Population Of Interest Essay
My population of interest is the Asian Indians. This population is an interesting group of people who have different cultures, religion, social status, and ethnicity. It is common knowledge that this population is rich with culture. There are 3.4 million Asian Indians living in the United States, the majority of which emigrated from India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. The States densely populated are: California, New York, New Jersey, Texas, and Illinois. Due to the several languages spoken and myriad faiths and spiritualties, the Asian Indian culture is extremely diverse from the American culture. Especially in 1923, when the supreme court revoked and denied citizenship to Indians by virtue of not being "White." After the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, many Indians reported
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their concerns on racial profiling and how there have been reports of increasing violence, harassment, and scrutiny. Therefore, Asian Indians endured an inappropriate amount of discrimination throughout the implementation of anti-immigration laws, experiences of violent crimes, and enduring insults in everyday society (Nadimpalli, Kanaya, McDade, & Kandula, 2016).
Besides the news broadcasting negative comments about this culture, my perception towards this population is not entirely negative. Nevertheless, a majority of my perception is positive. Though out my undergraduate at Pennsylvania State University, I shared several classes with the Asian Indian students. If you confront me on my opinion of the culture as the result of working with them, I would state that they are intelligent human beings. On a negative note, when employed at JCPenney, the managers warned sales associates in regards to the Indian group theft situation. Unfortunately, a group of Indians would enter the store and attempt to steal the merchandise. In an inspired sense, I based my room theme off the common colors you would notice in their attire suchlike shiny golds, rich reds, and bold blues. Interestingly enough, elephants are Asian Indians national animal as well as being my favorite animal. If you were to walk into my room, you would witness elephant tapestry and decor. Indeed the nose ring is coming back into style in America, shockingly the popularity of the U.S. and European nose ring fashion was a contemporary manifestation of the elements influenced by Asian Indian culture (Durham, 2001).
Besides the trends in Indian fashion, I was constantly curious as to why the Indian culture was rattled by the consumption of cow.
In the addition to working in childcare facilities for five years, I received experiences in Indian dietary nutrition. The Indian children I would care for, resisted the daycares lunches and snacks. I was stunned as to how these children would maintain a healthy weight, regarding the fact that they only consumed the breakfast their parents provided them that day. A distinct rule that baffled me was that the Hindu culture was not permitted to digest beef. If our menu contained any beef, we ensured the child packed a separate lunch or prepared an alternative meal for that child. In my studies, I found out virtually 40% of the stunted children live in India and the prevalence of undernutrition has been obstinately high in recent decades (Corsi, Mejía-Guevara, & Subramanian, S, 2016). In behalf of all the work experience I gained with the Asian Indian culture in past occupations, I believe it will be a tremendous experience for me to spend my ten hour immersion project accompanying this family by virtue of gaining a richer knowledge of the cultures
traditions.
On the behalf of my Immersion Project, I will complete ten hours with an Asian Indian family. Particularly, the Indian family I prefer to observe will be the Indian family across the street from my apartment. The members of the family I will be accompanying is the mother, father, and three children. How I was introduced to this family was during the blizzard this past winter. I was shoveling my driveway, until I noticed the children sled riding down the long downward road. I approached the children and asked if I would be able to join. During five hours of observation time, I will attend a Hindu ceremony and take a tour of their community. After undergoing a tour of their living arrangements, I will collect notes on the decor on display within their home, however document traditions they conduct as a family. First, I will question what activities the family enjoys, if they do not have an activity in mind, I will suggest a tour of The Butterfly House in Hershey, Pa. I aim to organize the outing with the family on a Sunday evening. On the other hand, I intend on starting my Immersion experience right after approval from the professor. Furthermore, the two hours of dialogue will occur over the course of the immersion and to be completed on October 1st, 2016. Lastly, the additional three hours will be spent painting on canvas of a distinct Indian character, object or artwork that relates to their culture. After the painting is complete, I will document their reasoning to why they decided to paint that particular artwork. I will provide the paints, canvases, and brushes. The purpose of this pursuit is to fathom what they decide to paint and how to portrays to their culture.
