Asian American

wearing a Bindi, or Native American headdress. There is a massive cluster of even the smallest, subtlest things that whites appropriate that they only give respect to in terms of aesthetic purposes. I am able to deeply observe what is wrong with the appropriation of cultures that have been stripped apart and whitewashed to appease whites, because I too have been personally affected and greatly insulted by this. Being Asian-American in a society where Asians and Asian culture is disgustingly…

appearance through photos, some may be to a great degree old, which clears up the name "Picture Bride". The story is about the starting 4 numerous years of the principal character, Hana, from when she bashfully wandered off the vessel, and first feel the American soil, to the forsaken minutes as they have to move a long way from her homes, to break…

calling people racist terms, and physically bullying people because of their race. The four races we are using and the ones we think are targeted the most are Black, Mexican, White and Asian. Any and every race have their own stereotypes such as: Muslims are terrorists, Blacks love fried chicken, Whites drink Starbucks, Asians eat dogs, etc. For our project, we want to figure out if racism causes conflict in our school. (Burton Middle School). When children go to school and are picked on…

alternative public space through independent and underground media in order to combat dominant media’s attempt to maintain society’s status quo. In the song “Joe Metro,” the Asian American hip hop duo Blue Scholars use underground hip hop as a form of alternative media that recognizes the every day lives of both Asian Americans and other minority groups. The rap song focuses on their experiences on public transportation in the city of Seattle, and the observations that they have made about the…

fit in and be accepted. Uyematsu, describes herself at sixteen as a typical teenager, trying to fit in and gain recognition. She identifies herself with the Asian culture, but struggle to detach from the American culture, which she is also part of, she writes “remember how we paint our eyes like gangsters” (Uyematsu 397), aspects of the American culture. Uyematsu identity struggle deals with culture, while Trethewey…

analyzing African American and European American, Arab Muslims and other people, and the association of American with European American and foreign with Asian American. The first test was taken at the beginning of the semester to help us to begin understanding the concepts of intercultural communication. My first results produced fairly predictable results, considering my personal views. I exhibited little to no automatic preference between European American and African American; a strong…

and classes, as can be supported by the text’s mention of how Latino theatre, Asian American theatre, and theatre of difference rose up in the last century (Cohen 273). Latino theatre exemplifies diversity by portraying topics that affect various Hispanic communities and cultures, along with including a mixture of both English and Spanish in many productions of plays such as Zoot Suit and Lydia (Cohen 274). Asian American theatre shows such as Miss Saigon and M. Butterfly also serve to entertain…

Some examples of white privilege that I also have being an Asian include, I can go shopping most of the time pretty well assured that I will not be followed or harassed and I can worry about racism without being seen as self interested or self seeking. I think the two examples I chose do not exemplify white privilege…

Denny’s Restaurant escorted a complaining Asian American out of the restaurant and threatened to arrest him for disorderly conduct all because of a delay in seating (Curtis & McBride, 2011). A fight erupted outside and a group of African Americans that were waiting to be seated went outside to see what was going on (Curtis & McBride, 2011). One of them reentered the restaurant and was describing the commotion happening outside. The manager told the African American group to be quiet or leave and…

Stereotypes. What do you first think of when you hear the word? Do you think of something negative? Or something positive? A stereotype is a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing. Stereotypes can push people to think of you as something you are not. They can be positive, but not very often. As the definition states, they are fixed and oversimplified beliefs. I believe that stereotypes impact people’s lives more negatively than positively.…