Author: jasmeen kaur

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Phi discusses Asian Americans issues such as police brutality.  They  are worried about their own lives, which is why they try to stay on the good side of the police, even if it means that they are supporting their oppressors.  Lastly, it shows how no matter how hard we try to take sides with the oppressors, the system will never be in our favor. We hope that they would protect us the same way they protect their white Americans. Zen similarly mentions how many Asian Americans have taken a conservative stance on such issues. She shares how anti-Asian attacks  have pushed Asian Americans to side with the police.Phi’s objective is to encourage and discuss with conservative Asian Americans as to why they should be taking sides with minority communities and Black Lives Matter activists.

The goal of the letter is to make everyone realize that we need to support people of different ethnicity groups that are facing racist attacks and are killed by cops like it’s an regular thing. Everyone should be supportive of each other.

Framework-I chose “protect caregivers” by ai-jen poo.Many Americans rely on caregivers to look after there loved ones.As covid 19 spread, many front line workers were under a lot of stress.These workers should be provided with masks and other safety equipment, rather than having to worry about where they will get them.I know that because of the virus hitting, there were lack of materials being found.There were always a shortage of kn 95 masks for health care professionals.

Stories-I choose “POV from the frontlines” by Charezka Renordio. It explains that when people are greedy in society, many health care workers were out of supplies needed to keep them and the patients safe. They were running out of hand sanitizers and gloves. They had to go to work everyday until they showed any type of symptom. They had to go back to there families regardless. Many professionals did not feel safe after they realized that nurses and doctors also contracted the virus.

Sources-I chose ‘wash you hands’ by Malaka Ghairib and Wanyu Zhang.It explains to wash our hands after using the bathroom or being in a public place for atleast 30 seconds with soap and water. It also explains to sneeze in your elbows to prevent germs from getting on to your hands. Lastly it explains to avoid touching your face. It is important that everyone follow these rules because, not everyone does.

According to the reading “The Racial Triangulation of Asian Americans,” Kim explains how the Model Minority is a stereotype that categorized Asian Americans as more “superior” or “smartest” minority groups. While Asian Americans are seen as more successful, rich, and intelligent, other groups such as African Americans and Hispanics are seen as the exact opposite. They are often seen as gangsters or not smart in society, and anytime a member of the community becomes successful in any way, often people find it suspicious to how someone of that group could become successful. They put their thoughts and say they must be selling drugs or are involved in illegal concepts.

I think this myth is reproduced by the way parents treat their children. Asians are already stereotyped to be the smartest race. Children of these families feel a lot of pressure from their parents to become doctors or lawyers, or just have to acquire a high paying and important career. Their parents pressure them by saying they moved to this country so they can have a better life. I feel this isn’t fair, they are human as well and shouldn’t be treated differently because of stereotypical standards that they’re forced to live up to. They should do what their heart desires and become what they want in life. However, if you are Asian and you aren’t rich, don’t have a good job, you would be humiliated for the rest of your life. Therefore, we need to stop with these types of stereotype, because not only does it make one group seem superior to others, but also brings down and shames the other minority groups. It also discriminates against other groups, making them feel they are not smart or intelligent as others. They would feel less privileged.

The readings and the film had a lot of similar content for U.S. citizenship.  In “Write by Law: The Legal Construction of Race”, Lopez explains how being white isn’t actually everything. Obama made valid points about why he should be a citizen. he stated that he had white skin, and that he was white and should be a citizen . The court came to a conclusion that his white skin wasn’t enough to prove him as white.I think anyone who lives here, works, and pay taxes should be considered a citizen. I feel as though race should not determine citizenship or whether if someone has immigrated from another country. Most importantly white should not be given more privilege. Everyone should be treated equally especially because people of all kinds are working here and paying taxes. If there was a prevention for becoming a citizen it would be if they committed any  federal or murder crimes.

