...Part 1 American dream is a belief from most of the American, which is hard working can be success. According to international data about American ideology, about 60% of American thought people remain poverty because their personal problem such as lazy and lack of willpower rather than discrimination and lack of opportunity in society. However, the fact is that in some situation, working hard does not lead to success because of the problem of inequality in different groups. The main problem that hinder the poor pursue the American dream is economic inequality which is the economic difference between the rich and the poor. In the U.S, the gap between rich and the poor is big. The richest 20% of people have almost the same income as the remaining 80% of people. The way to measure what is success is by the income of the people earned. The rich can be success easier than the poor. The poor cannot get the equal opportunity like equal schooling. They usually go to the school without good facilities while the rich can go to the good school and enter college. And they are more likely to drop out school, and then the cycle of poverty is continued. The examples from the film “Wading a Living”, the poor people were working long time a day, but cannot make enough money to support family. One lady believed having higher education can get more money in the future, and then change their live. It is true that education can help her reach American dream. The data from U.S Census Bureau about median...
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...so than that of Asian Americans. People often see Asians are the exception to racism, the successful marginalized group that highlights the American dream. This mindset has been captured in the idea of the “model minority”, referring to Asians and their perceived successes in the United States. The myth of Asians as the “model minority” is an idea constructed to protect white privilege and prosperity by creating a culture of racial minorities competing against each...
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...Bates mentioned in her article that Koreans migrated to L.A in the 1960’s because they believed this city would give them the best opportunities economically. Bates further states that “purchasing a business was expensive, so the new immigrants bought where they could afford property, often in poor, working-class neighborhoods in and near South L.A” (NPR, Karen Grigsby Bates). A key part of Bates’ argument was that they “came here without any knowledge of a history of racial confrontation or race relations in America”. Korean Americans built Koreatown from the ground up in the 1960s. Korean American business owners take a lot of pride in what they have created (Koreatown) over the last few decades. It was recorded that over a hundred businesses owned by Korean immigrants were “torched” in the riots (Bates). Naturally, the racial tension between these two ethnic groups grew over the years, and it took an incident like Rodney King to spark racial conflict into something physically violent and...
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...Asian American adolescent girls have the highest depression levels in the United States compared to all the ethnic or racial groups (Noh, 2007). The pressures of the model minority stereotype and family expectations can work together to impose an ideal of success on young Asian American women. The model minority stereotype generalizes that all Asian Americans are smart, respectful, and hard working individuals who are able to work from the bottom-up in achieving the American Dream. The purpose of this study is to understand how parenting styles and the model minority stereotype shape self-esteem of Asian American women. This project defines self-esteem as an individual’s assessment of self-worth that encompasses positive or negative beliefs and attitudes about the self. “The looking glass self,” pioneered by Charles Horton Cooley, explains how individuals’ self-esteem can be formed through the eyes of family members. Depending on individuals’ assessments of how others perceive them, people feel pride or shame, which contributes to their sense of self-esteem. I will use open-ended questionnaires to interview Asian American women to explore if parents uphold values of the model minority stereotype and how these standards shape the perception of self. I hypothesize that the model minority stereotype and family members who uphold the stereotype contribute to negative images of self in Asian American Women. Furthermore, I expect that even though most students understand that the model...
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...Life of Filipinos Immigrants and their American dreams Filipino Americans are now the second largest group of Asian Americans as well as the second largest immigrant group in the United States. According to the U.S. census, there are approximately 9 million people living in America who are of Asian descent. Twenty-three percent of that are of Chinese ancestry; 20% are Filipino; 12% are Asian Indian; and Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese each share about 10%. They are neither alien nor citizen, and they are US “national”. Similar to other Asian groups, they were hired as cheaper labors. It is never be easy to leave the home country and migrant to another country. Sometimes life can be difficult for many immigrants, and life can not be impossible, especially those who don’t speak broken English and people of color. Pinoys struggled a lot and could not adjust themselves to the mainstream culture therefore; they experienced a lot of discrimination in the United States. They could not marry to a White girl, or they could not own properties. Their wages were extreme low and work longer hours in a day in the field, and their never gain respect from white people. Their lives represent the diversity of the immigrant experience and their narratives are a way to understand ethnical identity and Filipino Americans history. What are the impacts of the US colonization on Pilipino? One of the major impacts was education. Education was one of the best ways to pacify the Filipinos. US...
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...Becoming American: The Chinese Experience SOCY 100 February 18, 2012 Introduction The Chinese Experience records the history of the Chinese in the United States. The three-part documentary shows how the first arrivals from China, their descendants, and recent immigrants have “become American.” It is a story about identity and belonging that is relative to all Americans. The documentary is divided into three programs, each with a focus on a particular time in history. Program 1 describes the first arrivals from China, beginning in the early 1800’s and ending in 1882, the year Congress passed the first Chinese exclusion act. Program 2, which details the years of exclusion and the way they shaped and distorted Chinese American life, opens in 1882 and ends soon after Congress repealed the exclusion acts in 1943. Program 3 examines life during the Cold War, in the wake of immigration reform in 1965, through the years of the Civil Rights Movement, and to the present day with new opportunities and new challenges for Chinese Americans. These three themes discussing the history will be the focus of this paper documenting the journey of the Chinese American dream. Becoming American: The Chinese Experience Program 1 begins in the mid-1800s a time of civil war and famine in southern China. Young Chinese men left their villages to search for better opportunities in other parts of the world. When the news of a gold rush in California reached China in 1849, thousands headed...
