Asian American

several main reasons of Asian-Americans lives in poverty even they have achieved higher education among other groups. First of all, many Asian-Americans do not have high school face difficulty to get high paid job. Second, they like to live in high standard living cities or states which are top three cities in New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. Last, the view of Asian-Americans in one group, it hard to provide the resources and services to specific low-income Asian-Americans. Moving to…

Camry, I arrived at my first destination outside of the Long Beach Police Department. My nervous teeth rattled as I stepped nervously out of the car, putting myself into unfamiliar territory. There I was, a five-foot-two spoiled little middle-class Asian girl in a crowd full of passionate activists, muttering unfamiliar chants outside of a suburban police department. I turned to my friend and grimaced, the cool morning air brushing up against my inexperienced…

In the article “Hollywood Warms to Asian Movies, American-Style,” by Renee Graham, she discusses Hollywood’s trend of remaking Asian movies into English. She informs readers that movies such as The Grudge and Shall We Dance? were both based on Japanese originals. Major studios are continuing to snap up the rights to films from South Korea, Japan, and Hong Kong with the intention of remaking them with American actors (Graham 229). Throughout the article, Graham outlines the pros and cons of…

Still, it can be argued that stereotypes are derived from a sliver of truth, and should not be taken seriously. For example, when asked to comment if she believed she was perpetuating stereotypes of Asian-American women, actress Nancy Kwan of The World of Suzie Wong and Flower Drum Song “has stated that she was trying to enact roles to the best of her ability and that perhaps people are reading too much into these media images” (Mok, 1998). Furthermore, at University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg…

Some things might have changed towards Asian Americans today but there is still discrimination in most parts of United States. I think Asian Americans still go through the stereotypes and still are labeled as either Chinese, Koreans or Japanese. Orientalist attitude can be viewed in many ways today. For example, Asians who currently work in Hollywood, film industry, continue to be understated as a minority group in movies. Asians or Asian Americans continue to be neglected to such roles and…

In discussing the legacy and impact of Le Ly Hayslip and the overall responsibility of Asian American authors in depicting Asian Americans in literature, specific ideas about gender and sexuality frame such discussions. On one side specifically among Asian American women, there is great criticism against the backlash and condemnation that was levelled against Le Ly Haislip’s When Heaven and Earth Changed Places and Lois-Ann Yamanaka’s Blu’s Hanging due to such attacks being sexist and…

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…

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…

Yang 's argument that Asian-Americans do not receive creditability for their achievements because of their race. Throughout the article, Yang provides several cases where there 's a lack of equality within education and the workplace. Yang believes that America is discriminating against the Asian-American class. Yang appeals to his audience with pathos to further his argument regarding the acknowledgment of Asian-Americans. Yang’s argument is that even though Asian Americans are one of the most…

an identity best characterized as “a melting pot.” However, it is typical of Americans to marginalize those who have not yet assimilated to American ways and customs. In the case of Amy Tan, her mother was affected by her inability to speak English as coherently as others. Her “broken English,” as Tan calls it, caused her to be treated unfairly in society. In “Mother Tongue,” Amy Tan discusses this phenomenon in American culture, and uses stories from her own life to develop a unique stance on…