Ethnicity In The Yellow Fever

Today, when society talks about diversity, often times, Asian-Americans are brought into the conversation and are talked about as highly looked up to individuals, but they haven’t always been this way. On television, many times, Asian-Americans are represented as “nerdy” and “socially incapable/awkward”, Asian-American males are mostly shown as being weak and stereotypically awkward, while Asian-American females are either shown as “exotic” or also stereotypically awkward and nerdy, as stated by Takaki in his book Strangers from a Different Shore on page 479,

Because of this portrayal of Asian women, many Asian women feel that they are being approached by men in a bad way. The submissiveness and weakness of these characters have angered many. Western dramas have portrayed Asian women as submissive and

Among the stereotypes of Asian Americans, the myth of the Model Minority and Panethnic Identity are among the easiest to attribute to Asian Americans. What exactly are these stereotypes? How did they come about? Whose responsible for perpetuating these terms? And what harm are they are they doing to Asian Americans anyway?

Throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, as the country grew and trade flourished, periodic epidemics struck regions of the nation as population density increased. Outbreaks of influenza, cholera took over the nation, and in the south, one of the most prevalent was yellow fever. Due to these diseases, a lot of public health policies were either created or changed to better suit the new issues arising. In this essay, I will argue that the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 brought upon many changes in the health realm in terms of public sanitation. In order to prove the epidemic s place in the history of health policies, I will be discussing the creation of the new sewer system, waste disposal techniques, and other projects created.

In this chapter it talks about how Catherine LeMaigre was dying, and dying horribly and painfully. The two physicians sent for their esteemed colleague Dr. Benjamin Rush. They were trying to find out if they could stop the plague from spreading.

As you mentioned, I also think the stereotype of Asian Americans being perfect stem from the Asian culture itself that values on hard work and academic success. Because of this cultural value, Asian American parents expect their children to be a ‘straight As’ student and enter an elite college. In the past, as a minority in the U.S., the Asian Americans had to work harder than anyone in order to fully exert their power in the society. Having a better education and high-paid job have been the best way to get recognition from others, therefore, they have been focusing on academic accomplishment for better life. The stereotype of Asian Americans being geeky or nerdy shown in American films can be the portrayal of this American Asian cultural value.

Usually that image has been shaped by people with little understanding of the Asian population. Limited portrayals of Asians have traditionally been the norm in the entertainment industry as well. Often there are no distinctions made between Asian Americans and Asians. The entertainment industry restricts its portrayals of Asians to a limited amount of characters. These portrayals can act as a stereotype. The media has affected how Asian Americans are perceived in the society. This journal entry increased my awareness about the effects of stereotypes. It is not fair to say something is true for every member of a group. By doing so this overlooks individuality and small differences within individuals. It also perpetuates a divide within the society. By combatting stereotypes, we can facilitate better understanding between people and

They even started believing the negative stereotypes--lies spread about them that gave their people a false reputation. They “looked at [themselves] in the mirror and did not like what [they] saw: black hair, yellow skin, slanted eyes. The cruel face of the enemy.” (119-120) These asian attributes, which had always been a part of them, were suddenly being portrayed as “Unknowable. Inscrutable.”

Asian Americans are always being stereotyped, thus the other members of society may have a fixed idea in their mind about the stereotypes of Asian American regardless a positive or a negative ones. Due to the generalizations, it leads to a reduction in every aspects. Asian Americans are regarded as immigrants or the outlier in the United States, they are the “model minority”, who do not get attention by the researchers, policy makers, or

This is because Asian Americans are represented in various ways in the media. According to the textbook article, “Asian Americans were also represented as “perpetual foreigners”, as not being from the United States, as having cultural practices that are not “American,” and as embodying loyalty to a home country over the Untied States” (Drew, 2015 pg. 170). Then again the encouraging thing is that not all Asian Americans are the same, so having various representations of Asian Americans helps show viewers the many different ways Asian Americans are. But then at the same time there is a negative consequence to why Asian Americans are represented in so many ways. When thinking about what is shown on screen Asian Americans are represented so effortlessly, meaning that the media does not think Asian Americans are significant or good enough for big roles, or to even act as themselves. An example of this would be the movie Aloha, where the director made the decision to cast Emma Stone who is a White as an Asian-American

Wing Young Huie expands on these stereotypes in his book Looking for Asian America: An Ethnocentric Tour, stating that “the more successful they are, the more threatening they are as the Yellow Peril.” (Huie 2004). Such a narrative completely strips members of the community of their

Asian/Pacific Americans are viewed as more successful than other minority groups. This has specifically cause problems for them which are called intergroup hostilities and other phrases.

Nonfiction books are based on facts and associated with real people, and real events, whereas fiction books describe imaginary characters and imaginary events. The acquisition of a character would modify, An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 into a fictional story. The character is assigned an essay about the yellow fever pandemic of 1793, with a lack of interest in their project; the student unwillingly begins their research. The character’s disinterest in their topic turns into inquisitiveness about the yellow fever epidemic. The character’s inquiry feeds their imagination and transports them back to 1793 during the time of the epidemic. Experiencing the contagion of yellow fever allows the

They knew all was not right in the city because everyone in the city was dying. They did not notice this at first because they thought it was just the fever that people had. But soon after that the deaths in the city started to get even worse. People who were really healthy and young were dying instantly because of this plague. The age for this plague varied between young to old. It didn't matter if you were old, or young, you could still get this deadly virus.

Imagine yourself stuck in the middle of a zombie like outbreak with untrustworthy people everywhere,well something like this actually happened during 1793.The yellow fever pandemic.If I had to live during the yellow fever pandemic I would face disease,greed,and starvation as the main problems.To begin,I’d avoid getting yellow fever by moving out the city to stay away from the illness.In the book Fever there's a city full of garbage and filth and this is a theory of why people get yellow fever.The town has been getting more and more deaths and people think it’s because the unsanitary environment.Additionally,people turn savage when things get out of hand.For example when someone gets yellow fever there locked up in there house to avoid healthy