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...into the new society and culture of America and their ideals and values essentially made up the newfound American culture. Since the only prior inhabitants had been Natives, the “American” culture was essentially comprised of a combination of different European immigrants. Once the wave of Europeans calmed down, immigrants from other places began to pop up in America. These were immigrants from places not yet seen before such as Latin America and Asia. Many southeastern Asians came in through California and made it their home. Today, the influence of the Asian culture is prevalent in California and further proves how the movement of people and ideals are essentially what establish new cultural ideals within an already established society. The appeal of America was spawned by the high population densities in Southeast Asia compared to the low population densities in America. The opportunities here in America were essentially endless and of course the thought of the “American dream” also pulled many people into the country of opportunity. The western job opportunities and resources were treasures to the underdeveloped areas of Southeast Asia and caused many people to move here in search of a better life. Education is something deeply valued by Asian cultures and America offered the prospect of higher learning, bringing an opportunity for a better life. Many of these Asian immigrants were already intelligent mathematicians, engineers, etc. but found...
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...SOC 322 All Discussions Forum Click Link Below To Buy: http://hwcampus.com/shop/soc-322-discussions-forum/ Discussion Forum 1 Discussion Forum 1: What is your cultural background, and what is it like where you live? In Discussion Forum 1, post your response to the following discussion questions. Reply to at least two classmates’ responses by the date indicated in the course Calendar. 1. What is your cultural background, and what is it like where you live? 2. Describe how you have encountered the strange in the familiar in your own neighborhood or in some other place and what reference groups do people use in your neighborhood to define what is culturally and socially appropriate habitus? 3. In your neighborhood, are there ways that the people create social distance to separate themselves from others unlike them even to the point of being ethnocentric? CO1, CO7 Discussion Forum 2 Discussion Forum 2: Cultural Experiences In Discussion Forum 2, post your response to the following discussion question. Reply to at least two classmates’ responses by the date indicated in the course Calendar. Using a blend of your own experiences, supported by your understanding of the course readings and key terms integrate the following questions into your discussion board posting. It should be three strong paragraphs of 4 – 5 sentences in each paragraph. Then respond to at least two colleagues with an antithesis question on their posting. 4. Culture defines social roles...
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...now, Asians from countries such as China, Japan, Vietnam, Korea, and the Philippines, have been immigrating into the United States. Arriving with not anything in their pockets and nothing but hope, without a doubt they truly believe that the United States is the land of opportunity. Although many of them have successfully amalgamated into American culture through hard work and diehard persistence, the idea of this “model minority” trails behind them unceasingly. This stereotype of the model minority characterizes Asians as having everything “figured out”. They are willing and ready to assimilate completely into American culture; they stay of trouble and are submissive, and they dominate in both education and in the work place. Even though this stereotype seemingly praises Asians; in truth, it has a counteractive effect on both the Asian community and other ethnic groups as well. Despite the existence of this model minority stereotype, Asians are not followers of the myth and altogether demonstrate it counterfactual. In Asian American Dreams, Helen Zia introduces the model minority myth through an article titled “Success Story of One Minority Group in the United States” where it explains it as a reasonably form of praise claiming “at a time when Americans are awash in worry over the plight of racial minorities, one such minority, the nation’s 300,000 Chinese Americans, is winning wealth and respect by dint of its own hard work…” (Zia, 46). This quote claims that Asian Americans...
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...The three Asian American women I have chosen from the novel to discuss are Jackie Ishida, Lois Sakai and Rebecca Nakanishi. Jackie Ishida is one of the main characters in the “Southland”. She is Frank Sakai’s granddaughter and a lesbian law student at UCLA. Those characteristics are three things that are challenges in the legal community….Asian female law student who is a lesbian. Jackie is given the task by her Aunt Lois of finding answers to questions about her grandfather’s will. Jackie reluctantly sets out to find out why he has left his grocery store to Curtis Martindale and why he leaves $38,000 in cash. Jackie breaks away from concentrating full-time on law school and embarks on this mission. All she has to go on are Frank’s old pictures and his box of documents. As she reminisces about him, she remembers being close to him when she was young. She spent a lot of time with him because her parents were too busy with their lives to care for her. Her mother was in medical school and father was a doctor. Jackie admits to losing touch with him even though he tried to be a part of her life. As she begins her journey to find out who Curtis Martindale was, she is led to his cousin, James Lanier. He is an African American social worker who was still very connected to the Crenshaw neighborhood. He did not know Frank very well, but he was willing to help her because he needed answers about Curtis, too. He eventually he becomes a mentor to her...
