Both of the readings were a bit of eye openers for me. But the book by Lee was much more so than the textbook reading. The reading on language was interesting because I really hadn't though much about it before. It's always interesting to hear someone's accent but I never put it into the grand scheme of how I or society looks at people who speak differently. After hearing so many different accents I try to hold off any judgements of a person based off their accent. But at the same time the accent and the culture behind it are very interesting to learn. Over time hopefully I can get to learn the complete person.
The book by Lee really shook my mind though. I have put very little effort over the years in thinking about Asian minorities and the trials they face. Other then the periods during WWII and their initial immigration to the western US I thought that Asians faced little discrimination. But in the reading it made a lot of sense. Due to the success of many Asians they are in a weird grey area. They are not quite White, but neither are Black or Hispanic. And the book likes to show how most people also look at the minority culture like I do. I'm still in the processing phase so I don't know what more to write. I will have to think more on this subject.
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