Asian American Families beyond the stereotype Part 1

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Asian American Families beyond the
stereotypePart 1

• Mei-Ling L. Liu, Professor
• California Polytechnic State University,
• San Luis Obispo
• 2006-07 U. S. Fulbright Scholar in the Republic
  of Macedonia

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Introduction of Myself

• I was originally born in Hong Kong when it was a
  British Colony.
• I left Hong Kong to study in the U.S.A. in 1968
• I obtained my Bachelor of Science (B.S.) and
  Master of Science (M.S.) degree from the Iowa
  State University in Ames, Iowa.
• I obtained my doctorate (Ph. D.) from the
  University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB).
• I am a U.S. citizen and live in San Luis Obispo,
  California.

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California
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• I am a tenured professor in the Computer Science
  Department of the California Polytechnic State
  University, San Luis Obispo.
• I have one son Marlin, 25. He is a software
  engineer working in San Diego.
• I am a U. S. Fulbright Scholar hosted by the
  South East Europe University (SEEU)
• I am here through the Summer Semester.

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• Asian Families
• Beyond the Stereotypes

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Asian Americans - Model Minority
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Each of the categories includes people who
identify their ethnicity as Hispanic or Latino
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Source US Census 2000, via www.awib.org (Asian
Women in Business, New York)
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Source US Census 2000, via www.awib.org
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• In a lot of ways, Asian Americans have done
  remarkably well in achieving "the American dream"
  of getting a good education, working at a good
  job, and earning a good living. So much so that
  the image many have of Asian Americans is that we
  are the "model minority" -- a bright, shining
  example of hard work and patience whose example
  other minority groups should follow.
  www.asian-nation.org

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I. M. Pei
Bruce Lee
Patsy Mink, first non-white congresswoman
David Ho, AIDs cocktail
Michiko Kakutani NY Times critic
Sessue Hayakawa , 1920 Hollywood star
Yo-yo ma
Elaine Chow, secretary of labor
Computer Science Professor, Cal Tech
Tiger Woods
Maxine Hong Kingston
Jerry Yang
Steven Chu Nobel prize Phyics
Ma-Ya Lin, architect
Amy Tan
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Stereotypes of Asian American Immigrants
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Educational stereotypes "geniuses,"
"overachievers," "nerdy," "great in math or
science," "competitive," "uninterested in fun,"
"4.0 GPAs"
Cover of Newsweek (April 1984)
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Physical appearance and mannerism stereotypes
"short," "slanted eyes," "eyeglass wearing,"
"poor or non-English speaking, "poor
communicators"
Stereotypes related to the socioeconomic status
of Asian Americans and their attitudes about
money "stingy," "greedy," "rich," "poor,"
"grocery store owners," "dry cleaners,"
"restaurant owners," and "chefs"
Personality and behavior stereotypes
"submissive," "humble," "passive," "quiet,"
"compliant," "obedient, unassuming, "stoic,"
"devious," "sneaky," "sly," "tend to hang out in
groups," "stay with their own race," "condescend
to other races," and are "racist," "not willing
to mesh with American culture," "try to be like
Americans," "want to be Caucasian," "act F.O.B.
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Asian Stereotypes
ABC American Born Chinese FOB Fresh off the
boat - immigrants Banana yellow outside, white
inside Asian F any grade less than an A
grade Brudda The oriental way of saying Brother.
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Continued on Part 2