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...Becoming American: The Chinese Experience SOCY 100 February 18, 2012 Introduction The Chinese Experience records the history of the Chinese in the United States. The three-part documentary shows how the first arrivals from China, their descendants, and recent immigrants have “become American.” It is a story about identity and belonging that is relative to all Americans. The documentary is divided into three programs, each with a focus on a particular time in history. Program 1 describes the first arrivals from China, beginning in the early 1800’s and ending in 1882, the year Congress passed the first Chinese exclusion act. Program 2, which details the years of exclusion and the way they shaped and distorted Chinese American life, opens in 1882 and ends soon after Congress repealed the exclusion acts in 1943. Program 3 examines life during the Cold War, in the wake of immigration reform in 1965, through the years of the Civil Rights Movement, and to the present day with new opportunities and new challenges for Chinese Americans. These three themes discussing the history will be the focus of this paper documenting the journey of the Chinese American dream. Becoming American: The Chinese Experience Program 1 begins in the mid-1800s a time of civil war and famine in southern China. Young Chinese men left their villages to search for better opportunities in other parts of the world. When the news of a gold rush in California reached China in 1849, thousands headed...
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...Asian American Population Project Name:_Janice Reynolds_Unit 6, Korn_Leslie_ Capella University COUNS 5334 March 14, 2011 Janice Reynolds Abstract This Asian American Population project will critically evaluate the theories, methods and research in cross-cultural awareness that relates to the Asian American Population. This Asian American Population project t will analyzed the influence of culture on attitudes, values, perceptions, human behavior and the interpersonal relations to the Asian American Population. The writer will identify potential problem that Asian Americans encounter in a pluralistic society such as the United States of America. The personal competencies will be identified and analyzed to improve interaction with Asians American within a counseling professional setting. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Title Page 1 2. Abstract 2 3. Introduction 4 4. Define Asian American 5 5. Historical Antecedents 6 6. Potential Problems 7 7. Educational Reflection 8 8. Personal Competencies 8 10. Theories Identity Formation 9 11. Action Plan 10 12. References 11 13. Annotated Bibliography 12 In Espiritu (1992) as the United States becomes an increasingly diverse society, the need for understanding the psychological impact of the immigrant and second-generation experience...
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...Life as a Male Asian Student Texas State University – San Marcos COMM 1310: Fundamentals of Human Communications Melissa Novak Life as a Male Asian Student My name is Tao Zhèng, and I am a 19-year-old male attending school in America. I lived in Japan until I was 16, and then moved to America to attend an American university and expand my education. I tend to spend the majority of my days either at school or focusing on my studies at home. My parents are very strict and take my schooling very seriously. Typically, It’s my mom who pushes my academic success. Dad always says it would be her fault if I did not succeed so I do everything I can to not let her down. I don’t see my father much, maybe around three hours a day. But it’s okay because I know he’s working to provide our family with the best care and make us proud (Cohen 2011). (Question 1) When I wake up, I start out my morning with looking at my schoolwork and seeing what I need to do for the day and plan accordingly. My parents and family back home in Japan have high expectations for me and I want to do everything I can to impress them. I then attend all of my classes back to back because I’m taking twenty credit hours; my plan is to graduate this December. After I finish my classes, I head up to the library for three back to back Asian centered study groups. My friends and I help each other out a lot; I have found that we compliment each other well because we experience the same stereotypes and can help one...
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...diverse Nation, and not just in regards to ethnicity but religion as well. What is it that differs from one religion to the other? What causes people to discriminate against other races? Could it be the lack of information regarding other religions and ethnicities? We can start by comparing Buddhism and Asian decent and see what differences they have compared to other religions and ethnicities. Buddhism has made it’s was to America, and although many have already accepted much of its teaching others stand skeptical and feel it threatens their own beliefs. One of the differences between Buddhism and many of the other known religions is that they do not have a higher being, or one that they answer to (“Buddhism-Differences,1996). They do not believe that they need a higher being to make amends for their wrongs. These specific beliefs are very different from those of other beliefs, whereas they have a god, higher being and believe you must do something to atone for your wrongs. The fact is that there are major differences between each religion, whether we choose to accept them is another thing. Although many are unaware of the impact that Buddhism has already made on the American culture. Many seek to better themselves, looking to enrich their lives. One popular form is through Zen. Finding peace from within, it also affects a person’s surroundings and the atmosphere it creates. A famous Buddhist message from Asia says “America is the one place where Buddhism on the worldwide...
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...On May 15, 2015, a coalition of 64 Asian American organizations filed a complaint against Harvard University for discriminatory admission practices that set a higher bar for admissions for Asian American students than for any other race group (WSJ). Discrimination in college admissions is just one of the many ways that racism still affects Asian Americans today. This contradicts the belief shared by most White Americans that the civil rights movement eradicated racism in America and created equality between Whites and people of color (Sue 2007). Asian Americans are especially believed to experience little to no racism. This is due to the popular belief in the model minority myth: the belief that Asian Americans have succeeded in American society,...
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