Article-I Learned to Embrace My Chinese-American Identity Through My Voice

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Article-I Learned to Embrace My Chinese-American Identity Through My Voice
In the article “I Learned to Embrace My Chinese-American Identity Through My Voice,” Chloe Xiang points out that she was reluctant to claim and embrace her Chinese-American identity as it made her sound too Chinese and different. Still, she now likes that this makes her unique. The writer further highlights that she faced identity-based fear because of how she was treated, and she wanted to be seen as fully American and not an outsider. Immigrant children and youth are vulnerable because of discriminatory immigration policies, which harm their mental health.
As an Asian American woman, the writer mentions that she quickly embraced the stereotypes of Asian girls as quiet, reserved, and even shy. She did not feel that she would contribute anything positive in class. Furthermore, mass media barely represented characters that looked like the writer, and expectations about gender norms further influenced her to conform. The writer lacked her own voice, partly as she believed she lacked an “authentic American” vernacular and was afraid of being judged. This may likely have made her anxious when in group settings and outside her home as she was more verbose while at home but quiet and withdrawn while in public.
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