"Those who find themselves living in the Americas, no matter what
their ethnic, educational, or economic background, must ultimately
'become their own personalities, ' melding their point of view with
their points of origin and their places of settlement. For
immigrant or refugee families and their children, this 'process of
becoming' often means struggling with the contradictions of race,
generation, economics, class, work, religion, gender, and sexuality
within the family, workplace, or school. . . . Perhaps nowhere is
the struggle more raw, poignant, and moving than in the words of
the younger generation at the cusp of such becoming. We readers can
also find insights within the candid accounts of their personal
lives and in the experiences of their family and friends." from
Balancing Two WorldsBalancing Two Worlds highlights themes
surrounding the creation of Asian American identity. This book
contains fourteen first-person narratives by Asian American college
students, most of whom have graduated during the first five years
of the twenty-first century. Their engaging accounts detail the
students' very personal struggles with issues of assimilation,
gender, religion, sexuality, family conflicts, educational
stereotypes, and being labeled the "model minority." Some of the
students relate stories drawn from their childhood and adolescent
experiences, while others focus more on their college experiences
at Dartmouth. Anyone who wants to learn about the changing concept
of race in America and what it's like to be a young American of
Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Burmese, or South Asian
descent from educators and college administrators to students and
their families will find Balancing Two Worlds a compelling read and
a valuable resource."
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