Being Asian American
What is an Asian?
A person cannot be defined by ethnicity or race, or can they? If a person is born under a certain type of nationality does that make them different from someone else? I believe the fact that I am Asian makes me unique to other ethnicities. Being Asian can be a very difficult thing in America. Although I believe that all nationalities have their advantages and disadvantages based on genetics and culture, I think that we are all the same in the end.
Being Asian in the United States could be hard sometimes. I remember back when I was in high school, I normally witnessed American students calling Asian students by names resembling to racism jokes. The jokes are design to make fun of the Asian language. They normally would …show more content…
There are Mongolians, Chinese, Laotians, Koreans and Vietnamese people. I am Vietnamese and very proud of being from Vietnam. This is because it is my roots. It is where I am from and what I love. Being from South Vietnam is my identity. That is part of my identity but not my whole identity is being "Asian". I understand that I am Asian but more specifically, I am Vietnamese. There is a big difference in being Vietnamese and being Asian, just as there is a difference from being Asian and being Asian American. I am a Southern Vietnamese person that lived in the United States. I am still viewed generally as …show more content…
There are many reasons I am both Asian and American, and not just Asian. There is a big difference in what it is to be an Asian- American and being an Asian. Being an Asian means that you live in Asia. It also means that you do not live in a democracy like the United States. Living in Asia means that you do not speak English because it is not your native tongue. It also means that you do not spend dollars, but spend either yen or another type of currency. It also means that your government and the cultures are different. There are great differences in the cultures of Asians and
A person cannot be defined by ethnicity or race, or can they? If a person is born under a certain type of nationality does that make them different from someone else? I believe the fact that I am Asian makes me unique to other ethnicities. Being Asian can be a very difficult thing in America. Although I believe that all nationalities have their advantages and disadvantages based on genetics and culture, I think that we are all the same in the end.
Being Asian in the United States could be hard sometimes. I remember back when I was in high school, I normally witnessed American students calling Asian students by names resembling to racism jokes. The jokes are design to make fun of the Asian language. They normally would …show more content…
There are Mongolians, Chinese, Laotians, Koreans and Vietnamese people. I am Vietnamese and very proud of being from Vietnam. This is because it is my roots. It is where I am from and what I love. Being from South Vietnam is my identity. That is part of my identity but not my whole identity is being "Asian". I understand that I am Asian but more specifically, I am Vietnamese. There is a big difference in being Vietnamese and being Asian, just as there is a difference from being Asian and being Asian American. I am a Southern Vietnamese person that lived in the United States. I am still viewed generally as …show more content…
There are many reasons I am both Asian and American, and not just Asian. There is a big difference in what it is to be an Asian- American and being an Asian. Being an Asian means that you live in Asia. It also means that you do not live in a democracy like the United States. Living in Asia means that you do not speak English because it is not your native tongue. It also means that you do not spend dollars, but spend either yen or another type of currency. It also means that your government and the cultures are different. There are great differences in the cultures of Asians and