Essays Tagged: "asian americans"
If you're looking for a colorblind American society, take off the rose colored glasses is about reverse discrimination in America and how it is commonly ignored.
t-Intelligencer entitled "Let's Finish Eradicating Racism" discussed the racism towards African and Asian Americans and also the issue of reparations for slavery. Sure there are plenty of racist peopl ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues
Document Based Essay Question describing the Great Depression. Summary and how it affected the US - problems we faced and how they were resolved
re dissatisfied. The Stock Market Crash affected many people; African Americans, Mexican Americans, Asian Americans, and Americans themselves. Unfortunately, the African Americans were the first to lo ... ost their lifetime jobs, were all discriminated against. Most of all, the Mexican Americans and the Asian Americans were treated the worst; mainly because they were foreign. Mexicans were discriminate ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
Asian (Chinese) Immigration into America
Chinese Immigration into AmericaSurprisingly, Asian Americans have been in America for over 150 years. They are as diverse as the immigrants from ... lippines, India, Vietnam, and Laos. (Takaki, page 8) When many people think of American Immigrants, Asians are on the last of their lists. In The Uprooted, Harvard historian, Oscar Handlin, prize winn ... folly to forbid its entrance to the Golden Gate.' (Takaki, page 28) There was a constant demand for Asian labor all across the Pacific Coast, because they were cheaper, and generally harder working. R ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community
Race and Intelligence - Are different races more intelligent than others?
aking these tests. In the article by Dean Hamer and Peter Copland, "Inheriting Intelligence", it is Asians who score 3 points higher then Whites on the IQ test. Hamer and Copland write "Asian American ... can than of European descent."So how much can we trust the relationship between IQ and race? We see Asians are culturally encouraged to do well in school. Does this mean they are the smartest American ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education
Does the gender gap in political attitudes and behavior vary across racial groups?
al orientation vary across racial groups? Specifically, how significant is the role of gender among Asian Americans when compared to that in other racial groups? According to recent census surveys, As ... ies - race or gender - may prevail to structure their political attitudes and behavior? CONSIDERING ASIAN AMERICANSHistorically, Asian women were prevented from participating in U.S. mainstream politi ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers
The Life of a Homosexual
How are Asian Americans treated in the Asian-American community when they are known to be homosexuals? Are t ... ? Or are they treated as the outcasts of the society? Most people, including other races other than Asian Americans, find it hard to accept the homosexuals, especially during the teen years of one's l ... are very typical. Some of heterosexuals address the homosexuals as the China Doll, which perceives Asian gays to be fragile, delicate, exquisite, decorative, exotic and feminine; like a toy to be pla ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Human Biology
Institutional Racism
rds of a reality that cannot be denied. African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans and Asian Americans (people-of-color) live daily with the effects of both institutional and individual r ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays
Short overview of Asians as a Super Minority-class presentation from notes.
Trapped on a Pedestal-Asian Americans as the Super Minority Stereotype.* Two quotes from the article, one from US News and ... he article, one from US News and World Report and the other from Ronald Reagan typify the idea that Asians are an exceptional success story for minorities-note that both sources are catering to a 'whi ... pitalist and supported by a majority of white, upper class business power brokers and politicians.* Asian American success is used by conservatives to show that 'affirmative action' is not necessary f ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology
"Quiet Odyssey" by Mary Paik Lee.
Life in the United States was anything but heavenly for Asian Americans in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. As vividly described in Mary P ... s vividly described in Mary Paik Lee's autobiography, "Quiet Odyssey", a very large majority of the Asian American population residing in America during this time period "never had enough money for a ... t to excavate. It also depicts the racial discrimination severely rampant during this time, and how Asian Americans worked to better their position in American society despite this obstacle. Asian Ame ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > World Literature
Asian-American problems
many minorities in general are facing to. One of these minorities that suffer from this problem are Asian-Americans. While Asian-American has a very rich culture, often they suffer from problems of id ... a very rich culture, often they suffer from problems of identity crises in United States. Sometime, Asian-Americans are trying to lose sight of his/her own cultures and to conform to the American cult ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community
Pro-Affirmative: Benefits for the Minority
rograms at universities benefit mostly African Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Native Americans. Asian Americans, although a racial minority, do not benefit at most colleges because the rate of col ... ough a racial minority, do not benefit at most colleges because the rate of college education among Asian Americans is higher than the other racial groups (including whites).An affirmative action stud ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights
Conan Screws Up
Conan wants to reassure everyone that he's no racist barbarian.After taking heat from Asian-American activists for a racial slur that aired on his show two weeks ago, the self-deprecatin ... Conan O'Brien sparked a demand for an apology by the civil-rights watchdog Media Action Network for Asian Americans, which called the term "offensive" and "inappropriate." Responding to the uproar, th ... -an ugly remnant of 19th and 20th century anti-Chinese bias--is considered one of the worst for all Asians. Aoki, who's family hails from Japan, says the "chinks" tag gets applied to all Asian races, ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers
Asian Men And Women
How society treats Asian American men and women differently Race and gender are two critical factors that influence the ... social identities through many of the characters. Many of these social identities are different for Asian American men and Asian American women. I'm going to list and discuss all the stereotypes and g ... nd Asian American women. I'm going to list and discuss all the stereotypes and general belief about Asian Americans in which most of them are created by this society.Asian American men have always bee ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers
Media Reaction Paper
African-Americans, disabled people, Native Americans, young people, senior citizens, Hispanics, and Asian-Americans. In its first year, this was considered so controversial Mississippi banned it due t ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues
The Social Class Ladder
ulation; for instance, members of this class are minority groups like Hispanics, African Americans, Asian Americans, and Native Americans. Most of the members at this level are people from European or ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights
Social Service for Asian American
programs, so the center is trying to adapt to the unique needs of minority individuals through its Asian Outreach Program. Currently, the center severs two major Asian groups: Chinese and Korean. The ... l come up with innovative idea for effective outreach program for the seniors.In the United States, Asian Americans are the fastest growing racial group. According to Census 2000, Asian and Pacific Is ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays
The New Vision Foundation
programs, so the center is trying to adapt to the unique needs of minority individuals through its Asian Outreach Program. Currently, the center severs two major Asian groups: Chinese and Korean. The ... ome up with innovative idea for effective outreach program for the seniors.In the United States, Asian Americans are the fastest growing racial group. According to Census 2000, Asian and Pacific Is ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays
Asian American Elders
IntroductionThe focus of this paper is on Asian American seniors. Since I started working at The Turner Senior Resource Center as a coordinato ... n Asian Outreach Program, I've seen and found many problems and difficulties that Koreans and other Asian American seniors are facing. I'm very concerned about these Asian American seniors. Throughout ... nd needs are in receiving social services as well as look for the solutions related to policies for Asian Americans.Description of Personal BackgroundI went to visit Tae Keuk Village. It's a senior's ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays
Heritability And Intelligence
bility figure for human intelligence that was calculated for the North American white population to Asian-American populations? It is valid to apply a heritability figure for human intelligence. Howev ... ions to this application and the only way to apply this factor is to compare North American whites, Asian Americans, and African Americans of the same social and economical backgrounds. Human intellig ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology
Diversity in Augusta Georgia
69 people (2005). According to the United States Census Bureau report in 2006 the percentage of Caucasians in Richmond County is 44.1% , African Americans 52.3%, American Indians 0.3%, Asian Americans ... is, Georgia as a whole is 66.4% White Americans, 29.6% African American, 0.3% American Indian, 2.7% Asian American, and 6.8% Hispanic American. This makes Richmond County one of the most divided count ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays