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Second, it is certain that affirmative action has benefited a group of people more than others. Initially, affirmative action was meant for federal contractors. Although, they were supposed to employee people without regards to their race, color, or national origin, studies have shown “that affirmative action helps white woman” (Nittle) more than women or men of color. In the Supreme Court case of Abigail Fisher versus the University of Texas, ironically, she is the type of person affirmative…

Japanese for my racial group analysis. I chose them for the sole reason that they are the fewest Asian group in number here in the U.S. The history of Japanese immigrants is not so different from other immigrants such as the Chinese. There are some well known stereotypes and racial slurs about the Japanese that are, in fact, quite absurd. While there aren’t many Japanese Americans, compared to other Asian groups, they still have a large impact in our society. Japan was, in a way,…

effects to Asian Americans of being stereotyped as model minority citizens. I am also interested in how the model minority myth impacts social interactions between Asian Americans and other Americans. The model minority myth is one of the most pervasive ethnic stereotypes in American culture. Research has shown that over ninety-nine percent of Asian American adolescents report an experience of being stereotyped as a model Asian. (Kiang, Witkow, & Thompson, 109) The stereotype views all Asians as…

Social imagination: a term used by many sociologists to describe the natural tendency for humans to compare their personal experiences with a broad world event. This causes a sequential chain of events that establishes a deeper connection and understanding of one’s situation. However, in modern society, people now overlook one method that allows humans, specifically citizens of the United States, to feel this deeper connection: Media. The United States thrives due to its numerous innovative and…

Introduction The non-clinical cross-cultural interview for this project was completed with a grandfather of an associate. My participant was the associate’s grandfather, and her grandfather is a youthful-looking 102 years old veteran, married male, who identifies as Filipino. In addition, he has been “happily” married for 73 years. When asked how did he manage to have a healthy and happy marriage; he responded by stating, “they did not drink, smoke, and always honest.” My interview process was…

structures played a role in the behaviorisms of Asian American men. More specifically, they wanted to replicate findings that “Asian American men have more rape-supportive attitudes compared to White men and investigate the relationship between rape-supportive attitudes and misogyny, acculturation, and ethnic identity” (Koo, Stephens, Lindgren, George 1). Thus suggesting that the goal of this study was to uncover the relationship between culture in Asian American Men and rape-supportive…

answered “yes,” especially those with an Asian background. Dysfunctional families have plagued Asian American communities, leaving a large number of younger generations stressed out. [insert statistics] Several symptoms include self-esteem issues, anxiety, depressive thoughts, leading to suicide ideation in the extreme case. As for Annie Choi of Happy Birthday Or Whatever, her family has its ups and downs. She tried to balance her duties of being a descent of Asian immigrants, while balancing…

in the media and can often go unnoticed. For instance, how would one perceive an Asian American in the media? The roles assigned to Asian Americans are typically of an intelligent; yet, “nerdy” individual. This depiction may seem…

I desired to be defined according to who I was rather than the societal views of my race. Asian American stereotypes are showing to be detrimental in contemporary society. To be defined as a hardworking, smart individual at first glance may seem perfectly fine, however,…

With the hopes of a fresh new beginning and more opportunities to rebuild their lives; many Asian immigrants migrated to the United States leaving everything behind as they set their sight towards whatever benefits may await them in America. However, the thought of finding peace and happiness would soon perish with the coming of WWII. During this period, Asian Americans were pushed to the side and seen as enemies. Racism as a whole would contribute to the fall of succeeding the American Dream,…