Category: Information
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How Asian Americans Can Overcome Familial Pressures in Career Choices
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What do you want to be when you grow up? Every child hears this question repeated throughout their childhood, and while it’s something that everyone ponders about, few figure out the answer until they are at the doorstep of the job industry. For me, this was a challenging question that…
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How Asian-American Communities Are Supporting Los Angeles Fire Victims
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If you’ve tuned into the news at all during the past week, you’ve likely heard of the ongoing wildfires in Los Angeles. Starting in the Pacific Palisades, these fires have grown to immense sizes, engulfing many communities in the Los Angeles area. So, that begs the question: how have these…
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Why Asian Parents Never Say “I Love You”
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For many Asian Americans, growing up without hearing the words “I love you” from parents is a shared experience. This absence isn’t a reflection of a lack of love but rather a cultural difference in how affection is expressed. Understanding the roots of this phenomenon reveals a deeper story about…
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The Types of Acculturation: Which Path Did You Take?
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You might have heard of acculturation before, but what does this term mean? Well, it’s the process where a group adopts cultural traits from another culture. Therefore, acculturation is inevitable when one group immigrates to a different part of the world. We can separate acculturation into four different types: integration,…
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United States Mourns the Death of Israeli-American Hersh Goldberg-Polin
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As many of you might have seen in the news already, Israeli-American Hersh Goldberg-Polin, who was taken hostage by Hamas on October 7, 2023, was recently found dead on Saturday, August 31, 2024. After he was abducted while attending the Re’im music festival, his parents, Rachel Goldberg and Jon Polin,…
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The Intersection of Asian-American and LGBTQ+ Identities
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Each person has their own unique identity, consisting of a combination of different identities. For instance, someone could be Asian-American while also being homosexual. These intersectionalities can sometimes be difficult because of contradictions and complexities. In my example of being a homosexual Asian-American, these two identities can have contradicting aspects,…
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Asian-American Lives: The Challenges of Living in the United States
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Asian Americans face a unique set of challenges living in the United States, navigating both cultural complexities and systemic obstacles. Despite being labeled as the “model minority” — a stereotype that portrays them as successful, hardworking, and free from struggles — many Asian Americans encounter significant issues that remain hidden…
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Asian-American Stereotypes and How to Combat Them
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In general, stereotypes are something society should try and avoid. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines the word “stereotype” as “a standardized mental picture that is held in common by members of a group and that represents an oversimplified opinion, prejudiced attitude, or uncritical judgment.” They generalize the characteristics of a group…
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Bamboo Ceiling Phenomenon and Its Effects on Society
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The bamboo ceiling refers to the barriers that prevent Asian Americans from advancing into leadership roles and top executive positions in corporate America, despite being well-represented in the workforce and highly educated. Coined by Jane Hyun in her 2005 book Breaking the Bamboo Ceiling, this term parallels the “glass ceiling,”…
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Rise of the Stop Asian Hate Movement
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The Stop Asian Hate movement emerged as a response to the alarming rise of anti-Asian sentiment and violence in the United States, particularly in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The movement seeks to combat the longstanding history of discrimination against Asian Americans while calling attention to the surge of…