Van Nguyen
ASA2 – A04
Week 6 – Reading Response
Pressures from peers and teachers also play a part in the academically stress that Asian students have. As Kam mentioned, perceptions towards Asian ethnic students are: they must be good at math, they are the human calculator, they must be smart, their GPA is a 4.0, and having an A- is an F for them, they must be majoring in mathematics, engineering, computer sciences, pre-med, law, or economics. A stress that they don’t want to disappoint their parents who sacrifices so much for them to have such an education that their parents did not have access to. They do not have the freedom of choosing the field of study they are interested in. Just like a puppet, follows everything their parents has set them up for and never say “No”.
Unable to get into a famous school is a stress. Actually, it is a failure for some Asian students. A friend of mine back in high school got admitted to a prestigious college in Boston, however, his parents were not satisfied with just that. They expected him to be admitted to Harvard, Columbia, Yale, or MIT. They were all over the affirmative action, and the admission racism colleges have on Asian ethnic students, because they believe all of his numbers meet the requirements of being admitted to those school. What my friend did not have is the extracurricular activities. He did not have any after school activities, did not hangout with friends a lot, he did not have any other outstanding and interesting things about him. Most of his so-called friends are those who he helps with the homework. They did not realize that the high expectations they have on their children is the main source of issue, is the actual barrier towards the successful path that they were dreaming of their son to walk on.
In addition, Asian students do not involved a lot in Movements for Racial Justice is more about they do not know where they stand, to which group do they belong to, and lost in recognizing their own identity. In class, we talked about the Racial Triangulation. This issue is exactly where the Racial Triangulation comes in. Asian Americans identified by other groups (important, not by themselves) as in between White Americans and African Americans. They are considered as the model minority. Higher hierarchy than African Americans, lower than White Americans, but will forever be the foreigners. They do not know who they are, where they should belong to, lost within themselves, then how could they have a movement.
ASA2 – A04
Week 6 – Reading Response
Pressures from peers and teachers also play a part in the academically stress that Asian students have. As Kam mentioned, perceptions towards Asian ethnic students are: they must be good at math, they are the human calculator, they must be smart, their GPA is a 4.0, and having an A- is an F for them, they must be majoring in mathematics, engineering, computer sciences, pre-med, law, or economics. A stress that they don’t want to disappoint their parents who sacrifices so much for them to have such an education that their parents did not have access to. They do not have the freedom of choosing the field of study they are interested in. Just like a puppet, follows everything their parents has set them up for and never say “No”.
Unable to get into a famous school is a stress. Actually, it is a failure for some Asian students. A friend of mine back in high school got admitted to a prestigious college in Boston, however, his parents were not satisfied with just that. They expected him to be admitted to Harvard, Columbia, Yale, or MIT. They were all over the affirmative action, and the admission racism colleges have on Asian ethnic students, because they believe all of his numbers meet the requirements of being admitted to those school. What my friend did not have is the extracurricular activities. He did not have any after school activities, did not hangout with friends a lot, he did not have any other outstanding and interesting things about him. Most of his so-called friends are those who he helps with the homework. They did not realize that the high expectations they have on their children is the main source of issue, is the actual barrier towards the successful path that they were dreaming of their son to walk on.
In addition, Asian students do not involved a lot in Movements for Racial Justice is more about they do not know where they stand, to which group do they belong to, and lost in recognizing their own identity. In class, we talked about the Racial Triangulation. This issue is exactly where the Racial Triangulation comes in. Asian Americans identified by other groups (important, not by themselves) as in between White Americans and African Americans. They are considered as the model minority. Higher hierarchy than African Americans, lower than White Americans, but will forever be the foreigners. They do not know who they are, where they should belong to, lost within themselves, then how could they have a movement.
Kam, K. (2013, September 13). On Some College Campuses, A Focus On
Asian American Mental Health. Retrieved from https://yr.media/news/on-some-college-campuses-a-focus-on-asian-american-mental-health/
Tseng Putterman, M. (2016, December 27). What Asian Americans Are
Bringing to Campus Movements for Racial Justice. Retrieved from https://www.racefiles.com/2016/02/01/what-asian-americans-are-bringing-to-campus-movements-for-racial-justice/
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