Please make an essay based on the passage of the story and details on the provided text/images.
Story Plot: Character is born in Canada and moved to Hong Kong as a young child.
Parents immigrates to Canada when they were young because of the fear of child being bullied for being asian
Has North-American accent/white-washed in HK, did not fit in or develop friendships. Idolized Western culture
and rebelled against parents. (asking parents to cook more white food) still can’t speak chinese and responds
in english
Adult moves to the United States west cost in the early 2010s from good educational history with applications
. Have supportive parents throuhgout University.
Felt a sense of belonging, joined many white-dominated social orgs due to feeling more connected with
white crowd instead of fello asian orgs.
Overtime has a realiazation of not belonging and feeling white when in reality everyone else saw him as just
another asian.
Multiple incidents in racist discrimination with drunk white poeple calling him slurs while passing.
Develops a validation problem from white people and gets interenalized racism where they look down on other
asians espically FOBS. Actively tries to seperate from fellow asians to fit in better with white opeople
Graduated from school, entering work force, environment changes with more asian people around him. Gains
more self-esteem and pride for his background. Felt more in touch and in his own skill with being around
more Asian people nad less white. Overcomes his internalized racism.
Sense of identity evolves over time….
Became married, lives in a nice neighborhood with good public skills and created a family. Still faces
racism throughout daily lives…
More Details (Repeated): 1st Page) 1) I was born in Canda and moved to HK as a child.
2) In Hong Kong, I struggled to speak Chinese and make friends in school due to my Western-accent.
3) Idolized Western Culture and rebelled against parents (combined westernculture to 4)
4) Asked parents to cook more white food
2nd Page)
1) As an adult, I moved to the United States after doing well in school.
2) I was lucky enough to have supportive parents to fund my journey to America and being the first generation of my family to migrate to US
3) I finally felt a sense of belonging where I joined many white domianted social orgs
4) quote for 3
5) Overtime i realized that i merely just felt like i belong when in reality…
6) …Everyone saw me as just the asian dude.
3rd Page)
1) I faced multiple incidents of racial slurs directed towards me from drunk white people passing.
2) *another image of slurs!
3) I developed a validation problem from white people
4) I subconsciously developed internalized racism where I look down on other Asians and espically fobs
5) Where I actively strayed and seperated from fellow asians to feel and fit better with white people
4th Page) Once i graduated from school,
2) I entered the work force
3) And I was surrounded with more Asians like me and slowly got over my internalzied racism
4) I felt more in touch in his culture and stopped seeking validation.
5) I fell in love and got married and settled after realizing my identity and worth.
Please use this story in making the essay. Now look at the instruction in the files.
For sources, use the books of “The Making of Asian America” by Erika Lee. and “American Born Chinese” by Gene Luen Yang. (Second source is optional)
