Vicky Hatakeyama
Section A02
Reflection 3: In response to
Southeast Asian American Education
Reading this article about
Southeast Asian Americans that I never really touched on in my life I was
surprised by the difference in ethnic groups and the stereotyped image of them
in our society today. The author
believes that these Asian American students are viewed as “hardworking and
high-achieving” model minorities.
However, Southeast Asian American youths are marked as “low-achieving”
people due to high school dropout rate and such gang involvement. This study of Southeast Asian Americans is an
excellent way in examining the education of specific Asian groups to
“illustrate diversity” and to then determine the future of these groups and how
they may progress. Although the
predictions will most likely be wrong due to cultural change, one’s
personality, and many other aspects, having a rough prediction of how an Asian
group might be directed in the future can be helpful.
Seeing some cultural
influence in many Asian groups, such as for Hmong how women are expected to
marry at an early age and do house chores, it is surprising to see such a
change in how the new Hmong’s way to show achievement is through earning a
higher GPA and getting a higher education.
The cultural transformation is indeed a step for become successful
through their way of being “bicultural.”
Question: Because economic opportunities influence academic achievement according to the author, how may such Asian groups struggling economically overcome such problems to achieve a better education for the future?
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