Asked by nora
Do Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders belong to a single "Asian American" culture? please help
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Answered by
Ms. Sue
Absolutely not.
Asia is the largest continent in the world, composed of such diverse countries as Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Iran, Russia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Bhutan, Turkey, India, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, North Korea, South Korea, Japan, and China. In addition there are many different Pacific Island nations -- Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, and New Zealand, for example.
It's interesting that in England, an Asian connotes a person from the Middle East -- Saudi Arabia, Syria, etc. In the U.S., most people think of people from Eastern Asia -- Japan, China, Korea, etc.
Asia is the largest continent in the world, composed of such diverse countries as Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Iran, Russia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Bhutan, Turkey, India, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, North Korea, South Korea, Japan, and China. In addition there are many different Pacific Island nations -- Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, and New Zealand, for example.
It's interesting that in England, an Asian connotes a person from the Middle East -- Saudi Arabia, Syria, etc. In the U.S., most people think of people from Eastern Asia -- Japan, China, Korea, etc.
Answered by
bobpursley
Japanese and Samoans, or Chinese and Tahitians the same culture? I don't think they would agree. Nor would Nigerians and Black Americans be the same culture.
Genetics seldom define cultures.
Genetics seldom define cultures.
Answered by
nora
thank you both for your help. I greatly appreciated.
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