America—the land of the free‚ and the home of the brave. Known for its empowering freedom and protection provided by all 27 amendments‚ America is the land where equal opportunity is sought. However‚ in the past America has not given equal opportunity to everyone Usually‚ it was people of color who were denied the rights and privileges that were offered to white citizens. With this discrimination came suppression‚ and the existence of people of color was often ignored and neglected. Due to this suppression
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think it should be based on how they will change the economy. It shouldn’t depend on whether you are a different race or nationality‚ as long as you have the determination and skill to lead and make this country a better nation. However‚ because I’m Asian shouldn’t emphasize the fact that I’m more or less eligible to become president than any other candidate. The people should vote for whom they think would make a bigger impact on the United States as a country. Obama wasn’t elected just because he
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Reader Response to Growing Up Asian in America Growing up Asian in America by Kesaya E. Noda deals with growing up culturally different in America. There are some important components of a culture like identity‚ beliefs‚ values‚ and dialect. These components are influenced by our family‚ friends‚ social environment‚ and the community we live in. In her essay‚ Noda talks about dealing with knowing and defining herself. She explains that there are two mindsets for her. The first one‚ inside‚ which
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The editorial “Bikies threat to public” that was published on the 7th of March in the Herald Sun shows a serious concern about bikies and their so called “wars”. It states that they (The bikies) should be taken seriously because they are a lot more powerful than the police think they are. The piece mostly uses connotation‚ attack and an appeal to safety and they make the public feel like they have to join in the “fight against bikies”. The audience thinks that they are crimaanls because of photo
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emphasis on education for many different reasons; they want a better life for their children‚ they want them to be high achievers‚ they feel they have something to prove. Many years ago Asians were thought of as less then Westerners‚ and Asians had to prove that they were just as good as westerners‚ In ‘Growing Up Asian in Australia’ written by Alice Pung‚ Paul Nguyen said “We aimed high because we had no choice.” (pg. 291). Paul makes it sound like that if he did have a choice he wouldn’t put such an
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individuals may feel alienated from society due to cultural background and in contrast how embracing cultural heritage can give a new sense of acceptance and belonging. These ideas as similarly explored in Alice Pung’s collection of short stories Growing up Asian in Australia but specifically in the short story Chinese Dancing‚ Bendigo Style. Peter Skryznecki poem ‘Migrant Hostel’ explores how immigrants can feel alienated from society due to their cultural background‚ and physical as well as metaphorical
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and be “normal” leaving who they really are behind. These physical attributes can mean people; particular school kids categorize migrants and offer a very constant reminder to the migrants of the differences they possess. In the anthology Growing up Asian in Australia Aditi Gouvrnel shares with the reader in her story “Wei-Lei and Me” of her experiences of migration in the school playground. Through this story the reader sees just how some of the simple differences in life‚ like where Gouvrnel
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Zorica Nikolic Growing Up Asian In Australia - Summary Edited by Alice Pung STRINE Amy Choi - The Relative Advantages of Learning My Language Page 7. Amy Choi lived with her grandfather (mum’s dad) but was never kind to him. He wrote poetry but she only listened to once as she had let her Chinese go so could not understand much of what he was saying. After a while her grandfather started losing his memory and could not find his way home from the city. One holiday‚ Amy followed her grandfather
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Developing a sense of values and interests based on our personality‚ is ones approach in establishing who they are. For any human to belong to a group‚ part of their identity will be lost due to variance in character and interest. People were created as individuals with differing ideas and beliefs to one another. Nature and nurture is one aspect of developing that sense of self‚ based on race and culture. The concept of nature incorporates what an individual has control over and chooses‚ being friends
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of Asian American Many different minorities go through some kind of struggles when living in a country that is so diverse‚ such as America. Whether that struggles is good or bad we learn from those experience and try to make our life the best we can. People judge others no matter what race or color that person is. The article “Growing up Asian American” written by C.N. Le and published on January 22‚ 2006 talks about how difficult it can be for Asian American to grow up in America. Asian American
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