Asian American Women Analysis

Asian American women have gone a long way to get to America. They have faced many tribulations ranging from racism, gender issues, to familial issues. Those who experienced these problems back in their home town still faced them when they first immigrated to America. Even though they experienced hostility, life in America was still a luxury that they were willing to work hard for. It was because of this that deemed Asian Americans, particularly Asian American women, to be the model hard workers. Also, because of their hard work, they were able to indirectly achieve the “American Dream.” The three experiences in Louise’s life that corroborated her to be a hard working model minority are: growing up, life after marriage, and coming to America.
The group came over with nothing. With the government’s help and a Vietnamese hero, Muc Su Bao, she was able to find a two-room apartment to share with her husband, four children, younger brother, two younger sister in-laws, an older sister in-law, and two neighbors from Vietnam (Personal interview with Louise La, April 20, 2012). After settling in, she was determined to get an education, so she worked and went to school at the same time. Her typical day went according to the following: in the morning, she would get her kids ready for school and take them to school, then she would come home and sew until she picked her kids up from school. Once they got home, she would go back to sewing, taught them Vietnamese, and helped them on their homework while she was working (Personal Interview with Louise La, April 20, 2012). When evening came, she would prepare dinner for the family and waited until her husband came home. On the days where she had some leisure, she would walk to school to continue her education. If she was not cooking or cleaning, she would be working, because she had her own garment business that took place at the
246). Louise was like all of the other Asian women who were in the garment industry that worked several hours a day, every day (Ojeda-Kimbrough lecture March 11, 2012). She was self-employed and worked at the swap-meet every weekend to sell her manufactured products that she produced during the weekdays. This drew her closer to the American dream while at the same time, adding longer hours to her day. Even when she was busy, she always made time for