Question 3: “SEA is a region without an identity”. Discuss this statement with reference to at least 3 examples. Making a check with Oxford Dictionary; Southeast Asia is defined as the part of south-eastern Asia that includes the countries of Cambodia‚ Indonesia‚ Laos‚ Malaysia‚ Burma (Myanmar)‚ the Philippines‚ Singapore‚ Thailand‚ and Vietnam. A “region” refers to an area‚ especially part of a country or the world having definable characteristics but not always fixed boundaries‚ and an “identity”
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Stereotypes Against Asian-Americans The concept of stereotype is defined as “a belief that associates a group of people with certain traits” (Kassin‚ Fein‚ & Markus et al.‚ 2008‚ p. 133)‚ which can influence a person’s thinking process and perception of others as well as the world. Stereotypes are related to other concepts‚ such as prejudice and discrimination‚ which strengthen the distortion of people’s reality. Another component of a stereotype includes the concept of outgroup homogeneity
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strawberries and grapes. My group and I read chapter three from the book “The Earth Knows My Name”‚ we found in chapter three a Japanese family had a berry farm that started in Japan and a Polish family had a vineyard. Akio Suyematsu‚ second-generation Japanese American‚ his family owned a berry farm in Japan until World War Two happened. Akio and his family immagranted to America because of the war‚ there they met Gerard and his offerings of working together on his wine vineyard. The two combined
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As the United States becomes more diverse‚ colleges are seeing increases in minority students. However‚ this increase does not mean that the same number of students are leaving their college with a degree. Minorities face many challenges in college‚ some of which have persisted since elementary school. Although colleges try to diminish these difficulties by having different organizations where students can go to seek help‚ the students have already formed the mindset that they do not do as well as
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Luu Soc 0835‚ Sec 002 Yuichi Moroi November 9‚ 2010 Ethnic/Race Identity Formation and the Internet Throughout the course of American history‚ immigration from around the world has been occurring. The result from the different people emigrating from such varying parts of the human race creates the diversity in American society. As different ethnicities come into America‚ racial discrimination and stereotypes are created. Ethnic identity starts to become an issue where immigration
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ENDANGERED AND MINORITY LANGUAGES Language is one of the most important choices that allows humans to develop their rights as a primary mark of identity. The violation of this right is widespread in countries where the government doesn‟t allow the citizens to express their ethnic identity. Language constitutes an area of potential conflict in Europe‚ Africa and Asia‚ in countries where language rights are subject to ethnic discrimination and where recognition of their identities is demanded from
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Corine Lightner POL 140 Essay #1 (Ch. 3 & 4) Dominant-Minority Relations In the early years of the United States‚ dominant-minority relations were shaped by the agrarian technology and the economic need to control land and labor. The agrarian era ended in the 1800s‚ and the U.S. has gone through two major transformations in subsistence technology since‚ each of which has transformed dominant-minority relations and required the creation of new structures and processes to maintain racial stratification
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Gevelekian 1 Tatiana Gevelekian Professor Lai AAS 9 November 2013 The Effects of Public Policy Public policies have played a large role in creating the suburbs and contributing to segregation in Los Angeles. The 1956 Interstate Defense Highway Act helped create and sustain suburbs but the process maintained segregation against those of low income. After the streetcar system government organizations built freeways in areas of low income‚ leaving residents with no choice but to evacuate
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Discrimination against Buddhist in Olathe. (2011). Retrieved from http://www.examiner.com/article/discrimination-against-buddhists-olathe‚ 2011 Nguyen‚ L. (2002). Characteristics of the Traditional Asian Family. Retrieved from http://www.coedu.usf.edu/zalaquett/mcdp/Asian%20handout.htm Yu‚ W. (1985). Asian-Americans Charge Prejudice Slows Climb to Management Ranks. Retrieved from http://www.modelminority.com/
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America is the land of immigrant whereas many Asians travel and live in America. Hence‚ they have grown numbers there and become US’ legal citizen. The problems are the Asians are known as ‘perpetual foreigners’ who try to find a better living for themselves. Moreover‚ they are seen as socially awkward by being ‘always fresh of the boats.’ On the other hand‚ people also consider them as successful model minorities. Many years have gone by‚ yet Asian American still one of the marginalized races in
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