The Historical Context of Asian American Biases in Healthcare Today

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The Impact of World War II on Chinese Immigration in USA and Healthcare Bias
Asian American is one of the rapidly growing demographic in the United States of America (USA), comprising about 6% of the total population (Ho and Lawrence 1112). However, they face numerous health disparities that make them vulnerable to various diseases compared to their white counterparts. The paper focuses on how a participant observation at a local in-person event relates to the lessons obtained from this class about Asian American history.
My participant-observation event involves a third-generation person sharing a story about how her Chinese family navigated life in the USA after the Second World War. Based on the description given by this individual, it appears that her family migrated to the USA using her grandfather who was one of the soldiers during the Second World War. In that light, it appears that her family migrated to the USA due to the path that her grandfather paved for them. The person said that it was never easy to settle in a new country due to increased challenges affecting Asian Americans, the primary one being poor medical services.
The narrator made it clear that many Asian Americans suffered from diseases and some lost their lives since they did not bother to go to hospitals. They feared discrimination against their demographics, which was common for minorities or immigrants. Based on the history of Asian immigrant families during the 1900s and 1800s, deviance contributed to health disparities since they did not accept the set standards by the whites. A health officer from San Francisco during the 20th century described Chinatown as the laboratory of infections (Lee 74). This aligns with the story of a Chinese immigrant who made it clear that communicable diseases were rampant since there were no prevention measures.
In particular, the participant-observation story explicitly aligns with the Asian American history learned in this class. Chinese immigrants have encountered numerous challenges as they work toward inclusivity in the American way of living. During the 1900s, many A...