Afro-Asian

The volume of the Asian American Journal of Psychology that I selected was volume 5(4), and from December 2014. In the article, “Weight, body dissatisfaction and disordered eating: Asian American women’s perspectives” by Rebekah Smart and Yuying Tsong, they wanted to describe some experiences Asian American women had with eating and with body issues. To do this, they wanted to hear from the women themselves on how they depict symptoms, causes, and attitudes toward wellness. The significance of…

according to an American gossip columnist visiting Europe during Wong’s tenure, she was “acclaimed by nobility” in several European newspapers (Petersen, 2014). Severely limited by the noxious roles she was offered in Hollywood, which misrepresented Asian women, Wong left United States to Europe (Vechten, 2003). She then spent two years in Germany, England and France where helped her gain global attention and led her toward worldwide stardom. This special period in Wong’s life, was also a…

Asian American population and its characteristics According to the Census Bureau, the Asian group in the United States counts 15.7 million Asian Americans in 2013 and represents about five percent of the total U.S. population. Asian Americans live mostly in large cities in states of California, New York, Texas, Illinois, Hawaii and New Jersey. Asian American community is fast growing. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) it is expected to comprise over 10% of the…

art also factors race into the meaning and symbolism. In particular, Asian-American film is held to a higher standard than films made by caucasians about caucasians because of the controversy in that it is an Asian-American film therefore it represents the entire Asian-American community. In the cases of documentary Kelly Loves Tony and movie Better Luck Tomorrow, the default thought that these forms of art represent all Asian-Americans holds true. Furthermore, the controversy revolving around…

forces them to confront the past and cracks the ice of their reserve” (Harris). All the hatred toward Asian Americans is revived when the citizens of Amity Harbor forcefully sit through the three-day trial of Kabuo Miyamoto, a man falsely accused of killing his white…

The migration of Asians to America dates back to the 1600s, and the first Asian immigrants were mostly Chinese. Their first stop in the western hemisphere was not North American, but Central America (Mexico), and they arrived on ships of the Manila Galleon. The Manila Galleons were Spanish trading ships that made round-trip sailing voyages once or twice per year across the Pacific Ocean from the port of Acapulco, to Manila in the Philippines, which were both part of New Spain. But, the first…

Every culture is as unique as the person who lives to revel in it, explain it, and pass down it. A wise Southern Asian man, Mahatma Gandhi, stated that a “nation's culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of its people,” which is especially true in Asian cultures, who cling proudly to their culture. However, Asian culture differs greatly amongst the country it originates from. It is imperative for people to recognize the significant amount of differences there are in daily rituals and…

the underlying reasons why there is a large, disproportionate influx of Asian-American students choosing to pursue majors within the STEM fields. Could this observation be a result of parental pressure, culture factors, or something unique about the experiences of the individuals? It may honestly be a result of all these factors combined. Data Collection and Method For this project, I had interviewed three second-generation Asian-American students whose studies currently coincide within the…

to scuba divers using communication equipment has contributed to NOC developing speech mimicking capabilities. Due to these instances, NOC’s caretakers began recording his speech mimicking both under and above the surface of the water. Through these recordings, it was found that the rhythm of NOC’s speech amplitude and vocal bursts were similar to that of a human’s. Additionally, NOC would make, on average, three vocalizations per second with a break of 0.05 to 0.5 seconds between each.…

I think for me the hardest culture to work with would be the Asian. I know very little about the people. I understand that the Japanese and the Chinese are very different. I have also heard that a lot of the Asian people have prejudices and have been known to discriminate against the people of Korean lineage, I have no idea why. The Asian community consists of many languages Mandarin being the largest, I would guess it is because it is spoken by the people in China, who’s roads are awash…