AS AM 118 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Asian Americans, Cultural Hegemony

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Definition: a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing. Beneficial: when you look white; white passing. People who don"t live up to the positive stereotype, often feel like a failure. Even if people who does, they do not get credited for their effort (they are expected to perform well) It doesn"t apply to everyone of that race. If the positive stereotype applies to you, the negative stereotype will also do. In midterm, provide examples based on the reader and class information. Asian americans= self sufficient, well-educated, and upwardly mobile. Cultural values of hard work and education lead to aapi success. Americans set up nursing schools in philippine to import labors in. These first generation already understand the importance of education, and push their next generation to succeed. If asian americans can be successful, so can other minorities. Poverty rate and access to education varies among the aa community.

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