"Stereotypes of East Asians, like other ethnic and racial stereotypes, are often erroneously and negatively portrayed in American mainstream media, in cinema, in music, on television, in literature, on the internet, as well as in other forms of creative expression in American culture and society."
Review of real-world examples of cultural stereotyping in different contexts, including advertising, media, and everyday interactions.
Definition of Cultural Stereotyping: Understanding what cultural stereotyping means, its origin, and its impact on society.
Psychology of Stereotyping: The cognitive and emotional processes that underlie the formation and maintenance of cultural stereotypes.
Historical Examples of Cultural Stereotyping: Historical instances of cultural stereotyping that have had a significant impact on society and contributed to entrenched divisive narratives.
Cultural Assimilation: Understanding what cultural assimilation is, how it happens, and its impact on cultural stereotyping.
Identity Formation: The process of how identities are constructed and how it intersects with cultural stereotyping.
Mass Media and Cultural Stereotyping: Analyzing how the media perpetuates cultural stereotypes and how it impacts society.
Intersectionality: Understanding how different social categories intersect and how cultural stereotyping affects intersectionality.
Power and Privilege: How power differentials and social hierarchies affect cultural stereotyping, and the role it plays in perpetuating systemic inequality.
Stereotype Threat: Understanding the psychological concept of stereotype threat, and how it negatively impacts individuals' performance.
Genocide and Cultural Stereotyping: The role cultural stereotypes play in ethnic cleansing, genocides, and human rights violations.
Ethnic Stereotypes: The portrayal of certain ethnic or racial groups as possessing specific traits, behaviors or tendencies.
Gender Stereotypes: The belief that men and women have certain innate characteristics, traits and roles, which conform to cultural or societal norms.
National Stereotypes: The assumption that all people from a particular country or region share the same beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors.
Religious Stereotypes: The belief that all believers or followers of a certain religion share the same characteristics, values and attitudes.
Sexual Orientation Stereotypes: The portrayal of individuals who identify as part of the LGBTQ+ community as possessing certain traits or characteristics, based solely on their sexual orientation.
Professional Stereotypes: The tendency to assume that people who work in certain professions or industries have specific qualities, skills or attitudes.
Age Stereotypes: The belief that people of a certain age group possess certain behaviors, attitudes or traits based on their age.
Disability Stereotypes: The assumption that all individuals with a particular disability have the same limitations, characteristics, and attitudes.
Geographic Stereotypes: The belief that people from certain geographical regions have specific habits, practices or attitudes due to their location.
Economic Stereotypes: The assumption that people from specific socio-economic backgrounds possess certain qualities, behaviors, and attitudes based on their financial status.
"Their repercussions for Americans or immigrants of East Asian ancestry are mainly negative. Media portrayals of East Asians often reflect an Americentric perception rather than realistic and authentic depictions of true cultures, customs, and behaviors."
"East Asian Americans have experienced discrimination and have been victims of bullying and hate crimes related to their ethnic stereotypes, as it has been used to reinforce xenophobic sentiments."
"Notable fictional stereotypes include Fu Manchu and Charlie Chan, which respectively represents a threatening, mysterious Asian character as well as an apologetic, submissive, 'good' East Asian character."
"East Asian American men are often stereotyped as physically unattractive and lacking social skills."
"This contrasts with the common view of Asian women as highly desirable relative to American women, which has been influenced by their portrayals as hyper-feminine 'Lotus Blossom Babies,' 'China dolls,' 'Geisha girls,' and war brides."
"Asian women perceived as 'strong' may be associated with the Dragon Lady stereotype."
"Asian mothers may also be stereotyped as tiger moms."
"East Asian Americans may be depicted as an artificially standardized model minority."
"China, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Macau, Mongolia, Taiwan, and Hong Kong."
"Stereotypes of East Asians in the United States are ethnic stereotypes found in American society about first-generation immigrants and American-born citizens whose family members emigrated to the United States from East Asian countries."
"Many of these commonly generalized stereotypes are largely correlative to those that are also found in other Anglosphere countries, such as in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom."
"Media portrayals of East Asians often reflect an Americentric perception rather than realistic and authentic depictions of true cultures, customs, and behaviors."
"Largely and collectively, these stereotypes have been internalized by society and in daily interactions, current events, and government legislation, their repercussions for Americans or immigrants of East Asian ancestry are mainly negative."
"portrayals as hyper-feminine 'Lotus Blossom Babies,' 'China dolls,' 'Geisha girls,' and war brides."
"Asian women perceived as 'strong' may be associated with the Dragon Lady stereotype."
"East Asian Americans have experienced discrimination and have been victims of bullying and hate crimes related to their ethnic stereotypes, as it has been used to reinforce xenophobic sentiments."
"Largely and collectively, these stereotypes have been internalized by society and in daily interactions, current events, and government legislation, their repercussions for Americans or immigrants of East Asian ancestry are mainly negative."
"East Asian American men are often stereotyped as physically unattractive and lacking social skills."
"Asian mothers may also be stereotyped as tiger moms."