Asian Elephant

Wexler, J., & Pyle, N. (2012) conducted an interview on a high school dropout and his personal experience due to Asian American stereotyping. The child’s name was Andy, an Asian American student who dropped out in the 12th grade. Early on Andy struggled being in a school that had only three other Asian American. He quickly fell behind due to the lack of resources he middle-class suburban peers…

Buddha is how some of the Asian Americans compare themselves to first-generation Asians. In the documentary, a Mr. Choi appears, and he is described as someone who works for a fortune cookie company, teaches martial arts, and does other tasks that are often associated with the “good oriental” image that Xing describes in “Cinematic Asian Representation.” Meanwhile, Victor Wong, who was born in San Francisco, describes himself as the “Wong that went wrong,” and is an Asian who actively takes part…

Hollywood misrepresents Asians by placing racially stereotyped characters and place a Non-Asian actor to fill in Asian roles in films, which creates false depictions of Asians and Asian cultures. In the film industry, Casting Directors hire popular Non-Asian actors than Asian actors just solely based off of popularity. The community of Asians face hardship because of racial stereotype being depicted in the wide-screen. Without an abundance of Asians in the Media, Asians can not be represented…

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…

The reason I chose Horace Gray as my Supreme Court Justice is that he was the deciding justice on some landmark decisions in United States’ history. For instance there is United States v. Wong Kim Ark (1898) as well as Ball v. United States (1896). Another reason I chose Gray as my Justice was due to the fact that he appeared to be really intelligent. He accomplished many things at a much younger age than normal people would. For instance he enrolled into Harvard at just the age of thirteen. He…

“Positive stereotypes about Asian Americans are rooted in reality: They are more educated, wealthier and value work, marriage and family more than Americans as a whole, according to a Pew Research report out today” (Nasser, 2012). The above caption resembles the sensationalized and overstated articles in the past that has left society with the false impression that all Asian Americans are successful. The unfortunate circumstance of such “positive stereotype” for them is that it dismisses the…

Asian Americans are the largest group of newly immigrants that arrive from Southeast Asia and Fareast Asia. According to Pew Research Center, in 2011 Asian Americans make up about 18 million people, which is 5.8% of the total United States population. Even though Asian Americans may have much in common, they are also made up of diverse cultures, beliefs, and backgrounds. Coming from an Asian family, Vietnamese to be exact, we do not prioritize our health as often as we should. Instead we focus…

The 1992 Los Angeles Riots has well-studied effects on the development of Black American presence in American politics, but the author looks further and studies the effects in Asian American political presence as well. The author notes that the LA Riots were the decisive break of the contemporary bipolar black/white paradigm of race in America due to its oversimplification of the minority races into one group despite demographic…

Introduction to America for East Asians and The Curious Americans Many immigrants from east Asia grew up in an environment with a strong sense of culture pride. Their traditions dates back thousands of years. When they move to the western world, these people often find themselves facing an entirely different culture. While it is important for them to maintain their traditions, it is also crucial for them to adapt to the new environment. People are most likely find two types of Asians in…

associate many stereotypes with Asian Americans. However, these stereotypes do not define what an Asian American is. For example, when most people look at me, they are surprised because stereotypically, Asians have small eyes and small noses. However, I do not have those features but I am still considered Asian. My definition of an Asian American is someone who has parents that came from Asia and immigrated to America. To identify as an Asian American, they must be of Asian descent and have been…