may 11

The articles for today deals with assimilation of western ideas in Asian American culture. Assimilation mainly deals with the second-generation Asian Americans. In Lowe’s article mentions the preservation of eastern culture and western culture, in a sense a biculture. In Kurup’s article second – generation seems to struggle from first generation prejudice from assimilating western ideas. As a 2nd generation, there are a lot of things my mom doesn’t like me doing. My dad being a American at least there are some understanding. For example my mom doesn’t approve that I’m gay, she pleads me to keep quite and not tell the family because she will be embarrassed. She thinks it’s a mental disease that can be cured, well she can have fun with that. My dad was understanding when I told him. I asked why don’t you have a problem with that, why are you ok with anything. He said “you know my time I saw a black person, I asked my old what happened to his skin? My uncle told me those were n*ggers and you treat them like dogs, I thought my uncle was sick in the head, I was friends with all the black kids in my school even if I got beat up for it”. He went on to “I used to have a best friend in the navy, one day he was yelling at a gay guy calling him fag and other names, I ended the friendship right then and there”. If the western idea of being able to express yourself I don’t really see what’s so bad about being happy. Growing up with parents from different backgrounds is quite conflicting, but we try to learn from each other.  

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