...second-generation Asian American students at the University of Illinois feel about being Asian American, particularly those who are not of Chinese, Korean, Filipino or Japanese descent. In other words, we are focusing on students whose background ethnicity represents Southeast Asian (Thai, Vietnamese, Laotian, Indonesian) and South Asian (Indian, Bengali, Pakistani) and so forth. We want to explore how various Asian ethnic groups identify socially and culturally with the term Asian American. We asked for written responses from Asian American students, who have these background ethnicities, to describe in their own words what being Asian American means to them. In addition, we walked around campus and interviewed several second-generation Asian Americans. In their explanations, we encouraged the students to explain if it was a struggle growing up in America, whether they have ever been a victim to stereotypes or discrimination and how they have dealt with it. We took these statements and compared them to the stereotypes placed immigrants of the 1900s. In addition to the interviews, we analyzed our finding with an article published by Jerry Park of Baylor University titled, “Second-Generation Asian American Pan-Ethnic Identify: Pluralized Meaning of a Racial Label” who did a similar study in four public universities, along with other readings from class. The term, Asian American, was formed as a significant symbolic move in constructing an ethnic identity for the pan-Asian community in...
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...Pei Zhen Qu December 14, 2015 Professor Liu ASIAN 231 Research Paper The life of a Chinese American Growing up in a country where you are a minority amongst many other minorities can be difficult. This can cause many mental illnesses to the families and the individual itself. The United States is a country with many minority groups, one of which includes Chinese Americans. I know myself that it’s hard living in a place where there is racism and stereotypes about Chinese people, since I have been through this. The Chinese community is one of the fastest growing communities in the United States. The Chinese first came to the United States in the middle of the nineteenth century. The reason why they left their home country was due to high taxes, peasant rebellions, family feuds, and poverty. The reason they came to the United States during that time was because of the California Gold Rush and a better economic opportunities. But because there were so many Chinese coming, the people of the United States developed xenophobia (a fear of people from other countries). So 1882, the Chinese Exclusion Act was put upon. But many years later, Chinese Americans were able to slowly to come back into the United States. Living in a different country can be very difficult. Especially if you are a parent trying to raise your children. This can cause a lot of stress because they have to work really hard in order to provide for their family. In “Chinese American Parents’ Acculturation...
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...Asian American men and women are some of the least represented ethnic groups in film and television. In a 2014 study, it was found that out of 30,000 Hollywood characters only 5.3% of the characters were Asian. This is an insanely small number of roles. When you do the math, this equals to only 1,590 out of 30,000 roles. Most Asian Americans, when asked if they know any famous Asian actors in film, have a hard time even thinking of anyone. The only names that really come up that are very well known are the likes of Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee. These two are some of the pioneers when it comes to Asian people in American Cinema. Other than these two no one else really seems to stick out when it comes to very well-known actors. Even when it comes...
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...the environment? The invasive Asian Carp has been able to become established in North America for a multitude of reasons, by trumping many competitors in many key aspects. First of all, the fact that they eat a lot helps them greatly. Eating the plankton that larval and growing fish use reduces their numbers, and the predators of that species numbers too! Next, it lays more eggs than the average freshwater fish, 200,000 for Asian Carp compared to 100,000 for competitors. They also spawn multiple times a year - which allows margin for problems - unlike native fish who only spawn once a year. Thirdly, are safe (more than other species, though) from fishing. Asian Carp are not only at the end of the list of edible appeal, along with their strength and will to escape from nets/rods, makes many fishermen stay away. Finally, Asian Carp grow faster, which increases survival rates, as many predators cannot eat them for their size. With a lifespan of up to 25 years, they can surely survive very well. Predict which of the points in your action plan will be the most successful. Explain....
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...Since the passage of the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act, Asian immigration to the United States has increased dramatically; today, 19 million people identify as Asian-American, nearly 6 percent of the population. Because a substantial part of the US population hold membership in these communities, it is important to recognize the specific challenges these groups face in regards to mental health. Currently, knowledge regarding the mental health needs of Asian-Americans is limited as few clinical studies have included Asian immigrants (APA). However, recent studies have revealed that, in regards to mental health and seeking treatment for mental illness, racial discrimination, and cultural pressures particularly affect Asian-Americans....
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...Running Head: Impact of Language on Asian American Health Impact of English Language Proficiency (ELP) on Health and Health Care Among Elderly Asian Americans Amoldeep Kaur Written Assignment #2 Epidemiology/Public Health 240 Winter 2013 The elderly population is the fastest growing population in the United States, and the number of immigrants that fall within this group has nearly doubled (Ninez, Hsys, & Cunnigham (2005). Foreign-born elderly account for 11% of the elderly population and this is expected to quadruple in size and reach 16 million by 2050 (Terrazas & Batalova, 2009). Currently most foreign born elders belong to Europe, but this is predicted to change in the upcoming years. Asians are among one of the fastest growing elderly population in the United States (Belozersky, 2005). Majority of Asian Americans are foreign born and report speaking a language other than English (Searight, 2009). Multiple languages and dialects spoken by the subgroups within the Asian American population bring more linguistic diversity and disparities to the United States. Furthermore, fastest growing minority in the United States has been stereotyped and inherited the label “model minority”. This label neglects the problems faced by the poorer and less successful member of this group, including the elderly, “they are hobbled by less blatant but more pervasive barrier of language and culture” (Dugger, 1992). Elderly immigrants find it more difficult to thrive...
