Monday, December 8, 2014

part 3SUM MY TOPIC OF WHO IS AMERICA ( WHAT IS CULTURAL IDENTITY)

to get the  American Society as a second generation, it is really hard. also, many Asian American think that their idendity is country of origin.
http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/asianamericans-graphics/

Asian-American Identity

Asian-American Identity
as we can see not so many second generation thinks that they are American.


Typical American?

How do Asian Americans see themselves compared with the larger population? It depends on who you ask. On average, half of Asian Americans say they are very different from the typical American, and more than 60% of Vietnamese Americans and Korean Americans say they feel this way. Still, a majority say being an Asian American doesn’t make a difference when it comes to some of the milestones in getting ahead, such as getting into college or getting a job or promotion. More Asian Americans say they are satisfied with their lives than the general public.
Why IS That????




 as i mention that, my counsin who is born in America but thinks that she is Korean.
and she only hang out with Korean Girl or people from Asia country.
maybe this is the reason why they can get into the society. ( have no chance to share the common on Amerian. )


Anyways we also talked about melthing pot and salad bowl. there are difference between them for sume. melthing pot is that people who is minority that has different culture should be assimilating on the majority ( WASP -white anglo sason protestant ) . maybe that is why second generation like Korean American dont want to think they are American.

so instead of  melthing pot, we have to use the term of salad bowl.
 In the salad bowl model, various American cultures are juxtaposed — like salad ingredients — but do not merge into a single homogeneous culture. Each culture keeps its own distinct qualities. (wiki)


so that everybody(majority and minority) cooperate together and keep their identity !

 


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