Exploring Asian American Experiences: Interviews, Challenges, and Resilience

Running head: ASIAN AMERICAN EXPERIENCES
Asian American Experiences
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author Note

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Check List 1
Names of the 3 People to be interviewed
The names of the three people to be interviewed are Michael Wu, Cho Chang and
Stephan Wu.
Ages of the 3 People to be Interviewed
The ages of the three people to be interviewed are 50 years, 35 years and 50 years
respectively
Ethnicity of Each of the People to be Interviewed
The ethnicity of each of the people to be interviewed is Chinese American.
Relation to the Interviewees
Two of the interviewees are distant relatives and one, Cho Chang, is a friend.
Planned Interview Questions
Some of the planned interview questions include what it is like for the interviewee upon
first arrival in the host country, America, what the American attitude was like with regard to the
interviewee, what job opportunities the interviewees benefitted from and what their overall
experience in America has been like.
Check List 2
1. Have the interviewees been completed with all 3 subjects?
Yes interviews have been conducted with all the 3 concerned persons.

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2. How do you feel about the Quality of Interview Material that you collected?
The quality of interview material is of a high standard. All interviewees were
honest and forthcoming in their answers to the questions that were asked
3. Do you need to go back to any of the individuals for more information? If so, why?
No I do not need to go back to any of the individuals for more information as the
answers given by all three of them were quite substantive
4. What course themes or topics do you plan on using to provide context for the three
oral histories?
I will make use of narratives and themes pertaining to personal histories and oral
Native American history to provide context for three oral histories.
5. What do you plan to focus on in addressing the following in your paper: What do these
three oral histories suggest is interesting or worth noting about the experiences of Asian
Americans in the U.S.?
What I want to emphasize in my paper and what is clearly suggested in the three oral
histories regarding Asian American experiences is the fact that hard work, the determination
to succeed and insensitivity to racism is what Asian Americans need in order to survive in the
USA.

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Over centuries now, millions of people from Asia leave their nations to start their lives in
America. They go in search of work, economic opportunity, freedom from persecution and new
beginnings. Even I left my nation with higher dreams in my soul and zeal in my blood. Knowing
all the detrimental effects what I might face in the new country and new world, I did not let my
subconscious mind rule over my stubborn mind. It was back then when all my closed ones asked
me to not run behind power but little did they know that what I wanted. Neither did I want that
much people to know about it except my too closed ones. Well, keeping everything in mind I left
(Parks, Acacia and Robert 155).
After landing to a new country, yes definitely it was not that I was pleased at first, but
was very much shaken and nervous deep inside. Still, I consoled my heart that it should not be
that tough for me because I have many people there who were known. Gradually, with all sorted
in my brain, I managed all my belongings and looked for a place to stay. That was the day when
I decided that whatsoever problems come in life, I need to stay strong and not let myself get
blown away. As this world is a complicated place, traps are all over around you. So, all we need
is to hold on to our self-esteem and keep our morale strong. No matter if we know that today is a
tough day, tomorrow might seem more straightforward. Zeal is the only resource of all we can
achieve in life (Lu, Alexander and Y.Joyel Wong 345).
This was all possible only because I was determined and did not boast about what I was
doing and what all I wanted, maybe leaving my nation and stepping into some new place was not
my ultimate option left. I knew that probably I was not all alone here; I had a few distant
relatives of mine who were known to me. So, it made me worry less. As I was a graduate and
held a degree in mechanical engineering, I was quite confident and sure of the fact that finding a
good job source would not be that difficult for me here.