Lina Osofsky
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5/11/17
Asian American Differences
In Lowe’s article heterogeneity is meant to “indicate the existence of differences and differential relationships within a bounded category” (67). This is referring to the Asian Americans that live within the United States. There are many different types of cultures that fall under the label “asian american”. Hybridity is similar in the fact that there are many different cultures, but expands more on the actual cultural aspect of it. Hybridity focus on the survival of a certain culture through a time of intense change. She brings up the hybrid culture between the Spanish and the Filipino people. In a previous reading we focused on how spanish culture had greatly influenced Filipino people in the art of hip hop and rap. Both of their cultures survived through this intense change, but were intertwined and grew together. Lowe’s other main point in this article was multiplicity. She quotes Hall by saying multiplicity is “designated ways in which subjects located within social relations are determined by several different axes of power and are multiply determined by capitalism, patriarchy, and race relations” (67).
With heterogeneity, hybridity, and multiplicity, Lisa says that we can better understand the orientalism involving Asian American Culture.
The other article included many monologues that highlighted on the fact that second generation asian americans have a fear of growing non-authentic. It also included many assumptions made about asian americans. This connected with Lowe’s article in many ways, especially the mention of Amy Tan’s The Joy Luck Club. I have actually read this book previously and it does a great job in highlighting the fear of first and second generation asian americans having the fear (or NOT having the fear) of becoming more american or losing authenticity.
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