The Influence Of Stereotypes

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“Stereotype” is a familiar word that we’ve heard throughout high school or even when you are adult. So what is “stereotype” mean? Stereotypes is belief that many people have about other people or things with a characteristic that are related to them. For example, some people think that Muslim are really dangerous because they might be a suicide bomber or a terrorist. There are many stereotypes related Asian and how they affect us.
The first stereotypes is “All Asians Look Alike”. This is one of the common stereotypes because it’s how we look. When people in the west describe an Asian, they usually said that an Asian would have black hair, yellow skin, short and squinty eyes. That is actually true in this case because we all have the same hair color, facial appearance. According to the “Height Chart of Men and Women in Different Countries”, the average height of an Asian is about 5 feets 6 inches (1 meter 67 cm). In Vietnam, the average height of a man is about 167 cm and woman is about 157 cm. Also, American or European think that we all have squinty or …show more content…

This typical stereotypes comes from the grades or the average GPA we have. According to the website, the average GPA of Asian is ranging from 2.88 to 3.26 which is the highest of all the ethnic groups that are listed in the website. Another example is that Asian take a lot of extra classes. Few of my best friends, 2 to be exact, are now taking about 2 to 3 extra classes about math, SSAT and TOEFL. That’s is why people think we are smart, especially when it’s comes to math. Another factor that contribute to this stereotypes is that Asian parents are really strict about studying. For instance, my parent set a goals for me to achieve mostly “A”s and 1 “B” is allow and if I fail to do so, there will be a severe consequences. Due to a strict education and public school mostly focus on teaching math and physics so we Asian do have an upperhand in those

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