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Helen Fleck Asian American Minorities Term paper RATIONALE STATEMENT SECTION The Asian American community is growing and just over the last two years we saw numerous counts of discrimination in America. Immigration was opened in 1965 to professional Asian families which ties in to “the model minority” myth; Asian Americans are referred to as “the model minority,” they are regarded as whiz kids and extremely gifted in school. (Desmond, Emirbayer, 2020) I anticipate that I will have a better understanding of why Asian Americans are regarded as the “model minority” and yet are discriminated against. INTRODUCTION SECTION Sociology is the study of human behavior, development, and social problems. Sociology is important because it helps us to solve issues within the community and respect others. Sociologists study by using qualitative and quantitative methods. Qualitative methods such as ethnography, or participant observation. Quantitative methods such as surveys, there are two types of surveys, standardized (fixed choice) or open-ended questions. Sociologists perform experiments, assessing a hypothesis under controlled conditions established by the researcher. (Appelbaum et al., 2021) There are five basic social institutions: family, education, religion, government, and economics. Family’s role is to raise children, teach them cultural values and norms. Education’s role is primarily teaching. Religion’s role is regarding the supernatural, such as God. Government has the authority to enforce laws. Economics is the consumption of goods and services, money, and wealth. The focus of this paper is the Asian American minority group. Understanding the Asian American society is important because they are not deeply rooted in America, most are 1 st , 2 nd, or 3 rd generation, whereas African Americans are very deeply rooted. FAMILY STRUCTURE SECTION 1

Helen Fleck Asian American Minorities Term paper Family Conflict, Asian Cultural Values, Perceived Parental Control, and Affectionate Care among Asian American College Students is a journal documenting the parent-child dyad of Asian American families. An experiment evaluated 295 Asian American undergraduates and “their perceived levels of adherence to Asian values, parental control and affectionate care and family conflict.” (Kim et al., 2019) The study found that Asian American women reported higher father control than males; fathers tend to be stricter and more have more rigid expectations on women than men. Men rated their fathers’ affectionate care lower than that of women. The study suggested that the participants view their parent’s control as overly restrictive. It is suggested that affectionate care, in Asian American cultures, may be expressed or communicated differently than that of the Western cultures due to Confucian-based norms of a traditional Asian culture. East Asian cultures follow Guan, which means to love, care for, show concern with firm control and to govern. Asian American parents show love through firm control, Asian American children see what affectionate care looks like due to being in the Western World, this causing family conflict. The journal ends by giving suggestions to counseling professionals working with Asian American undergraduate students to strengthen family bonds. (Kim et al., 2019) Reproductive Justice for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders discussed several topics regarding the reproductive health, immigrant rights and economic justice of Asian American and Pacific Islander women. The journal states that AAPI young women often do not learn about sexual health and reproduction from their families; they end up getting such education from friends, teacher, and the media. There are cultural and legal barriers that prevent access to contraception, abortion, and treatment for sexually transmitted infections. Sex-selective abortion bans have passed in some states, this ban targets AAPI women “seeking abortions due to son preference.” AAPI women also have limited access to culturally appropriate healthcare or the 2

Helen Fleck Asian American Minorities Term paper ability to communicate in the same language. AAPI need to have access to safe and legal abortion, healthcare should be culturally appropriate, and they should also have access to reproductive and sexual healthcare needs throughout their whole life. The journal discussed immigration rights as a substantial number of women from Asian countries as undocumented immigrants. Without immigration status, AAPI women do not have access to insurance, Medicaid, risk deportation and being separated from their families. Also, AAPI women experience physical and sexual violence by an intimate partner; the women feel trapped in violent marriages. Immigrant women and families need access to affordable, quality healthcare; they also need protection from violence. The journal explains that AAPI women are looked at as the “model minority” due to the high earners, however, 11.7% of Asian women were living in poverty. Burmese women only earned 44% of a non-Hispanic white male for annual income for 2015. AAPI families live in multigenerational homes which can cause financial hardships, policies in the workplace should include paid days off for caring for house members/community members. (NAPAWF, 2018) Asian Americans families hold a standard that is different than that of the one we traditional Americans are used to. You don’t question, it’s all about honor and duty. The second article spoke of sexual health rights for women. With Asian Americans being 1 st , 2 nd and 3 rd generation immigrants, a lot of the time, their culture and language, does not allow for them to fully navigate our healthcare system the way it needs to be. Advocates for Asian American women should work together to assist these young women in their needs. EDUCATIONAL TRENDS SECTION 3

Helen Fleck Asian American Minorities Term paper Academic and Career Development: Rethinking Advising for Asian American Students discusses the complexity of Asian American students’ academic and career development by addressing the influences of both cultural and racial contexts. (Kodama et al., 2017) Traditionally one would go to college and find meaningful work that makes them happy; Asian Americans families prioritize an academic path towards gainful employment, sometimes in a field the individual is not talented in. Asian American families usually have grand expectations of their children and place a high value on education. (Kodama et al., 2017) Asian cultures believe that one’s career is a key status marker for the family, children feel pressure to choose certain fields of study. The family is a strong influence in making academic and career decisions: students desire to honor their parents, family approval and grand expectations. It discusses how advisors can prepare students for discussions with parents when choosing academic/career pathways. Asian American students rely on peers for advice; however, peers may have the same cultural expectations as their own parents. Race and discrimination have been a problem within the workplace as well as with academic counselors. Asian Americans have experienced where counselors have directed students toward the technical fields, which is potentially a discriminatory and illegal act identified y the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights. (Kodama et al., 2017) Lack of Asian American role models are another aspect of race- related influence. Asian American students do not see many Asian American professionals in mainstream media nor are there many Asian American faculty and staff on campuses. (Kodama et al., 2017) Higher education professionals should take a holistic and culturally sensitive approach to exploring academic and career options rather than focusing on individual interests, they should provide a variety of academic and career options and support the students in their academic and career development. (Kodama et al., 2017) 4

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