Racial Position of Asian Americans

Prompt: How do you now think about the racial position of Asian Americans in the U.S. based on how this week's readings and videos explain what happened during WWII and the early Cold War years?

The Reflection includes three parts:

1.) A point of view that challenges your thinking - paraphrase a passage or idea from a reading or video to explain how it presents a perspective on a specific topic that challenges your thinking; (c) cite the source

criteria 1 - present the point of view of the author/speaker; bold highlight the subject

criteria 2 - explain specifically how your thinking is challenged by the point of view you have presented...ex: how did you think before? and how do you think now?

criteria 3 - cite the passage or idea

for a reading: include the author's last name and page number; for example: (Chan, 45).

for a video: include video title and timestamp; example: (Asian American History in 4 Minutes, 4:01)

2.) Response to prompt - answer to the week's prompt based on your thoughts on the assigned readings and videos

criteria 1 - answer the prompt in full based on your reflections and in an informed way

criteria 2 - write clearly so that your ideas are understandable

cite a reference to an assigned reading or video that is well-informed and relevant. Make sure to use bold font for any cited references you include.

for a reading: cite by author's last name and page number (ex: Lee, 38)

for a video: cite by video title (ex: "Asian American History in 4 Minutes")

3.) Questions for further thinking - two genuine questions that you have based on the week's readings or videos

Reading:

-Lee: Chapter 10: "The Vietnam War, Southeast Asians, and the Transformations of Asian America."

-Lee: Chapter 11: "Politics and Activism in Asian America in the 1960s and 1970s."