In conclusion, the goals for the end of the immersion project with the Indian culture is to gain the knowledge with regards to their history, culture, traditions, and beliefs. I will interact with the family of the community in formal and informal settings. Also, congregated with each member of the family and collected their views regarding the different aspects of their culture. This experience will present me with the opportunity to not only learn a new lifestyle, but to apply this knowledge into my masters program. This will enable me to achieve a depth understanding of their traditions and ways of life.
their concerns on racial profiling and how there have been reports of increasing violence, harassment, and scrutiny. Therefore, Asian Indians endured an inappropriate amount of discrimination throughout the implementation of anti-immigration laws, experiences of violent crimes, and enduring insults in everyday society (Nadimpalli, Kanaya, McDade, & Kandula, 2016).
Besides the news broadcasting negative comments about this culture, my perception towards this population is not entirely negative. Nevertheless, a majority of my perception is positive. Though out my undergraduate at Pennsylvania State University, I shared several classes with the Asian Indian students. If you confront me on my opinion of the culture as the result of working with them, I would state that they are intelligent human beings. On a negative note, when employed at JCPenney, the managers warned sales associates in regards to the Indian group theft situation. Unfortunately, a group of Indians would enter the store and attempt to steal the merchandise. In an inspired sense, I based my room theme off the common colors you would notice in their attire suchlike shiny golds, rich reds, and bold blues. Interestingly enough, elephants are Asian Indians national animal as well as being my favorite animal. If you were to walk into my room, you would witness elephant tapestry and decor. Indeed the nose ring is coming back into style in America, shockingly the popularity of the U.S. and European nose ring fashion was a contemporary manifestation of the elements influenced by Asian Indian culture (Durham, 2001).
Besides the trends in Indian fashion, I was constantly curious as to why the Indian culture was rattled by the consumption of cow.
In the addition to working in childcare facilities for five years, I received experiences in Indian dietary nutrition. The Indian children I would care for, resisted the daycares lunches and snacks. I was stunned as to how these children would maintain a healthy weight, regarding the fact that they only consumed the breakfast their parents provided them that day. A distinct rule that baffled me was that the Hindu culture was not permitted to digest beef. If our menu contained any beef, we ensured the child packed a separate lunch or prepared an alternative meal for that child. In my studies, I found out virtually 40% of the stunted children live in India and the prevalence of undernutrition has been obstinately high in recent decades (Corsi, Mejía-Guevara, & Subramanian, S, 2016). In behalf of all the work experience I gained with the Asian Indian culture in past occupations, I believe it will be a tremendous experience for me to spend my ten hour immersion project accompanying this family by virtue of gaining a richer knowledge of the cultures
traditions.
On the behalf of my Immersion Project, I will complete ten hours with an Asian Indian family. Particularly, the Indian family I prefer to observe will be the Indian family across the street from my apartment. The members of the family I will be accompanying is the mother, father, and three children. How I was introduced to this family was during the blizzard this past winter. I was shoveling my driveway, until I noticed the children sled riding down the long downward road. I approached the children and asked if I would be able to join. During five hours of observation time, I will attend a Hindu ceremony and take a tour of their community. After undergoing a tour of their living arrangements, I will collect notes on the decor on display within their home, however document traditions they conduct as a family. First, I will question what activities the family enjoys, if they do not have an activity in mind, I will suggest a tour of The Butterfly House in Hershey, Pa. I aim to organize the outing with the family on a Sunday evening. On the other hand, I intend on starting my Immersion experience right after approval from the professor. Furthermore, the two hours of dialogue will occur over the course of the immersion and to be completed on October 1st, 2016. Lastly, the additional three hours will be spent painting on canvas of a distinct Indian character, object or artwork that relates to their culture. After the painting is complete, I will document their reasoning to why they decided to paint that particular artwork. I will provide the paints, canvases, and brushes. The purpose of this pursuit is to fathom what they decide to paint and how to portrays to their culture.
In conclusion, the goals for the end of the immersion project with the Indian culture is to gain the knowledge with regards to their history, culture, traditions, and beliefs. I will interact with the family of the community in formal and informal settings. Also, congregated with each member of the family and collected their views regarding the different aspects of their culture. This experience will present me with the opportunity to not only learn a new lifestyle, but to apply this knowledge into my masters program. This will enable me to achieve a depth understanding of their traditions and ways of life.