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1 Asian Americans An Issue of Social Justice by Yung-chih Hu

2 Asian Americans Definition and History  Asian-Americans are immigrants from Far East, Southeast Asia, Indian subcontinent.  First Asians that come to the U.S. were Chinese Filipino.  The first large-scale immigration of Asians into the U.S. happened around 1948.  52% of Asian Americans are foreign-born from Asia  Asian-Americans Population were 18,205,898 in 2011.

3 Why is this a social justice issue?  Anti-Asian racism / Racial Discrimination  Discrimination in college admissions  Asian Americans are still paid less in the U.S.  Denigrating stereotypes  Language difference became a violence

4 Any ties to other social justice issues?  Ties to racist against women  Ties to economic justice  Ties to LGBTQ  Ties to workplace discrimination

5 Any good news?  Asian Americans are the fastest growing racial group in the U.S.  In term of occupational attainment, Asian Americans seem to have attained the most prestigious jobs.  Some well-known universities are not racist at all.

6 Who can we do?  See Asians the same as any other races  Take stereotypes out of your brain  Be respectful to Asian culture  Do not say something that are racist  Be respectful to all races

7 Images  “Asian Americans” Arizongop, http://arizonagop.org/people/asian-americans/.http://arizonagop.org/people/asian-americans/  “Reflections on Asian America” Drgracekao, http://www.drgracekao.com/reflections-on-asian-america/.http://www.drgracekao.com/reflections-on-asian-america/  “October is Asian American Heritage and Culture Month!” APASA, https://ruapasa.wordpress.com/2013/10/08/october-is-asian-american-heritage-and-culture-month/. https://ruapasa.wordpress.com/2013/10/08/october-is-asian-american-heritage-and-culture-month/  “For Asian-American Couples, a Tie That Binds” Life in Eric’s World, http://ericsworld.org/?p=3772.http://ericsworld.org/?p=3772  “The Rise of Asian Americans” – Pew Research Center, http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/asianamericans-graphics/.http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/asianamericans-graphics/  “Interracial Dating And Partnerships Among Lesbians” MPI, http://www.meltingpotinternational.com/feature2.html.http://www.meltingpotinternational.com/feature2.html

8 Sources  “The Rise of Asian Americans” – Pew Research Center, http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/asianamericans-graphics/.http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/asianamericans-graphics/  “History” and “Issues” – Asian Nation, http://www.asian-nation.org/first.shtml.http://www.asian-nation.org/first.shtml  “Asian Discrimination in College Admissions” – Huffpost College, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david- cahn/whats-behind-asian-discri_b_7498760.html. June 3, 2015http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david- cahn/whats-behind-asian-discri_b_7498760.html  “Starbucks employee screams at customer in New York store” – The Telegraph, http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newsvideo/viral-video/11610141/Starbucks-employee-screams-at-customer-in- New-York-store.html. May 16, 2015 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newsvideo/viral-video/11610141/Starbucks-employee-screams-at-customer-in- New-York-store.html  “Why is Racism Against Asian Okay on TV?” – Huffpost Live, http://live.huffingtonpost.com/r/segment/asian- americans-dads-media-action-network-tv-fox-seth-macfarlane/520e716302a7606b2800041b. August 21, 2013http://live.huffingtonpost.com/r/segment/asian- americans-dads-media-action-network-tv-fox-seth-macfarlane/520e716302a7606b2800041b  “‘Sorry, I don’t do Asians.’ The Danger of Racial Discrimination in Dating” – Huffpost Gay Voice, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeremy-helligar/sorry-i-dont-do-asians-the-dangers-of-racial-discrimination-in- dating_b_5647938.html. August 7, 2014 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeremy-helligar/sorry-i-dont-do-asians-the-dangers-of-racial-discrimination-in- dating_b_5647938.html  “Anti-Chinese USA—Racism & Discrimination from the Onset” Zakkeith, http://www.zakkeith.com/articles,blogs,forums/anti-Chinese-persecution-in-the-USA-history-timeline.htm. August 2015 http://www.zakkeith.com/articles,blogs,forums/anti-Chinese-persecution-in-the-USA-history-timeline.htm  “The Casual Racism I Deal with as an Asian Woman in an Interracial Relationship” Vice, http://www.vice.com/read/what-its-like-to-be-an-asian-woman-in-a-21st-century-interracial-relationship-284. April 27, 2015 http://www.vice.com/read/what-its-like-to-be-an-asian-woman-in-a-21st-century-interracial-relationship-284  “Universities ethnicity” U.S. News Education, http://www.usnews.com/education.http://www.usnews.com/education

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