Racial Position of Asian Americans
Prompt: How do you now think about the racial position of Asian Americans in the U.S. based on how this week's readings and videos explain what happened during WWII and the early Cold War years?
The Reflection includes three parts:
1.) A point of view that challenges your thinking - paraphrase a passage or idea from a reading or video to explain how it presents a perspective on a specific topic that challenges your thinking; (c) cite the source
criteria 1 - present the point of view of the author/speaker; bold highlight the subject
criteria 2 - explain specifically how your thinking is challenged by the point of view you have presented...ex: how did you think before? and how do you think now?
criteria 3 - cite the passage or idea
for a reading: include the author's last name and page number; for example: (Chan, 45).
for a video: include video title and timestamp; example: (Asian American History in 4 Minutes, 4:01)
2.) Response to prompt - answer to the week's prompt based on your thoughts on the assigned readings and videos
criteria 1 - answer the prompt in full based on your reflections and in an informed way
criteria 2 - write clearly so that your ideas are understandable
cite a reference to an assigned reading or video that is well-informed and relevant. Make sure to use bold font for any cited references you include.
for a reading: cite by author's last name and page number (ex: Lee, 38)
for a video: cite by video title (ex: "Asian American History in 4 Minutes")
3.) Questions for further thinking - two genuine questions that you have based on the week's readings or videos
Reading:
-Lee: Chapter 10: "The Vietnam War, Southeast Asians, and the Transformations of Asian America."
-Lee: Chapter 11: "Politics and Activism in Asian America in the 1960s and 1970s."
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Racial Position of Asian Americans
Movement of Asians into America
In Chapter ten, Hmong refugees had the options of moving to France, the United States, and Australia, following the announcement that the refugee camp would be closed. An Asian Family (Yang’s) found themselves in Minnesota, in the United States, through the help of a relative and a family friend (Lee). Since they had no resources, they lived under the mercy of welfare organizations, in very low-income housing units. Asians lived in dilapidated conditions and only survived through welfare before they found their notch in the United States and started doing manual jobs such as operating heavy machinery (Lee). As imagined before, their entry to America was not all smooth and welcoming; they h...
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