Reflection to API Social Movements Interest Groups

Sherry Yuan

ASA2 Blog post week1

Reflection to API Social Movements Interest Groups 

From API Social Movements Interest Groups article, I learned that not all Americans of Asian ancestry classify themselves as Asian American, and hence tensions exist within the Asian Americans. I can totally feel it. I come from Taiwan, and I immigrated to the US after I finished my high school. I have deep feelings that Asians born in the US have less Asian characteristics and they don’t bother continue their culture and language. Besides, not all but most of my Asians American friends carry a hybrid identity, and it usually takes me a while to figures if they are more “Asian” or more “American.” I hang out with different type of friends so it doesn't bother me if they are more white or Asian but it would make me think twice when they show a reaction of rejection against me.

I learned that there is an increasingly diverse Asian-Pacific American population that continues to organize in pursuing goals and responding to threats. That sounds interesting to me. Now it looks like most Asian Americans have climbed up in terms of their social status. And according to the idea of heterogenity, when people are at a higher social status and have a comfortable life, we start to follow the rules established by US government. Then why is that the Asian Americans still having so many protests speaking out for their rights?