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    what to do with my life‚ but I want to make my own decisions. The Asian Indian family creates an interdependent group of people whose concerns are not for themselves as individuals‚ but for the family as a whole. For example‚ parents are seen as having more experience with marriage‚ so they are the ones who choose a marriage partner for their children. (Das‚ Ajit and Kemp‚ S.(1997) Between two worlds: counseling South Asian Americans. Journal of multicultural counseling and development.vol.25‚ no

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    The article ‘The Harmful Myth of Asian Superiority’ written by Ronald Takaki The article ‘The Harmful Myth of Asian Superiority’ written by Ronald Takaki is an explosive piece that discusses the real life situation of the Asian community that is based overseas. It is evident that their daily lives are comprised of numerous problems. However‚ this condition is overshadowed by the deception that they possess a superior status. According to Takaki (1990) the Asian migrants are considered very successful

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    Ronald Takaki’s essay‚ “The Harmful Myth of Asian Superiority”‚ discusses the supposed construct of Asian Americans being the “model minority”. He stated statistics and studies to back up the idea but also used those strategies on discussing how it is not always the case. Despite the stereotype of Asian Americans attending the best universities and having exceptional business skills‚ there is still that notable percentage who are not doing so well. After reading Takaki’s essay‚ several questions

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    Mariam Itawi L. Pignotti ENGL 120 30 October 2013 Joel Stein Reading Notes According to the article‚ this generation is pretty much screwed. Most of us are narcissistic and have horrible ambitions in life. Technology runs the world now; elementary students don’t even know how to use an encyclopedia. More young girls would rather be Jennifer Lopez’ personal assistant over the CEO of let’s say Quicken Loans. Nowadays‚ we act like we care‚ but in reality‚ what are we doing about it? We complain

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    Through the different waves of immigration‚ America experienced a lot of change that would transform the country. During the second half of the 1800s‚ Asian immigration into the United States of America had a positive economic influence on the country while also affecting the social aspects of the country in negative ways. The major waves Asian immigration into the United States of America has been going on for almost two centuries. Many Chinese‚ Japanese‚ Korean‚ and Filipino migrants filled

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    East Asian state guided economy focuses on product development for example: How to build a fuel efficient car to open market and increase profit. American market driven economy focuses on making profits and puts less focus on product development for example: Instead of developing a fuel efficient car‚ the General Motor will choose to purchase a foreign car company such as Saab of Sweden in order to increase profits Over the last two years‚ South Korea’s economy has recovered from the 1997 East

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    objective: What does the portrayal of Asians in sitcoms suggest to the American population? Would change in the stereotype portrayal of Asians increase the chances of having a better conducive work environment? Units of Analysis: Our identified unit of analysis will include 2 focus groups. Focus group 1: Ethnicity : Asian Americans and Native Asians. Number of people in a group: 6. Focus group 2: Ethnicity: Americans of mixed race (Caucasian‚ African-American‚ Hispanic). Number of people in a

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    My Asian culture has been extremely dear to me in my heart almost all my life. Not only am I bound to it by tradition‚ but I feel a strong connection to it. Ever since I was young whenever my grandma decided to visit us in America‚ she would always tell us to stay proud of our culture and to never forget our roots. Ever since her death‚ I took her words to heart and was fortunate to have found a great Asian community at the university that I came to adore. This community offers a safe‚ welcoming

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    compared to almost all the industrialized countries. This specifically refers to Asian countries that are statistically blowing the U.S. out of the water. Recent survey results in the universal subject of math show us that the U.S. eighth graders have fallen behind‚ while the twelfth grade level showed only slight improvement (appositive). This means that the U.S. students are barely floating above water‚ where as‚ Asian students have built some sort of super boat (appositive). Yet we all recognize

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    ------------------------------------------------- East Asian Industrialization and the Third World by Kassian Polin Stellar growth‚ rising living standards‚ and escalating international competitiveness in the economies of East Asia have captured the attention of policymakers and researchers in other Third World countries. Much has been made in recent years of the differences between the patterns of development in East Asia and those in Latin America‚ Africa‚ and the Caribbean. The remarkable success of the East Asian �miracle countries�

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