Stereotypes of South Asians

The Illegal Operation an Essential Contribution to Social Protest/Affirmation This paper will focus on the sculpture, The Illegal Operation (1962) by Edward Kienholz. The assemblage sculpture can be found on the second floor of the Ahmanson Building at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Although understated at first, this sculpture deals with the taboo practice of abortions regulated in the 1960’s. In this paper I will discuss why this sculpture would make a good contribution to our textbook,…

met with deadly force. At the same time as Europe’s nation built empires across the globe, Africans and Asians were being stripped of their land and beating to death. In the west, popular culture reinforce the idea of a racial hierarchy and being better than the next race and white supremacy by ridiculing black people. Throughout the twentieth century from the Mississippi cotton field and South African diamond mines, a tale of racial exploitation and violence unfolds. Many people would lose…

However, there are ‘disciplinary practices’ that occurs in the workplace environment that inhibits people of certain type to retain their human rights (Canada Human Rights Commission, 2015). For instance, a South Asian woman can be treated unfairly due to her gender and cultural stereotypes that are formed and a man can be denied from employment due to his physical disability. In addition, harassment and denying services, goods and assistance to individuals are other ways in which people can be…

American Islam: The Struggle for the Soul of a Religion In the book, American Islam: The Struggle for the Soul of a Religion, author Paul Barret introduces the reader to the hardships and hurdles of 7 different Muslims. Barrett is able to capture the voice of different views and life experiences, and open the eyes of the reader to what exactly it is to be an American Muslim. Having been published only 5 years after the 9/11 attacks, Barrett digs deep to show the world, that we have plenty to…

"Never forget where you came from". The meaning behind this popular saying is that, after you reach success, do not become vain and forget your past struggles. The past shapes one’s individuality, and without the past, society cannot learn from errors and anticipate the future. But with all the attention brought to the topic of Immigration by the US Election, a bigger question to ask is: Where exactly do we come from? According to Donald Johanson, a professor of anthropology and Director of the…

In Cemil Aydin’s novel, “The Idea Of The Muslim World,” he explains how Muslims were mainly perceived as a racial category to Europe. I find it interesting how he describes how the Muslims were viewed as a dangerous racial category as oppose to the Jewish, who were also viewed as a racial category but instead as an internal enemy. The Jewish were not considered a major threat like the Muslims were, and Europe did not take as many precautions with the Jews as they did with the Muslims. Aydin…

on Canadian society is clearly illustrated by the variety of faces seen in the population. Canada was built upon immigrants, beginning with the French and British, and now in modern times, newcomers are arriving from countries in Asia, Africa, and South America. New immigrants are some of the most influential people in Canada. Not only do these immigrants seek to acquire expertise in the skills they’ve obtained in their homeland through higher education, but they are also eager to assimilate…

schooling is compulsory, with an enrollment rate of 100 percent. Compulsory middle school education for three additional years was implemented in 2002. * Secondary education According to APEC website, there are two types of high schools in South Korea, general and vocational. Combining the two types of high schools together, the ratio of middle school graduates advancing to high school was 99.7 in 2008. In 2008, the ratio of high school graduates who advanced to institutions of higher…

conversation, it portrays a negative connotation. Often more times than not, the concept of segregation associates with race separation in society. To set a minor example, this would be the separation of two groups of people such as Hispanics and Asians. In reality, when racial segregation is referred to, it typically insinuates the separation between white and black Americans. This concept has progressed throughout American history and dates back to the early years of slavery. Typically, when…

disproportionately in the health care system. A larger share of African Americans and Latinos lack a usual place of health care, and they are less than half as likely as whites to have a regular doctor (HCAN) Majority of the African Americans live in the south. As of 2011, there are over 7 million uninsured nonelderly American Americans. In adults that’s about 84%, and the remaining is one million who are 18 and younger. The highest populations lives in Florida with 718,800 uninsured people. Now…