1. Asian American Interpretive History
A brief of Asian American History People move from one place to other place for better opportunities, better life, and chances of advancement. The people move one part of country to another part of country i.e. is called migration. The migrations are occurred due to reasons likes environment, c...
The celebration of Chinese New Year has served various roles in America it helped to preserve Chinese heritage, it introduced Americans to their culture all while being morphed by new ideas and gave women the opportunity to be the ambassadors to their culture. The Chinese New Year is the result of ingenuity and an effort create a comprehensive calendar that appealed to everyone. Chinese New Year dates back to the Han dynasty in china (Pleck, 2000).It is a family tradition and a way to honor their ancestors and to ask the heavens for good fortune. Turmoil and economic instability drove my Chine...
Immigration to America in the early 1900's In the eyes of the early American colonists and the founders of the Constitution, the United States was to represent the ideals of acceptance and tolerance to those of all walks of life. When the immigration rush began in the mid-1800's, America pro...
Dear Whom It May Concern, My name is Li Keng Wong and I was born in 1926 in Goon Do Hung, Southern China. Before I was born my father had left to the United States where a lot of people were immigrating to because of the changes that would happen once they arrived. In China there were no j...
Author Laurence Yep argues in his piece, "The Hong Wah Kues Discover America," that the Chinese basketball team was used unfairly for the purpose of entertainment because they were treated as minorities and barely earned any money. Owner James W. Porter formed the Hong Wah Kues basketball team who c...
Second Generation Chinese vs. Second Generation Japanese The term "Oriental" seemed to be a very common word among those who disliked Asians during the immigration period. This word, found insulting by the Asian, refers to goods from Asia and not just the race itself. But some of this discrimina...
Throughout the course of human history, there have always been the oppressed, deprived, and subjugated minorities that suffer under the constraints of the majority. The ideologies based upon the Eurocentric and Protestant groups proceed to be key figures of oppression and racism. The mannerisms in which minorities are dealt with and looked upon show the true forms of intention and persecution these groups feel because they do not and can not assimilate to the majority party. It is a keepsake that revolves upon the premise and ideas that the majority will always be in power and that it is a...
