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ETHN 100: The emergence of “Asian American”

ETHN 100: The emergence of “Asian American”. ETHN 100 – Monday, December 3rd. Goals and Activities of the Last Three Sessions. Discussed the emergence of an Ethnic Consciousness by examining non-violent and militant actions among racial and ethnic minority groups.

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ETHN 100: The emergence of “Asian American”

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  1. ETHN 100: The emergence of “Asian American” ETHN 100 – Monday, December 3rd

  2. Goals and Activities of the Last Three Sessions • Discussed the emergence of an Ethnic Consciousness by examining non-violent and militant actions among racial and ethnic minority groups. • Online Session 1: Analysis of Documentary on Chicano Fight for Land • Online Session 2: Analysis of text on Asian Americans.

  3. Today’s Goals and Activities • Present an overview of the final essay. • Discuss the emergence of the term “Asian American” by comparing and contrasting different Asian American groups and analyzing a video on the murder of Vincent Chin.

  4. Final Essay • Significantly scaled back/modified assignment. • Due Thursday, December 13th at 5 PM via email: james.fabionar@saclink.csus.edu • Assignments 2b, 2c and a brief essay will count as your final paper for this class. • The brief final essay will be about three pages in length.

  5. Looking Within and Across to Explore a Thesis about Racial and Ethnic Inequality Native Americans African Americans Chicano/as Asian Americans Cross Cutting Themes Inventory of Key Terms Developing a Thesis Citing Evidence Theoretical Framework Claims/Thesis

  6. Final Essay • You will be given a choice of three thesis statements of racial and ethnic inequality based on key concepts from Part I of the course (culture, structure, power, and identity). • You will briefly explain how the within and across-group analyses you wrote in Assignments 2b and 2c supports one of these thesis statements. • Example: Inequality is produced and maintained by ideologies that represent the racialized other as culturally uncivilized.

  7. Looking Within and Across to Explore a Thesis about Racial and Ethnic Inequality Native Americans African Americans Chicano/as Asian Americans Cross Cutting Themes Inventory of Key Terms Developing a Thesis Citing Evidence Theoretical Framework Claims/Thesis

  8. Emergence of “Asian American” • The term “Asian,” like the term “Black,” means different things in different places around the world. • In the United States, “Asian American” is primarily a political term that reflects a panethnic experience. • Many Asian Americans identify themselves first with the the nation of ancestry. Some do not identify with the term Asian American.

  9. Murder of Vincent Chin • Michigan in the 1980s: • High tensions between white and Japanese auto workers. • On the eve of his wedding, Vincent Chin, a Chinese American, was brutally beaten and left to die. He was mistaken for a Japanese American. • This event resonated with groups of Asian decent around the country and is often viewed as the defining moment in Asian American political engagement.

  10. Next Session • Discuss experiences of Southeast Asian Americans. • Final Exam preparation • Course Evaluations

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