Test 2 Flashcards
Origins: East Asia
Japan, Korea, China
Origins: Southeast Asia
Philippines, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, Burma, Vietnam, Malaysia
Origins: South Asia
Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka
Asian KEY RELIGIONS:
Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism
Pew Research Center 2017:
Asian immigrants projected to become…
Asian immigrants projected to become the largest foreign born group in the US by 2055
Many Indians in the U.S. are Brahmin..
- Highest in caste system
- Represent wealthy people
- High priority on careers in science, medicine
- Caste system alive and well
- Many Sikh Indians in CA today (darker skinned Indians may experience discrimination from lighter-skinned Indians- colorism)
Former student Harpreet: (Indian)
Lighter skinned indians
- 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)
Intermarriage between castes
- There is NO intermarriage between castes
- Girls are encouraged to stay home
CONTRASTNG BELIEFS, VALUES, AND PRACTICES
ASIANS VS mainstream
- Fatalism
- Tradition, living with the past
- Group welfare
- Mutual interdependence
- Hierarchy, rigid role status
- Conformity
- Encourages continued dependence on family (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
Asians vs 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 indep. thinking encouraged
- Parents ask ch “What can I do to help you?”
For children, many Asian families believe in (in contrast to traditional U.S. families)
- Self expression not important
- Learn by observing not by exploring
- Best– seen 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 and Courtesies (Asian)
- Hospitality
- Respect for elders, teachers, authority figures
- Modesty, humility
Communication Styles (Asian)
- 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
Filipino cultural values:
- Amor proprio- respect- saving face so no one is ashamed
- Pakikisama- good feelings- getting along– preserving harmony
Health care and Disabilities (Asian)
- 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 SLP’s for (Asian)
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)
However, in California: (California Educator continued)
-completing high school
- 40% of Hmong, 38% of Laotians and 35% of Cambodians don’t complete high school
- Due to poverty
In most Asian countries, there is:
- Great respect for teachers
- Heavy reliance on rote learning, memorization
- Teachers are very authoritarian
- Class is formal; teachers lecture
- Teachers don’t admit mistakes
Differences–Asian and American Schools (Stevenson; compared Beijing & Chicago)
- Long days, but lots of recess (in Asian schools)
- 3x more American than Asian mothers “very satisfied” w/ their ch’s progress
- U.S. ch ranked themselves much higher than Chinese Ch, even though Chinese Ch ahead academically in all subjects
When asked what they’d wish for:
American ch, Chinese ch, Confucian beliefs
What are supreme?
- American Ch: $$ & material objects; less than 10% expressed wishes about education
- Almost 70% of Chinese Ch focused wishes on college
- Confucian beliefs– individual differences in ability de-emphasized
- EFFORT and DILIGENCE are supreme
Abboud & Kim
-Role of Asian families
- Role of Asian children in families: 1) respect elders and obey parents, 2) work hard and do well in school to secure a bright future
- Many Asian parents work hard all day and morph into educators at night—that is their role
- Asian parents put academics first, while other parents often put sports/athletics first; kids are too tired to study