Today I will be talking about a social phenomenon common among Asian-Americans that I call "The Guilt." The situation applies specifically to the relationship between 1st or 2nd generation Asian Americans and their parents-- what parents of Asian-Americans define success to be, and what kind of pressure that causes for their children. We all know about "High Expectation Asian Parents." Here, I will be using Lisa Park's Consuming Citizenship as a source to help figure out why, and what we can do to deter the negative effects of "The Guilt." Check out my video response below:
Let me take a moment here to talk about our source, Consuming Citizenship.
Lisa Park's research primarily focuses on 1st generation and 2nd generation Chinese and Korean Americans. However, I do believe most of her findings apply to many, if not all Asian-Americans. For example, social citizenship: truly belonging in a sense that exceeds that of legal citizenship. Or the focus on consumption over self-fulfillment.
I would definitely recommend this read, especially to those who are Asian-American. This was a reading assigned in one of my college classes, and was my favorite reads of the semester! Lisa Park finally made sense of why Asian-American children feel the need to meet and exceed the high expectations of their parents, and why success means what it does to myself, and many of my Asian-American friends.
I would definitely recommend this read, especially to those who are Asian-American. This was a reading assigned in one of my college classes, and was my favorite reads of the semester! Lisa Park finally made sense of why Asian-American children feel the need to meet and exceed the high expectations of their parents, and why success means what it does to myself, and many of my Asian-American friends.
I hope you enjoyed today's post!
Until next time,
justajae