Asian Americans - Salisbury University
Asian Americans Group Discussion issues to consider :
1. Asian American Diversity (Schaefer, Ch. 12) What challenges does this pose for Asian American panethnicity? How might it develop & be advantageous? What is the role of multiple generations in US? (Schaefer Ch. 12) How Chan (rdg. 17 in H&A) feel about Asian American identity vs. country of origin ID; how does she struggle & resolve it?
2. “Model Minority” Image (what is it & problems with it) (Schaefer Ch. 12)
3. Prejudice and violence (& other discrimination) experienced
& Inappropriate Portrayals of Asian Americans in Media (Schaefer Ch. 12)
4. Comparison of sub-groups (differences & similarities, & history in US):(Schaefer, Chs. 12 & 13)
Note: Importance of post 1965 Immigration due to immg. law changes
➢ Filipino Americans (Ch. 12)
➢ Indian Americans (Ch. 12)
➢ Southeast Asian Americans (Vietnamese, Hmong, Cambodian, Laotian)–refugees, “gook syndrome” (Ch. 12)
➢ Koreans -- “Kye” pool money / capital… Small Businesses… (Ch. 12)
➢ Hawaiians – Sovereignty movement & ethnic diversity (Ch. 12)
➢ Chinese Americans (Hist. in US—1882 exclusion Act, economic status, Chinatowns organization & problems, cultural capital vs. social capital in immigrants areas) (Ch. 13)
➢ Japanese Americans (Hist. in US, Alien Land Act, WWII internment, Econ. & Ed. Status) (Ch. 13)
“Middleman Minority” concept – esp. for Korean Americans -- e.g., tensions with other subordinate groups. (Ch. 12)
Ethnic Enclave concept—esp. for Chinese Americans (Ch. 13)
5. Prejudice & Discrimination Today—e.g., what sort of ethnic slurs and stereotypes in media, in schools, etc.? (Schaefer Chs. 12 & 13)
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