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ProfessorKaySiebler

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22October2013

CaringMoreAboutAsian-Americans

AccordingtothePewRearchCenter,Asian-Americansarenowthefastest-growingethnicandimmigrantgroupinthe

lknow,MayisAsian-

ficialdata,teroffact,thisis

nottheca,behindtheachievements,almostallAsian-AmericansareinferiortoAmericancitizens.

Infirstplace,mostAsian-AmericansareimmigratesfromAsiancountries,moreover,theycametotheUnitedStatesbecau

ofsomecomplicatedreasons,somewanttoescapefromtroublesofwar,stilltherearemanyrefugee,besides,alarge

numberofAsian-AmericanshopetheycanfindajobinAmerica,forasthemostadvancedcountriesintheworld,findingjobs

inAmericaprovidemoreopportunitiesforthem,sotheychotogotoekjobinbigcitieswithhighcostofliving,suchas

NewYork,rfindingagoodjobforAsian-Americansisdifficult,becaumost

Asian-Americansdonothaveahighdiploma,theworkwhichissuitableforthemisgenerallythelow-incomejobs,worstill

evenifanAsian-Americancompeteajobwithanon-Hispanic,employerswould

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ghtheydon’tmakemuchmoney,theyhavetopayalarge

amountofmoneyforcostofcityliving.

Apartfromthat,Asian-Americansisnotconsideredacompletecitizenortheyareregardedasforeignersbysomepeoplein

Americatosomedegree,ghinrecentyears,moreandmoreAsian-Americans

contributetoAmericandevelopment,Americagovernmentshowsmorerespectfortheirachievement,makingMayAsian-

ian-Americansbecomecelebrities,buttheydon’tgetrightoftheirown,forexample,

Before1943,Asian-Americansdon’thavetherighttovote,oday,

thingsarenotbetter,votingrightisstillacontroversialissueinAmerica,Asian-Americans’issuesaresometimescannotbe

edwithAfrican-Americanpoverty,Asian-Americanspovertyrateislower,sogovernmentprefersto

ult,Asian-Americansdonothavetheequalrightthatthewhitepeoplehas.

Asian-Americansstillfightfortheirright.

Besides,therearestruggleswithinthem,Asian-AmericansincludeallkindsofimmigratesfromAsia,eachcountryhastheir

ownimmigrationstory,sinceeverycountryhastheirownreligiousbelief,theydonotsharealanguage,itishardforthem

mple,anIndia-AmericantoldaChine-AmericanthatTaiWandonotbelongsto

themarelikelytofightwitheachother,andlocalauthoritiesoftenoverlookthissortofproblems.

AsfarasIamconcerned,AlthoughAsian-Americansmakeabetterlifethanbefore,therearestillmanyproblemsamong

them,restillmanyissuesremainingforthemtosolve.