University of Washington, Asian, America, Asian Americans, minority, socio-cultural factors, education, immigrant, immigration, USA United States of America
To start the study of Asians in the United States who are not as feared as immigrants from other origins, we could use the traditional approaches of Functionalism, Conflict Theory and Symbolic Interactionism to the statistical and descriptive information from López et al. (2017).
[...] On the other hand, such points of view tend to be incomplete in that they provide different views concerning the difficulties of immigration and integration in society, and further work is required for this issue before a complete knowledge of the life of Asian immigrants in the US is attained. References: López, M. H., Ruiz, N. G., & Patten, E. (2017). Key facts about Asian Americans, a diverse and growing population. Pew Research Center. [...]
[...] It provides more options for non-stereotypical understandings of Asian identity. Symbolic interactionism tells us the value of individual experiences. It indicates that one positive interaction with an immigrant from Asia can create shame or lack of fear about his or her spouse. Conclusion In conclusion, the reserved response from Americans towards Asian immigration is being looked at from the perspective of functionalism, conflict theory, and symbolic interactionism. Today, on the edges, there is a strong feeling of economic contributions and cultural stereotypes among Asian Americans, which in part had quite a salutary influence on their acceptance and did not evoke any fear as compared with the immigrants from other regions. [...]
[...] Such values are what functionalists think is fundamental for achieving success. For instance, Asian American entrepreneurship and education have brought about the rapid growth of Asian Americans who have achieved higher levels of educational attainment and higher median household income (López et al., 2017), which further supports the idea of the model minority. This positive stereotyping may enhance the image of Asians so that they are perceived as those who share the values of American society, such as the ones of hard work and success. [...]
[...] Thus, the negativity and animosity directed towards Asian immigrants may also be reduced. Economic contribution The question of who owns something is a basic one. According to conflict theory, society is a hierarchical system where the main goal is to compete for limited resources. Through such a prism, the subdued response to the larger influx of Asians may be credited to their economic contribution, and especially to the cases of immigrants with high-skill competencies in the technology and healthcare industries. [...]
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