Asian American Auto/Biographies

   Asian American Auto/Biographies discusses about the car culture amongst Asian American men and politics behind the rise of the Asian imported car industry. The author argues that import cars cause harm to Asian men, as Asian cars have masculated Asian men and causes them to be more arrogant and buy into the American dream. However, I personally disagree with the approach and narrative behind the author's claim. I believe that the Asian American import car culture is more sophisticated than what the author is presenting or have actually analyzed. In a more broad scope and point of view, Asian export cars and cars in general is a form of art, where Asian Americans (regardless of men or women) have the ability to customize their cars, the dedication to understand and improve the functions of the car, and the freedom to express their styles and remain hidden from popular media. Rather, I feel that people have a negative connotation for these Asian American drivers due to America's stigmatism against Asian men and the history of the media upholding the myth that Asian's are wreckless drivers. In the broader scope, America has been a system that prevented Asians from being able to integrate into their society. Rather than integrating, Asians have developed numerous sub-cultures and ways to entertain themselves without forcing or having to prove their validity of integrating into America's pop culture. Forms of entertainment such as MMORPG's, anime and manga, mahjong, martial arts, tapioca joints, karaoke bars, Asian cars customizing and drag racing, and Asian restaurants are proof of how Asian Americans have been able to create their own forms of entertainment without internalizing the struggles or dealing with the negative stereotypes placed on them by American society. Because Asian men had to deal with a century of emasulation and negative stereotypes, many of them have preferred to invent their own forms of entertainment and notions of fun rather than to challenge a system that would not recognize their significance, existence, or relevancy in American culture. Asian export cars have also benefitted the Asian American community since it has invented and brought in more talents and specialists in terms of understanding and fixing cars.