Many  migrants from all ethnicities, especially Asians suffer unfair treatment and discrimination from the past and also face it now. Other races of people might think Asian are the lower leveled race because many years ago a lot of Asians were migrants here for doing some low salary and difficult jobs. Racism was the reason why Chinese immigrants were excluded from living in the United States. Chinese communities did not like the mistreatment as they were very hardworking people. Because racial discrimination has always existed in the United States  they had attempted to change the segregation laws placed upon them through petitions and protests, but it did not work. The Chinese communities responded to these arguments by stating it was unfair and it was. They had to pay taxes even though their children were barred from going to these public institutions. After reading the articles i feel upset because  racial discrimination has always existed in the United States. Especially now with our president. The world is facing a pandemic and caused a virus to invade the world. Even though covid 19 started in China. Our president calls it the chinese virus.

 

I honestly feel like this is great class and every week there are different topics to learn about in Asian cultures. I never get bored, knowing there is a different subject. Something I also appreciate Is, even though we don’t physically go in person to classes, Professor Munshi still makes us comment on each others posts so we get to know each other. It also forces us to read another persons post.I can’t really think of any songs that would connect to this class.

According to “A Conversation with Asian American on Race” asian-Americans confront stereotypes about their community.
They explain some examples of racism they faced while growing up. They forced to hide there Asian American religion and to be Americanized. One male in the video shared his story of when he was a little boy, a white American girl called his skin color a disgusting word. These type of comments stay in the minds of individuals that went through racism. They also explain that Americans stereotype of Asians being very smart and achieving and being privileged more in America.In the first minutes of this documentary, historian Theda Purdue shares that, “we don’t realize that race is an idea that evolves over time, that it has a history, that it is constructed by society to further certain political and economic goals”. In my opinion she is trying to stay that it doesn’t matter hoe you look and that your race doesn’t define who you are. White and black people had different views in people eyes just because the color of there skin was different. Whites were more privileged and considered more powerful while blacks were considered lower in society. This week I noticed that along with these people in the video explaining different racial experiences, many of my friends and family members went through similar experiences.This makes me angry because people immigrate to America thinking they won’t need to worry about discrimination and racism. However, people are still differentiated and still have to go through racial experiences.

Some common reason people immigrate to the United States according to Yang theory of asian immigration is because of push factors. For example natural disasters, population pressures, economic hardships, political disturbances, and lastly environmental dis-advantages. Also,”according to this theory, the poorest
countries should have the highest level of emigration because push factors
are the strongest there.”
One source for this information is my parents who also immigrated from Asia. The reason why they moved to the U.S was to provide a better life for there children. Also because of political disaster and economic hardship. It is harder to find jobs in poorer countries. Especially a good paying job.Also, in many Indian movies, there are men that would love to go to foreign countries for studying, finding good jobs and/or to find someone to marry.Even though that a man finding a spouse/partner in a foreign country is odd, it gives them a opportunity to go aboard.These explanations compare to the theory that Yang shares because it shows the differences of how and why people immigrate to the United States.Yang states “differences between the homeland and a foreign land in economic, political, social, and environmental conditions or in life chances.”These are some examples of why people immigrate.
Lastly, I think that issues that occur in the nations encourage most people to immigrate.In India, people have a lot of crop failure that results in both food scarcity and a drop in agricultural jobs. Also pollution of water, air and soil in both urban and rural settings can also create a serious health risk to people.

Bahadur’s purpose in researching her great grandmother was because she wanted answers to her questions. She was wondering as to why a pregnant women would get on a ship and go all the way across the world with know one besides her.Women were going through hard times in Asia as well. In the historical record it stated that Sujaria was a 27 year old coolie departing from Calcutta and her testimony was missing. One limit was when Bahadur found the diaries on that ship. Bahadur also followed up with more history evidence by using other data from existing archives, transcripts, etc.If I were to construct an archive of my own family history, I would use family records and biographies written by other people.I would love to learn about where my family grew up, there names and if there was anything hidden or kept a secret that they always wanted to pass on to there family tree.

The oral history that I studied was the life and experiences of Seattle’s Chinese immigrant community from Taiwan, Hong Kong. Some of the interviews I heard were confirming that fact that they came to the U.S for better lives and to work hard.Their decisions to come to the U.S. and their American experiences were significantly shaped by the political, economic, and social developments of their times. Something that surprises me is that the countries that are less developed and are in debt tend to have more people go aboard and do better with there lives.I want to know why and how can we make these countries better so that people won’t have to leave there countries by force.Lastly, people won’t have to sacrifice anything to make there lives better.