be treated poorly. Asians face racism a lot differently from other ethic groups. Although we rarely hear about Asians facing racism, it is living strong and in most cases they are left unpunished or ignored.…