Category: Module 2

Kahli Hodzic DB2

I honestly did not know that europeans such as ancient greece were very intrigued by asians countries. Althought Greeks/Mediterranean, Turkish and Middle easterns all seem to share similar cultures. Euorpean, Eurasian and Asian and are all considered white. I already knew who Christopher Columbus is and I hate him for being a fake pioneer, stealing peoples lands, raping and killing and for proselytizing natives. I also did not know that Filipinos were called Indians. Many Asians seek american life as it was much richer than most asian countries and they could escape depravity, famine, and harsh realities. No longer having to be tortured and live in such rural areas.

Today immigration is a bit harder due to ICE, COVID and having a monster for a president. Years ago it was a bit easier to fill an application or even having to sneak into the country. We have faster modes of transportation to move from state to country, be it car, boat or plane, there’s always a chance to get into the country

Thuc Thao Tran DB2

I think the Europeans have a very good view of Asians, a good example of that is in the book, the author says “Has long side … with Asia, including Middle East and Far East. It’s people, it’s civilization, and it’s fabled riches “

And moreover, Asia and Europe have very successful collaborations.

Through Lee’s reading and the film history of Asian migrants to America, I learned that Asian countries had very early commodity trade cooperation with European countries. And both of them have great developments, but that didn’t surprise me. What surprised me was that in the Asian migration history movie I learned more about “Actually Asians have been in North America before America became a republic” which surprised me because I didn’t think. Asians were in America so early. And then there is “And soon after, Chinese are plating rice in Mexico” which makes me feel the next surprise, because for me only Asians know about rice and eat rice every day like China, Vietnam. 

This story is compared to the stories that we hear today about migration that the current conditions for migration may be easier, but the one thing I feel is unchanged is collaboration between countries and Asia to develop. My own experience is that I am also an immigrant to the US, but after I read and watched this video I felt completely different from what I felt. I don’t know if in the future, Europeans will have a different view of Asians or not. But for now, I feel that everything is still stable. From the time I came to the United States to the present time, I see America as a developed and civilized country. Of course, the matter of racism. Skin color discrimination still exists, but it is only a mandatory part of this complex society. And the better thing that has changed between ancient and present history is that Asians are no longer slaves. Everyone has their own rights and voices!