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    Asian American Leadership

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    Asian-American Woman and Leadership “When we talk about America’s APIA communities, we are talking about the industry and entrepreneurship of people who have helped to build the United State of America for centuries, from business to science, academia, law and more. The aspiration of these great peoples have reached far beyond anything that our ancestors could have ever dreamed of and have helped usher in an era of unmatched prosperity for our community,” Gia said. It was my pleasure to have a…

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    their roles as the “savage other”. In conjunction with this racialization, Asian Americans have also faced a myriad of controlling images which eradicate complex Asian cultures. Throughout Yen Le Espiritu’s article, “Ideological Racism and Cultural Resistance”, she describes the complete alienation of Asian Americans in the dominant White culture. Through controlling images like “Yellow Peril” and the “Dragon Lady”, Asian Americans are desexualized and are therefore put through a generalized…

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    Asian American Values

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    Personally, I haven’t had the opportunity to have a more direct type of professional interaction with Asian American clients than just having my best friend being from the Philippines. Nevertheless, I found extremely interesting to see that even though I find myself to be very different from Asian American individuals, Dr. Sue provided a clear description of values and beliefs that are actually very similar to my owns. I have never thought of this before, until today! But my best friend and I…

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    “Turning Japanese” by Heidi Julavits and “Remembering My Childhood On the Continent of Africa” by David Sedaris are two narratives that are different yet have some similar aspects as they uncover the characters’ self esteem through the characters’ journeys. The character in Julavits’ narrative moves to Japan to explore new things but she soon realizes she isn’t content in that environment. In Sedaris’ narrative, the main character lives through his friend Hugh’s adventurous life stories. Both…

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    Asian American Stereotypes

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    Stereotypes of the Asian-American are directly related to their health, wealth, economic and social status. Incidents which took place as a result of the stereotyping were in 1982 Vincent Chin's death; DotBusters in 1987; and Bang Ma in 2004 and many more undocumented events we don’t hear about. There are many stereotypes that results in the this racist violent act towards many Asian Americans, such as shy, unfriendly, smart, successful, and not American. Due to the increasing number of Asian…

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    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…

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    The idea of being a humanitarian savior is a concept that has been used to justify the continuation of transnational adoption, however it is also a device used to oppress. This is the central theme to Kim Park Nelson’s academic work “Invisible Asians” where she explores the effects of race and racial identities on Korean adoptees in America. The way explores this argument is by exploring the stories of her fellow adoptee community in Minnesota. She first formulates her argument by first…

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    In the reading Growing Up Asian in America A. Lin Goodwin study’s the sense of self or identity through the eyes of nine Asian Americans growing up in this country as others and not a part of our social society. The Asian population consumes about 11.3 million people in the United States which is an increase of about 100% since the last US census was conducted. The Asian population has been a part of the United States history and has paved the way for future Americans since the 17th century. The…

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    and stereotype are inevitable. Citizens whose ancestry and heritage can be traced to Southern Asian countries are not excluded from such occurrences. Young people of this origin are often thought to be determined do well in school and to obtain a good education, while adults are regarded as being tough on their children and expect them to have a better life than they have. To understand why many Asian American youths feel this way, people need only to look to the…

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    Northern Elephant Seal project Northern Elephant Seal project Description These seals are named Elephant seals because adult males have large noses that look like an elephant's trunk. Adult males could grow to over 13 feet in length and weigh up to 4,500 pounds. The females, however, are much smaller than the males. They could grow over 10 feet in length and 1,500 pounds. The northern elephant seal is the second largest seal in the world, after the southern elephant seal. It travels on land by…

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