The Generation Gap Caused By Collectivism And Individualism

Asian immigrants raised their children on the values of filial piety. Filial piety is based on Confucianism ideology which is one showing respect to one’s parent. American-born children are raised with two values which are Confucianism and the American values. The American values allow an individual to make their decisions either in their career, marriage, or lifestyle. Unlike, the American values, Confucianism decisions are decided by the parents, which have created tension in both generations. The immigrant parents stress the importance of a proper education to their children because the parents did not have the opportunity for education. Education was a privilege meaning only the families that had money could send their children to school. The parents began working at a young age to support their family and maintaining the household was more important than education. The immigrant parents are motivated by the “American Dream” instead of a financial benefit, the better the education and the employment, the more opportunities that would be offered. A person without a proper education would not succeed in life compared to the ones that have an education.

The emergence of the second generation bloomed quickly and by 1930, 41% of the Chinese population in America was naturalized born citizens. The birth of a child in America was symbolization of an elite status in an Asian American’s family (Lee 177). First generation immigrant parents feared the worst for their children who were second generation Asian Americans. The parents of the children feared that their children will grow up learning the American culture and language that they would become too “Americanized” and forget

which a strong Asian heritage is struggling with culture different. Even if they come here at younger age, the bond to the tradition live hood will make it hard to integrate with American society. it make them tend to be only hang around only with only other Asian and do not make much friend with other races. At school many students faced the feeling of “stuck in this back hole of identity crisis,” and college is not making it easier (122). At older age it even worst, they have no choice but only can find a labor job, which is working for other Asian-American shop, restaurant, company owner at low

There is an astonishing differences as well as similarities between Mexican and Asian Americans. In addition, as stated in the text book, both racial groups have a great variety of conflict due to the way they view themselves. For example, Mexican Americans believe that Asian’s are “unscrupulous, crafty and devious in business. While Asian Americans believe that Hispanic Americans “tend to have bigger families than they are able to support” (Racial and Ethnic Groups, 46). However, both ethic groups share a common value in strong family ties.

During the 1870’s to 1930’s, large numbers of Chinese immigrants came to the United States in search of a successful life for themselves and generations to come. Although some immigrants found it possible to Americanize, the extent to which the vast majority of Chinese immigrants in California preserved the cultural traditions of their homeland was much greater than that of assimilation. This outcome was due to the fact that they were logically more inclined to place themselves within ethnic enclaves after coming to a land of unfamiliarity, but they were also pressured and outcast as aliens under several legal acts and extremely discriminating prejudice from original Americans.

During the 1940s, minority groups in the South and West to California started to portray themselves as upstanding citizens who were capable of assimilating into the mainstream culture. The Chinese, for example, began promoting stories about their traditional family values as well as their

What are some ways to address dangerous types of bias in this generation? According to American Civil Liberties Union, “Racial profiling is a longstanding and deeply troubling national problem despite claims that the United States has entered a “post-racial era” (1). In today’s generation bias is a huge problem and needs to be fixed as much as it can. The types of bias that are problems today are judgment of someone’s name, racial profiling, and a persons living conditions. To address these types are not judging Americans by name, race, and or living conditions and there are several different ways to fixing these problems in society today.

After reading the article by Farag, Tullai-McGuinesss, & Anthony (2009), I will reflect upon my experiences in a leadership role dealing with various different age groups through numerous situations. The discussion will include the generation I generally identify with, with whom I tend to work best with, and how this affects my unit. I will also reflect on the author's conclusions and recommendations and how they will likely affect my area of practice.

Many people are proud of their cultural legacies and ties to their heritage. This can be pride in their country of origin or pride in their cultural history in America. In “The Civil Rights Movement: What Good Was It?” Alice Walker explains that the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s continues to impact African Americans because it gave them the confidence to stand up for their rights and claims, “If the civil rights movement is ‘dead’ and if it gave us nothing else, it gave us each other forever.” Every group seen as a minority has a detailed history in this country that impacts each member of the group personally. Along with a general cultural history, many people’s identities are affected by their own family’s history in America. Family traditions and heritage shape children and form each child into the person they will be. Families share the stories of ancestors, old or new, coming to America for a new life. For some, traditions are kept and passed from generation to generation, while others naturally assimilate like Asian American author Eric Liu explains in “Notes of a Native Speaker.” He plainly states, “I don’t mean that my parents told me to act like an American… they didn’t tell me to do anything except to be a good boy.” Whether or not a person chooses to assimilate to American culture, many experience a

He was an active participation during the protests, but Chen stopped him to this movement. He saw these students protesting around him are just like him, and he can discover more in this drastic environment about who he is actually. Asian Americans commonly face challenges in establishing cultural identity, especially second-generation immigrants just like Paul who struggle to balance traditional cultural ideas with the pressure of assimilating into American cultural society. When working with individuals of Asian ancestry, educators need to understand three of the main Eastern philosophies and their impact on Asian culture: Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taoism. Within these philosophies families are highly structured, hierarchical, and paternal. Within the family systems children are taught that they must avoid bringing shame to their family and that the welfare and integrity of the family are very important. These Asian philosophies also teach principles of peace, balance, and harmony, causing some Asians to avoid confrontation or appear passive, indifferent, or

My impression of this culture was family structure is very important. Also, education is very important to Asian American. Because if an Asian student does not do well in school, they will bring shame on their family. In a 2004 study by Schaefer(2011), only 48.2% of Asian American 25 years old or older held bachelor’s degrees, compared to 29.7% European Americans.

Everyone remembers fighting with their parents at some point in their life, whether as a young child who wants a toy or as a teenager who isn’t allowed to go out. It’s normal to want to challenge authority when growing up, because it helps young people to make their own decisions and become individuals. Teenagers rely on few close friends and the last people expected to be confidants are their parents.

SUMMARY OF THE ARTICLE “UNDERSTANDING AND MANAGING GENERATIONAL DIFFERENCES IN THE WORK PLACE” ( Cited from Kapoor and Solomon 2011)

How many times have you felt that your parents don't understand you, that they have no respect for you as an individual? How often do you shake your head in frustration and blame it on the 'generation gap'? Parents! They are like aliens from another planet altogether! You and they are in different camps; strangers forced to live under the same roof Right? Wrong! There is a way of bridging what appears to be a yawning chasm. If you genuinely want to improve your relationship with your parents (and give them a big shock in the bargain!) try listening to them, treating them just like you would listen to a valued friend. Instead of always whining, 'You don't understand me", stop and think. Do we ever try and understand

In the essay “Immigrants and Family Values”, the author Francis Fukuyama argued that immigrants, are not a threat for American family values, but rather American culture can become a threat for “newcomers”. On the other hand, Fukuyama expressed that as long as first generation immigrants want to keep their culture and language intact in school that will keep them from really assimilating the new culture.