This week's reading is the prologue of this book, which provides an overview and summary of Asian- Americans. From the prologue, I got a glimpse of the history of Asian Americans fighting for their place in education and jobs in the United States. Since Asian Americans immigrated to the United States in the last century, they have made great contributions to the development and economy of the United States. However, their children born in the United States still face prejudice and even discrimination in education and employment in this country. "Misguided stereotypes" of this section is the most impressive to me, I quite agree with the author's point of view. She believes that Asian Americans are stereotypes as "hard workers, high achievers, and economically successful". It reminds me of a TV series called "Fresh Off the Boat". Although Eddie got A's in all his exams, his mother was not satisfied. She sent the straight A student to CLC (Chinese Learning Center) for further study. I think it's a pretty good portrayal of the local stereotype of Asian-Americans, that Asian-Americans have an advantage in education and their kids are always "successful" in school. But such a stereotype is actually a kind of implicit discrimination, by which American society ignores some Asian Americans who need help in education. Many Asian-American students are not offered academic support because educators believe that Asian-Americans do not have academic problems.
Question: What should we do when we have trouble with stereotypes in America?
Citations:
Valverde, K.-L. C., & Dariotis, W. M. (2020). Fight the tower: Asian American women scholars resistance and renewal in the academy. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press.
Pictures from "Fresh Off the Boat" https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/b2319e67-c3ee-4329-83c4-4c2bbd2c3bcb
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