Tianxing Sun
Week 3
When I was just getting to know the two reading
of this week, I was very surprised because in my opinion, the Hmong Americans are
minority in North America. Like me, one of my parents is a Manchu, which means I
can be considered to have Manchu descent. But I have never shown to anybody in
the United States that I am a Manchu: because of the various types of data
collection, nationality and ethnicity are always asked, while the nation does
not. People around me will not think that I am a Manchu. Whenever I discuss my
origins with others, I will subconsciously say that I am from China, Asian, and
yellow. So, when I knew the concept of "Hmong Americans," I was
surprised, why would other people influence them because of their nationality?
From the article by Manee Moua, we can see that the Hmong
identity has indeed affected the life of Moua. According to the author, “In
that moment, I did not realize and fully understand that my intentions to work
hard in the hope that my advisor would not think I was slacking or not doing my
job accordingly would get misinterpreted as not wanting to do research.” We can
considered that for ethnic minorities, misunderstandings and stereotype are
very common. In conclusion, we should keep our mind on fighting with national stereotype
and unfair, as well as paying attention to fewer groups people.
Question: Hmong American are facing lacking
of caring and attention. Are there any other groups of people are facing stereotype
and unfair treatment?
Moua. M. Navigating
Graduate Education as a First-generation, Hmong American Woman: An
Autoethnography. By Manee Moua, in Hmong Studies Journal, 19(1): 1-25.
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