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...In America, Asians have sixty seven percent lower odds of admission than whites with similar test scores. In colleges, Asians have a lower chance of getting in other races, since students of other races will not get in, but there is a solution: simply not judge by race, but by character. Today, I will go over in detail what the problem, causes, and the solution to the discrimination against Asians over college acceptance. So, first and foremost, I will discuss the problem about the problem about this discrimination. The main issue about Asians having lower college acceptance rates is that while they do not get the same results with the same work. As previously mentioned, Priceonomics, on April 24, 2013, publishes, “Asian applicants have 67% lower odds of admission than white applicants with comparable test scores.” While some Asians work just as hard as those with other races, they have a lower chance of getting into the same college. Clear discrimination is showed in this scenario, as some of the Asians do not get awarded fairly for their hard work studying and working. If the Asians work just as hard as people of other races, they should have similar rates of admission. Since there is a problem, it...
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...For over a hundred years, stereotypes of Asian Americans have dramatically changed from being viewed as uneducated poor laborers to being characterized as successful educated minority. It has changed from negativity to positivity. According to the article “Outwhiting the whites”: An examination of the persistence of Asian Americans model minority discourse, Asian Americans were stereotyped as the “Yellow Peril” before. It was a fear that Asian Americans were going to take power in America. Japanese Americans had lost a lot during World War II. They were imprisoned in internment camps, lost their homes, land, and property. After the World War II, people started to change their views on Asian Americans. The Japanese Americans were able to recover quickly. The media noticed how quickly they were able to recover and began publishing positive stories of how Asian Americans culture were able to succeed. From there on, the media continued to publish positive stories on how Asian Americans were succeeding which created the model minority stereotype. There were two articles that I analyzed, Asian-Americans: Are they making the grade by U.S. News & World Report, and The new whiz kids by Brand, D. I believed the two articles ended up combating the model minority model. Asian Americans have been stereotyped as the model minority. They are the smart, wealthy, hard-working, successful, and obedient minority. Some people believe in that, others don’t. It is not that simple...
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...Case Study: Cultural Identity and Mental Health: Differing Trajectories Among Asian and Latino Youth By: Kenneth Calhoun Purpose of Study The purpose of this study was to try and figure out if the cultural identity and their ethnic group affect Asian and Latino youth when they come to the U.S and if mental health plays a part in any of it. The two populations (Asian & Latino) are the fastest populations growing today (Passel, 2011). The adolescence stage is very important because this is when the youth develop and find their identity. The study was conducted over a 3-year period in order to get the outcome. The end focus is that will the somatic and depressed symptoms increase or decrease between the two. Methodology The study was based on 171 Asian and Latino youth that dealt with two generations dealing with young women. The way the generations were determined were by if you weren’t born in the United States then you were considered first generation. Those considered to be second generation, were based on if you had at least one parent that was born outside the United States. The First generation consisted 60% Asian and 53% Latino. The youth in the study were recruited through schools where there was a high immigrant rate, in better terms schools that were high in diversity. Consent from principles, teachers, students and parents are helped in deciding on the youth participating. The average age of both 40 Asian and 57 Latino youth women were 15-years old....
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...experiences of Asian Indians who either recently immigrated from India or were born and raised in America raise an important question as to whether generational status impacts perceived experiences of discrimination among Asian Indians (Inman et al., 2015; Kaduvettoor-Davidson & Inman, 2013; Tummala-Narra et al., 2011). Kaduvettoor-Davidson and Inman (2013) define first-generation South Asians as “those who immigrated to the United States as adults, whereas second-generation South Asians are those who are either born in the United States or immigrated prior to age 18” (p. 157). The historical significance of Asian Indians’ immigration to the United States begins in understanding the experiences of Indians still living in India. India was colonized and under British imperial rule for 400 years, and this resulted in the internalization of cultural norms and values of British individuals,...
