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    Refugee Dispersion Policy

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    their homeland, among the co-ethnics who shared their language, culture, and history. According to the 2000 U.S. Census, approximately 45 percent of the Vietnamese households report they are “linguistically isolated” compared to 25 percent of the Asian American population, meaning “all members fourteen years old and over have at least some difficulty with English.”…

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    Eating Disorders Report

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    Eating disorders are a growing public health concern, it is estimated that eight million United States citizens are affected by an eating disorder. Twice as many women as men are affected by eating disorders (Dwyer, Olsen, & Oei, 2013). Other disorders including depression, or substance abuse, often accompany an eating disorder, which rarely occurs alone (Comer, 2013). Regardless of race, social economic status, gender, eating disorders affect all demographics. Eating disorders distort a…

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    because there were many myths and saying that people say towards other ethnicities. “ One of the most basic level, the Myth of the Model Minority mass the diversity that exists within the Asian American community”(Au 48). One of the things the myths that I remember in the video is that people assume that all asians are smart and are good that science and math subjects. What made me open my eyes the facts, the number of students committing suicide because they are forced to have the high…

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    complicated for us Asian Americans. We aren’t as disadvantaged as some races, yet we also aren’t as privileged as others. On one hand, we face harsh racial criticism. Asian Americans are perpetually seen as foreigners. Many White Americans often ask Asian Americans, “Where are you from?” or, in other words, “Why don’t you look like me?” The world is taught to believe that White Americans are the default Americans, and that the rest are outsiders. Asian Americans are not outsiders. Asian…

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    Asian Pacific Americans are primarily identified with Japanese, Chinese, and Filipino Americans but Asian Pacific Americans are much more than that. In my opinion, I believe Asian Pacific Americans are people who emigrated from Asian Pacific Islands to America who’s either looking for a job, freedom or be with their family member who already has American citizenship. These Asian Pacific Americans are either the 1st generation or more of Asian Pacific Americans who 's been in America for a period…

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    A Misconception in Asian Americans America is a multiethnic and multicultural country. It is a country where people from all around the world come to achieve their dreams. However, not everyone succeed in making their dream come true. Beside Caucasian, Asian Americans are usually be seen as the most successful minority. Some people even view it as a “model minority.” On the other hand, Professor Ronald Takaki thinks differently. In his essay “the harmful myth of Asian superiority,” Ronal wants…

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    Marcus, accepts his new Asian identity and serves as a catalyst in understanding the contradiction present in the socially constructed idea of race. Throughout the play, we also follow to story of Henry Y.Hwang, a man aspiring after the American dream, but later has it shattered, when the government begins…

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    Compare and Contrast Asian/Pacific and African Americans The United States of America is best described with terms “mosaic” and “tapestry” to indicate diversity in the country (Shusta, R. M., Levine, D. R., Wong, H. Z., Olson, A. T., & Harris, P. R., 2015). Numerous cultures, races, and ethnic groups migrated to the U.S.A. and established their own small communities based on the similarities and backgrounds of the people. Even though culturally and historically Asian/Pacific Americans differ…

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    reassigned students to other schools. At the time, Asian parents protested the move, because in the Asian schools, students could learn about their cultural heritage. The early 70s built on the political gains from the 60s with the election of Norman Minetta as mayor of San Jose, California, and Marion Lacadia Obera became the first Filipina American to be appointed judge to the Los Angeles bench. In 1974, March Fong Eu became the first Asian American woman ever elected to a state…

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    No-No Boy Theme

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    No-No Boy by John Okada is a story about a twenty-five-year-old, second generation Japanese-American named Ichiro Yamada. The year is 1946 and Ichiro, a former undergraduate student at the University of Washington, returns home to Seattle after spending two years at an internment camp and federal prison. He was punished for refusing to serve in the Armed Forces and to swear allegiance to the United States. At that time, he became a “no-no boy.” The reason behind his resentment was because was…

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