Response to the following:
1. If someone made the below statements to you, how would you explain that the statements are misconceptions? Include whether you think most Americans believe these misconceptions, and why or why not.
o Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are a model minority.
o Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders belong to a single "Asian American" culture.
2. Consider these questions:
What are the most significant similarities between the Chinese American and Japanese American [cultural] experiences? What are the differences? (Schaefer, 2006, p. 352)
• Choose from any of the following topics when considering similarities and differences:
o Level of assimilation
o Relative lifestyle success in the United States
o Political involvement
o Experience with racism, prejudice, and discrimination
o Pursuit of education
o Role in the economy
o Continuance of family and religious traditions