Lecture 1: Affects of Colonialism (ASAM 346)

ASAM 346

what state has largest Asian population?

California

what state is the Asian American majority state?

Hawai’i

List East Asian countries (8)

1. china

2. Hong Kong

3. Japan

4. Macau

5. Mongolia

6. North Korea

7. South Korea

8. Taiwan

list south east asian countries (11)

1. vietnam

2. indonesia

3. Thailand

4. singapore

5. malaysia

6. philippines

7. myanmar (burma)

8. Cambodia

9. Laos

10. Brunei

11. Timor-Leste

list South Asian countries (8)

1. india 

2. nepal

3. pakistan

4. afghanistan 

5. bangladesh 

6. bhutan 

7. maldives

8. sri lanka

List regions of pacific islanders (7+)

1. Hawai’i

2. guam

3. tonga 

4. samoa

5. Fiji

6. Marshalls

7. and other pacific islands

colonialism (def)

the control by one power over a dependent area or people.

How is colonialism executed and what/who does it involve? (2)

1. Exploitation by a stronger country of a weaker one, with the use of a weaker country’s resources to strengthen and enrich the stronger country.

2. Europeans sought foreign lands in order to expand and contribute to their empires.

what’s the quick background of colonialism? History of European Colonization of Asia! (4)

1. Netherlands’ colonization of Indonesia

2. Great Britain’s colonization of the India subcontinent

3. France’s colonization of Vietnam

4. Spain’s colonization of Philippines

What are the main motives of colonization? (4)

1. main goal - trade of raw materials that were unavailable in the colonizers’ home countries

2. political

3. economic

4. cultural

Political motives of colonization? (3)

1. the need for european countries to expand territory

2. increase national pride & military

3. gain status as a world power

Economic motives of colonization? (3)

1. commercial enterprise

2. international trade

3. rare raw materials

cultural motive of colonization?

colonizers viewed some of these indigenous cultures as “savages”

what is colonial mentality?

• the colonizer’s values and beliefs are accepted by the colonized as truths

• the morals of the colonizer are accepted as being superior to those of the colonized

Who does colonial mentality affect? (2)

1. Asian nationals (those born in Asia)

2. Asian Americans (born in the U.S.)

Internalized racism (def)?

the acceptance of negative messages by a member of an oppressed racial group about their abilities and intrinsic worth.

similarities between Internalized racism & colonial mentality?

both involve the idea of self-hatred about oneself & one’s racial/ethnic group, based on the beliefs & standards of dominant group.

differences between Internalized racism & colonial mentality?

self hatred in colonial mentality goes above and beyond race

• i.e. includes beliefs about religion, language, cultural practices, traditions and standards of beauty.

What are the main acts that affected immigrants (1848-1924) from China, Japan, the Philippines, Korea, and India? (3)

1. Chinese Exclusion Act (1882)

2. Immigration Act (1917)

3. National Origins Act (1924)

Which act(s) was an attempt at reform?

Immigration & Nationality Act (1965)

• it opened doors for skilled immigrants and political refugees.

psychology (def)?

The scientific study of behavior and mental processes. 

What is behavior in psychology ?

anything & everything we do that is observable

what are mental processes in psychology

thoughts, feelings, and motives that we all experience “privately” but cannot be observed directly

Goals of Pyschological Science? (3)

1. DESCRIBE behavior

2. PREDICT behavior

3. EXPLAIN behavior

What is the problem with the field of psychology?

The failed failed to pay attention to the subjective voices of Asian Americans themselves.

What are objective critiques of Asian American psychology? (2)

1. much of ethnic minority research criticized for being descriptive, simple in research design, and lacking theoretical sophistication

2. perceived as not rigorous enough.

quantitative methods (def)

objective methods based on numerical measurements

qualitative methods (def)

interviews, unstructured interviews, diary accounts, open-ended questions

emic approach (def)

from the perspective of an insider

• approaches - emphasized qualitative research methods

etic approach (def)

from the perspective of an objective observer

• approaches - quantitative research methods