Stereotypes of South Asians

The Far East Side of American Classrooms American sitcoms often mock societal trends and highlight the best and worst stereotypes of American cultures. Aibel and Berger, writers of the animated sitcom King of the Hill, made a very poignant statement in the episode “Westie Side Story”, when a Laotian family moves into the small Texas community (1997). The main character Hank Hill innocently asks his neighbor, “So, are you Chinese or Japanese?” His neighbor, Kahn Souphanousinphone, replies, “I…

. . . Sometimes I feel annoyed because we 're so used to seeing it in the proper context…. I also don 't know where it 's from, and the history, but we 've just seen it around us, or we know the context, where it stands, but people not from South Asia wouldn 't know where it stands” (Maira, 350). Shamita and other women who were interviewed all had similar statements explaining that the historic cultural significance is not common knowledge within India itself and Indians who practice mehndi…

“Others in Their Own Land”, it quickly became clear that her argument was that South Asians have been facing being “others” in Canada even if this was their home country. She shows this “other-ing” all through history up until today. Through looking at comments made by white, Anglo-Canadians, to the stereotypes South Asians have, and the questions asked, such as “where are you really from?” it is clear that South Asians have indeed been others in their own land. I was able to relate to many of…

"Why Suzie Wong is Not a Lesbian: Asian and Asian American Lesbian and Bisexual Women and Femme/Butch/Gender Identities" is an insightful take on the discourses surrounding lesbian and bisexual identity for Asian women, the conflicting, multitudinous stereotypes that often go along with them, and the resulting unique experiences of erasure that they face. Lee begins by recognizing the Orientalist image of the "Lotus Blossom Baby", one of many stereotypes of Asian women. It describes them as…

But determination can also be a bad thing; it can get in your way of other priorities. They say Asians people can’t drive due to the stereotypes that are expressed about them. How do you blindfold an Asian? Give them a steering wheel. Some of the reasons they say Asian people can’t drive is because they have small eyes and don’t or can’t pay attention to the road. This is mostly towards old Asian women; they drive slow, drifting from one lane to another, not signaling and ignoring all of the…

social justice and equal protection. In order to answer this question, I decided to conduct an interview with someone of a different ethnicity than my own, caucasian. I interviewed a girl called Star Lee in Asian Pacific Student Programs…

Trieu Tran represents a very extensive group of refugees that left Southeast Asia during and after the brutal altercation between Vietnam and America that drastically changed the lives of millions of people. Tran is just one of the many affected by the bloody, convoluted conflict within Vietnam that led to foreign intervention. These people’s lives were completely transformed as they were forced to leave their home to go live in a foreign land with people they had absolutely nothing in common…

patriarchy and culture operate in perpetuating violence against immigrated South Asian Women? How does gender and class intersect in creating this inequality; affecting resource access for those who want to flee from an abusive relationship? Five course terms: Patriarchy; the 4 dimensions of gender; Intersectionality; Hegemonic Masculinity, Norms Annotated Bibliography: George, P. &, Rashidi. M. (2014). Domestic Violence in South Asian Communities in the GTA: Critical Perspectives of…

Race relations between Asian Americans and Black Americans have always been rocky. In order to understand the historical relationship between Asian and Black Americans, it is important to understand the intersectionality of hip hop and how it’s shifted through history. There is so much racial tension between Asian and Black people and hip hop was used both to widen and close the gap between the two groups. Hip-hop for both Asian and Black people has been used as an act of rebellion, but despite…

‘well, it's a stereotype because it's true!’ You may have heard this before, but is it true or your brain is tricking you. Are we forced to stereotype by our brains?! In this article, I am going to talk about culture stereotypes, how we got stereotypes, why they even exist, why we got stuck with them and how to fix them if there's a way to fix them. But first what is it about stereotypes that's going on our brains, what's exactly happening when we stereotype?! OK…Stereotype is defined normally…