Successes/Failures
As I was walking through Walmart, I was able to find a few of the items I needed, but I did have to think outside the box and use my own interpretation for some items. The items that I was able to find were: a book and a toy for an Asian-American little girl, silk stockings, and bandages. The book I found was based on a popular Japanese children’s TV show, Yo-kai Watch. I was aslo able to find a large amount of Asian-American baby dolls that a six year old, Asian-American, could play with, but not nearly as many as white, black, and Hispanic baby dolls. While looking through the toy section, I had to use my own judgment to determine if a baby doll was of Asian-American descent. One doll, that I did find, was based off …show more content…
In the make-up, the only company that I saw that manufactured a wide range of makeup options was, Maybelline. All of the other companies were mainly targeted for whites and African-Americans. Maybelline offers a “Fit-Me” product, which is advertised as being able to fit any skin tone, but I only saw them offer a face powder that would suit and Asian-American women. In the children’s book and toy section, there were hardly any options. The shelves were filled with Disney books and nursery rimes, not many books catered to Asian- American children, and only a slim number of toys for Asian- American children, but I was surprised by how many were offered, in total I found about 5 toys catered to Asian-American …show more content…
I did come across two Asian-American men, but I don’t think they would have been much help to me.
How do you as an Asian-American women feel? I feel out of place. I wondered around the store looking aimlessly for the items on my shopping list, but I didn’t have much luck. For the items I was able to find, I had to wonder if they were well suited for me and my daughter. I felt like I didn’t belong there, because there wasn’t many products offered to me. I almost felt like I wasn’t welcomed to shop there. I felt like I should get out of the store while I still could, before people noticed me frantically looking for my items.
How has this experience impacted you’re your sense of empathy for
As I was walking through Walmart, I was able to find a few of the items I needed, but I did have to think outside the box and use my own interpretation for some items. The items that I was able to find were: a book and a toy for an Asian-American little girl, silk stockings, and bandages. The book I found was based on a popular Japanese children’s TV show, Yo-kai Watch. I was aslo able to find a large amount of Asian-American baby dolls that a six year old, Asian-American, could play with, but not nearly as many as white, black, and Hispanic baby dolls. While looking through the toy section, I had to use my own judgment to determine if a baby doll was of Asian-American descent. One doll, that I did find, was based off …show more content…
In the make-up, the only company that I saw that manufactured a wide range of makeup options was, Maybelline. All of the other companies were mainly targeted for whites and African-Americans. Maybelline offers a “Fit-Me” product, which is advertised as being able to fit any skin tone, but I only saw them offer a face powder that would suit and Asian-American women. In the children’s book and toy section, there were hardly any options. The shelves were filled with Disney books and nursery rimes, not many books catered to Asian- American children, and only a slim number of toys for Asian- American children, but I was surprised by how many were offered, in total I found about 5 toys catered to Asian-American …show more content…
I did come across two Asian-American men, but I don’t think they would have been much help to me.
How do you as an Asian-American women feel? I feel out of place. I wondered around the store looking aimlessly for the items on my shopping list, but I didn’t have much luck. For the items I was able to find, I had to wonder if they were well suited for me and my daughter. I felt like I didn’t belong there, because there wasn’t many products offered to me. I almost felt like I wasn’t welcomed to shop there. I felt like I should get out of the store while I still could, before people noticed me frantically looking for my items.
How has this experience impacted you’re your sense of empathy for