Asian American

Asian Americans in the U.S. have achieved great success in both academics and work fields nowadays. However, they could still face discrimination in regards to executive positions in the workplace. The sources below have the main idea that such phenomenon would cause mental health effects on Asian Americans in major corporations. Each source either offers information that workplace discrimination could mentally affects Asian American employees, or further the main idea of another source. A few…

Though there were various types of Asian that came to America, many of Americans during the late 19th century and early 20th century perceived all Asians with a similar perspective; an outsider and a threat to the American supremacism. Asian Americans were often mistreated and disdain by the “whites” due to many racial and cultural differences, which caused the institution of “work” to distort the lives of Asian Americans’ economically and socially. One of the major effect from the disdain were…

Identification of the population Asian American teenagers refer to the 15 to 24 years old U.S. citizens of Asian ancestry (Pew Research Center, 2012). According to a report of U.S. Census Bureau, in the first decade of the 21st century, Asian have been the fastest growing population in the U.S. There have been about 18.2 million Asian American citizens, and approximately 5.6% of the US whole population until 2010. The percentage of the population has increased 46% between 2000 and 2010. However…

effectively focus resources by targeting Asian Americans. The focus should be on Asian Americans with a high socioeconomic status and who are not recent immigrants. Asian Americans can be…

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…

prevention has become especially important for Asian American students. This paper is a review of a journal article entitled, ‘Bullying Prevention as a Social Justice Issue: Implications with Asian American Elementary School Students’. Cixin et al. (2016) reported that a significant portion of its Asian American participants, believed that they were victimized or bullied because of their…

Across the board, Asian Americans outperform all other ethnic groups in education. They also choose to enroll themselves into upper level math courses when offered more often the other ethnic groups, as well as, do twice the amount of homework when compared to other ethnic groups. Asian Americans represent just roughly two percent of the nation’s population. However, the number of Asian Americans that are freshman enrolled at universities and institutions across the nation have a much stronger…

the cultural identity of Asian Americans is affected, share a common thread in that each author posits a framework of polarized racial and cultural ideologies that lay the groundwork for evaluating the tensions and contradictions for the Asian American position. These opposing ideologies serve as ‘poles’ or axis that evince the struggle Asian Americans are situated against as part of the diaspora within clashing White American culture. This essay will frame the Asian American culture identity…

model minority stereotype, Asian Americans appear to be the “most highly educated of all groups, including white males” (Woo 2000: 193). Because of these success stories (the “Asian Horatio Alger”), the Asian American population is made to seem more successful than it actually is in that the model minority “[masks] extreme inequalities within and between different Asian American groups” (Woo 2000: 194). This stereotype can create negative consequences for both Asian Americans who do not conform…

raised and wrestled with for the greater American body politic. You can certainly address an issue(s) that is a current or ongoing issue for the Asian American public. If you are in the class and are Asian American, I would love you to discuss any personal (as long as you are comfortable) insight you may have. I think Asians don't get a lot of representation in film and theater. Many characters in today's theater and film include other a lot of other American minorities. Jackie Chan and Bruce…