I think I will be examining Asian American students. I chose this group because it relates to me. I think I will choose a variety of both texts about the group and texts by the group. I have attached some URLs for some sites that I found regarding the topic. One of the sources is an article on discrimination and how it affects the mental health of Asian Americans. Another article I found deals with the academic achievement of asian americans. The last one is an article by Zac Keith, an Asian American who writes about his experiences. It is about the chink joke. I also think I am going to incorporate pictures about this mockery in my paper. The last source I would like to use is Being a Chink by Christine Leong. I remember reading it in high school (or first year in college, I don't remember). It was in the Bedford reader. I can't get my hands on it, so Nicole, if you can get your hands on it, that would be awesome! Otherwise, I think i'll get by!
I think I am going to focus on discrimination by Asian american's peers, and how that affects mental health. I'm going to be using a lot of facts from all the sources I gathered. But, I will also explain (maybe in the conclusion... i'm not sure yet) how even with these stereotypes, asian americans perform well in school. This is my general outline and the direction I figure I will be taking.
SOURCES SO FAR
http://depts.washington.edu/sibl/Publications/ch10.pdfhttp://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-why-do-asian-american-students-perform-better-than-whites-20140505-story.html
http://www.zakkeith.com/articles,blogs,forums/not-racist-just-goofy-squint-eye-faces.htm
Hi Katie,
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like a great idea for your project! I think this is a particularly interesting group to look at and I like that you've narrowed edge not just to Asian Americans, but specifically to Asian-American students. The biggest thing, however, is that you need to pick to look at either all texts BY Asian-American students or all texts ABOUT Asian-American students. The idea is to figure out either how this group is being represented through the tax you look at or is choosing to represent themselves. The focus of the project should be on analyzing the texts rather than "traditional research of facts." Once you decide which angle you want to take, let me know if you still need the tax from the Bedford reader and I bet I can track it down for you!