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...Health Promotion Among Asian Americans Robert Ramirez Grand Canyon University: NRS-429V Family-Centered Health Promotion February 22, 2015 Health Promotion Among Asian Americans The U.S. Public Health Service defines health promotion as “the process of advocating health in order to enhance the probability that personal, private, and public support of positive health practices will become a societal norm” (Edelman, Mandle, & Kudzma, 2014). Health is a basic human right; optimal health is a well-balanced structure of emotional, physical, spiritual, psychological, intellectual, and social well-being. The purpose of health promotion in nursing is to increase health knowledge that will in turn positively influence health behaviors of individuals and communities (Foster, 2012). Roughly 36% of the U.S. population is made up of various ethnic or racial minorities. Of that 36%, 4.8% were Asian Americans. According to the Office of Management and Budget, “Asians” consist of people that originate from the Far East, Southeast Asia, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan Thailand, Vietnam, or the Philippine Islands (CDC, 2014). These 14.7 million people are dispersed throughout the country, with Hawaii having the largest concentration (57%) of the total Asian population (CDC, 2014). The CDC (2014) states that minority groups “experience a disproportionate burden of preventable disease, death, and disability compared with non-minorities.” This paper will concentrate...
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...goals as primary and personal beliefs, needs, and goals as secondary In these cultures, relationships also take an interdependent form—they are less voluntary and more “given”. 2) Comparing European Americans to individuals of Asian descent, which group is more likely to seek social support? c. In an initial set of studies using both open-ended and closed-ended methods, we found that Asians and Asian Americans reported using social support to help them cope with stress less than did European Americans. 3) The authors propose three different reasons as to why there are differences in social support seeking between European Americans and individuals of Asian descent. Which of the three reasons do they believe is the most likely explanation for the group difference? Explain. 1. First, it may be that Asians and Asian Americans do not have to ask for social support because they have more unsolicited social support available to them than do European Americans. 2. Second, it may be that Asians and Asian Americans have a stronger belief than European Americans that a personal problem should be solved independently because each person should be responsible for his or her own problems. 3. Third, it may be that Asians and Asian Americans are more concerned about the potentially negative...
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...AAS 20 Midterm Study Guide Resources for studying include: Lecture notes, weekly readings, discussion section materials, videos (Monterey’s Boat People, SF Strike, Saigon USA, Letters to Thien) Week 1: RATIONALE & DEMOGRAPHY r Why (is it important to) study AAs? r How does the US census define who is an AA? What does the US Census tell us about Asian American communities? r The model minority stereotype. r Characteristics of contemporary Asian American communities r Japanese Americans were the top group, in terms of numbers in 1970; what’s happened to their overall ranking now, and why? r Significance of TWLF strike at San Francisco State Week 2: BASIC CONCEPTS r Prejudice r Ethnicity r Ethnocentrism r Acculturation r Assimilation r Pluralism r Separatism/separatist identity r Four types of discrimination Week 3 & 4: IMMIGRATION r Significance and effects of US legislation laws, including but not limited to: o Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 o Hart Celler Act / Immigration Act of 1965 o Tydings-McDuffie Act o Alien Land Law o Gentlemen’s Agreement o Education Exchange Act of 1946 o Walter McCarren Act of 1952 o 1980 Orderly Departure Program o Refugee Act of 1965 and 1980 o Operation New Life r Seven characteristics of early Asian immigration to the US mainland r What characteristics exemplify the “refugee” as a type? Week 5: ANTI-ASIAN VIOLENCE r Vincent Chin case 1982 (1984 and 1987 trials) r Thien Ly case r Hate crime r Anti-Asian hate incidents r What factors...
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...the school and the teachers. Parental involvement in students’ education gradually decreases as early as the first grade. In addition with the implementation of test based accountability, lack of student achievement is being placed on teachers because tests don’t consider factors such as if a student “pays attention in class” or “attends school regularly” (Ravitch 2010). The decrease of parental involvement results in a decrease of parent expectations of the student and allows students to matriculate through school receiving mediocre grades and their parents never know. Seeing as though the many schools only contact parents when there is an issue, parents assume that if they don’t get a call then their child is doing well. In comparison to Asian American parenting, child rearing methods implemented by African American parents contribute to the lack of academic achievement found among African American students. Many working class African American parents of have been classified...
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...Asian American Mental Health: What We Know and What We Don’t Know Joyce P. Chu and Stanley Sue 2011 Myiesha Shante Melvin PSYC 400-D1 History and Systems in Psychology Department of Psychology Fayetteville State University November 19, 2015 What are the issues regarding the mental health of Asians in the United States? Asian Americans have experienced many conflicts between their ethnic culture and the “mainstream” Americans. According to Chu & Sue (2011), there were a few research findings that arose: * There weren’t many Asian Americans who exercised their right to use the mental health system. * Those of the Asian American population that do utilize the mental health services are “highly disturbed in terms of psychiatric disorders”. (Chu & Sue, 2011) * The low utilization is what appeared to be influenced by cultural factors. * “The rates of mental disorders among Asian Americans are not extraordinarily low” (Chu & Sue, 2011). This is proven by epidemiological surveys. There are many Asian subgroups in the United States and they are Japanese, Vietnamese, Cambodians, Laotians, Filipinos, Chinese, Asian Indians, Koreans and many more. Over 30 languages are spoken throughout the many different Asian subgroups in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2013), the estimated population of Asians in the United States, including those of more than one race, was 18.2 million. In 2011, Asian Americans...
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