About the model minority

Well i did enjoy our discussion in class about America is in the Heart because i really liked the book and what it represented. In the book, i felt like we deviated from the idea of us as a model minority because we disrupted the peace, stood up for what we believed in, and refused to give up. It's very similar to what the black panthers and other such groups did to start the civil rights movement to bring to light the issues - discrimination, violence, etc. - that they were facing for over a hundred years and now had the fuel within them to fight it all. That is actually what America is about, right? We are one of the newest countries in the world, at least compared to Europe and some Asian countries, so it still is being molded into the America we will become and be remembered as always. It makes sense that we all as a collective have our imput because we make up America. As for the popular opinion that we are the model minority, as I said during discussion, we just pick our battles. Imagine the upheaval that would befall our country if every member of society rebelled over every little thing that upset them. And i think the asian-american community has recognized this. Why would we reall get that upset about the smallest things. I think we also have surpassed the bitterness towards our hardships in this country through our perseverence and hard work. But that doesn't mean we'll ever forget - that way that can never happen to us again. I just don't agree that we are the model minority though. If you look through Asian history, there have been too many years of violence within the nation between people of the same race - over power, wealth, etc. - just like in any other nation. We're really not that different from any other race in that aspect, we can fight as dirty as any other race. It feels like everyone just underestimates us. As for the glass/bamboo ceiling, i find these concepts completely ridiculous even though i know that they most likely true. I know i may naive but i actually never heard about this until this semester. I can't help but feel irritated and angry about this because every one knows (since we've proven it through our years of hard work) that we are very capable and reliable as a race. We do our work right and efficiently, and we shouldn't be confined to just being 'the worker' because what if we get tired of it. Companies will lose out on thousands of skilled (at what they do even if it isn't qualified as skilled labor) able-bodied workers and i don't think they could stand such a thing. You just should treat people right and fairly, even though i know this is not the case. It sucks and we need to show America what we can do until we get it through their thick skull how valuable we are. In reality no ceiling, floor, or wall can really confine us when we set our mind to it and refuse to give up. Let's break this stupid ceiling because its just ridiculous!

-Precious

P.S. sorry for just rambling on but this just gets me soooo heated. ugh!