Asian American

foreign sitcoms and not a single shade of reality. People of colour have been made a joke, Asians are too smart, Indians are too preserved, Koreans are weird, Black people are sarcastic , it’s always the same thing being repeated as a joke in the sitcoms.…

minorities habitation in the unpredictable future. Before it is too late to mend past faults of injustice society, Black Lives Matter, a movement that against violence and unjust law enforcement toward African-Americans, was raised that has aroused concern within mainstream society. However, African-Americans can never fight systemic-racism with isolation. There is no most…

In chapter two, Living in the Suburbs, Becoming Americans, of Cindy Cheng’s book Citizens of Asian America, Cheng discusses the how suburbanization became a process of Americanization for minorities. She does this by examining race and its role in assimilation, how women and families played a role in the perceived assimilability of Chinese Americans, and how the story of Sing Sheng tested how democratic the United States truly was. In chapter two Cindy Cheng argues that the transformative…

the 1900's had its similarities and differences. In the South, African Americans were being segregated and they were living in a closed society which eventually led to the civil rights movement (Henretta Pg 817). In the West Mexican Americans, Native Americans, and Asian Americans were being discriminated for their race and background which led to movements and nationalism (Henretta Pg 845). Even though many African Americans in the South were highly decorated WWII veterans and fought for…

stereotyping, and discrimination.” ( Wikipedia) in the United States. There has been some improvement in America on racism, but it does not justify the fact that racism should not even exist in the first place. In the 19th century, After the American Civil War, racial segregation and Jim Crows laws was established in some parts of South…

name, “Rebecca.” To be frank, they have not been the best nicknames in the world. Yet I still am striving to hold both my American and Korean names and identities close. My first name is Rebecca; but also to some people, “Ling Ling,” “Ching Chang Chong,” “Fortune Cookie,” “Chinese Germs,” “Mulan,” “Chink,” “Asian Girl” and many more. I’ve come to a realization that non-Asian races are ignorant of the different cultures and races…

social media discussing the ongoing discrimination called ‘black lives matter’. Americans are continuously surrounded by racist remarks like the following: blondes have more fun, temper like a ginger, illegal as a Mexican, smart as an Asian, or trailer trash. Most racist remarks are hurtful to others, but even a preconception such as ‘all Asians are smart’ can be hurtful towards others; if everyone assumes that Asians are all geniuses, how will that make the boy or girl who struggles through…

accessible healthcare and health outcomes. In the U.S minorities such as African Americans, Asians and Latinos, Asians and Native Americans (Robertson, 2014). Asthma is a common disease that plagues at least 7% of children in the United States. Asthma is a chronic disease which causes the airways to become inflamed, which can result in coughing, wheezing, and chest tightness. Research has shown that African American children are suffering…

population which I am a part of and identify with. Therefore, it was exciting to learn what implications this mixture of race and sexual orientation can have on an individual. The authors of the article were interested specifically on how Latino and Asian American lesbian, gay, and bisexual adults were affected by their dual minority statuses. It is generally thought that this combination generates a greater vulnerability to the mental health consequences of discrimination (Cochran et al.,…

cultures were considerably intolerant with one another. American history indicates that white people were significantly intolerant of those who came from other regions, especially people from Asia and Africa. Africans were mainly brought and bought to become slaves in white people’s farmlands (Nash, 1995). Over the years, the black population initiated a revolution to change the negative perception (Miles & Holland, 2006). Similarly, the Asians came in large drones from different parts of Asia.…