chp 6 asian Flashcards
INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND
ORIGINS:
-EAST ASIA (Japan, Korea, China)
-SOUTHEAST ASIA (Philippines, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, Burma, Vietnam, Malaysia)
-SOUTH ASIA (Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka)
KEY RELIGIONS: Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism
Pew Research Center 2017
Asians immigrants projected to become the largest foreign-born group in the U.S. by 2055
Many Indians in the U.S. are Brahmin
- Highest in CASTE SYSTEM
- Represent wealthy people
- High priority on careers in science, medicine
- Many SIKH Indians in CA today (darker skinned Indians may experience discrimination from lighter-skinned Indians – COLORISM)
Former student Harpreet
- Lighter-skinned Indians in middle school would not let her associate with them
- Bullied because she is darker and of a lower caste
Sonam R., 2016:** (Indian)
- There is NO intermarriage between castes
- Girls are encouraged to stay home
CONTRASTNG BELIEFS, VALUES, AND PRACTICES** (traditional asian)
-Fatalism
-Tradition, living with Change, future
the past
-Group welfare
-Mutual interdependence
-Hierarchy, rigid role status
-Conformity
-Encourages continued Early indep.
dependence on family encouraged (older sibs HELP)
-Parent is authority;
-expects submission
-unquestioning obedience
-Parents ask ch “What can you do to help me?”
CONTRASTNG BELIEFS, VALUES, AND PRACTICES (mainstream)
- Personal control over envt., one’s fate
- Change, future orientation
- Self actualization, privacy
- Independence, indiv. autonomy
- Equality, status determined by achievement
- Challenge authority
- Early indep. encouraged
- Parent gives choices
- encouraged
- Parents ask ch “What can I do to help you?”
For children, many Asian families believe (in contrast to traditional U.S. families)
- Self expression not important
- Learn by observation, not exploration
- Best – seen and not heard
Having children is important—Fidela B., 2016, Laotian:**
- Under a lot of pressure to get married (she’s around 25)
- Mom: “Your eggs are dying.”
CUSTOMS, COURTESIES, VALUES
- Hospitality
- Respect for elders, teachers, authority figures
- Modesty, humility
Communication Styles
- Formal rules of communication propriety based on relative status of interlocutors
- May be considered appropriate to ask personal questions
- Indirectness often the norm re: touchy subjects
- Some Asians may smile or laugh when embarrassed or angry
Amor propio
respect – saving face so no one is ashamed
Pakikisama:
good feelings – getting along – preserving harmony
HEALTH CARE AND DISABILITIES
- Visible vs. invisible disabilities
- Disabilities -> fate, karma, sins committed by ancestors
- Families may be ashamed to bring a child for help if his/her disability represents sins committed by parents/ancestors
As SLPs
We may have trouble getting families to acknowledge disabilities and sign IEPs for special education services
ASIAN EDUCATION
- Hugely valued
- Asian children attend preschool at a higher rate than other groups
California Educator—Asians in the U.S. have the highest rates of
- College degree attainment
- # of persons w/ advanced degrees
- Working in highly skilled occupations (outperform whites)