{"id":135,"date":"2017-08-12T18:02:47","date_gmt":"2017-08-12T22:02:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aig.alumni.virginia.edu\/dearaapaan\/?p=135"},"modified":"2021-09-29T16:33:38","modified_gmt":"2021-09-29T20:33:38","slug":"china-becomes-greater-economic-political-power-will-impact-image-asian-american","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/dearaapaan\/2017\/08\/12\/china-becomes-greater-economic-political-power-will-impact-image-asian-american\/","title":{"rendered":"As China becomes a greater economic and political power, how will that impact the image of the Asian American?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><b id=\"m_3770719320535179279yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502380240216_7123\"><i id=\"m_3770719320535179279yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502380240216_7124\"><span id=\"m_3770719320535179279yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502380240216_7125\">Dear AAPAAN: &nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/b><i id=\"m_3770719320535179279yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502380240216_7124\"><span id=\"m_3770719320535179279yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502380240216_7125\">As China becomes a greater economic and political power, how will that impact the image of the Asian American?<\/span><\/i><i id=\"m_3770719320535179279yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502380240216_7124\"><span id=\"m_3770719320535179279yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502380240216_7125\"><span id=\"m_3770719320535179279yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502380240216_7126\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/i><i id=\"m_3770719320535179279yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502380240216_7124\"><span id=\"m_3770719320535179279yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502380240216_7125\">The return of &#8220;yellow peril&#8221;?<\/span><\/i><b id=\"m_3770719320535179279yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502380240216_7123\"><i id=\"m_3770719320535179279yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502380240216_7124\"><span id=\"m_3770719320535179279yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502380240216_7125\"> \u2026 Jeffrey<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div id=\"m_3770719320535179279yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502380240216_14913\"><strong>Jeffrey:<\/strong> The return of &#8220;yellow peril&#8221; is certainly possible and maybe likely.&nbsp; I hope I am wrong.<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div id=\"m_3770719320535179279yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502380240216_8655\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-136\" src=\"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/dearaapaan\/files\/2017\/08\/YellowTerror.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"476\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/dearaapaan\/files\/2017\/08\/YellowTerror.jpg 476w, https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/dearaapaan\/files\/2017\/08\/YellowTerror-269x300.jpg 269w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 476px) 100vw, 476px\" \/><\/div>\n<div id=\"m_3770719320535179279yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502380240216_14914\">There was a time during the 1980\u2019s when some predicted that Japan will surpass the US as the world economic power.<span id=\"m_3770719320535179279yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502380240216_7128\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span>Yet only a few decades prior, Japan\u2019s defeat in WWII reestablished Western domination in Asia.<span id=\"m_3770719320535179279yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502380240216_7129\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span>The rebuilding of industrial Japan began with a dependence on exporting cheap products.<span id=\"m_3770719320535179279yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502380240216_7130\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span>So the Western view of post-war Japan was they are only capable of making inferior products.<span id=\"m_3770719320535179279yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502380240216_7131\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"m_3770719320535179279yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502380240216_7132\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div id=\"m_3770719320535179279yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502380240216_10274\">There was an exchange in the movie, Back To The Future III, where Marty and Doc Brown were looking to repair the DeLorean time machine so Marty could travel back to 1885 to rescue Doc Brown (OK, time travel always defy logic).<\/div>\n<div id=\"m_3770719320535179279yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502380240216_7133\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div id=\"m_3770719320535179279yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502380240216_13354\">Doc Brown (from 1955) examined a failed computer chip from the time machine . \u201cNo wonder this circuit failed.<span id=\"m_3770719320535179279yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502380240216_7134\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span>It said it\u2019s Made In Japan.\u201d<\/div>\n<div id=\"m_3770719320535179279yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502380240216_7135\">Marty (from 1985) \u201cWhat do you mean Doc?<span id=\"m_3770719320535179279yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502380240216_7136\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span>All the best stuff is made in Japan.\u201d<\/div>\n<div id=\"m_3770719320535179279yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502380240216_7137\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div id=\"m_3770719320535179279yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502380240216_10273\">What a difference 30 years made.<span id=\"m_3770719320535179279yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502380240216_7138\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span>Post-war condescension was replaced by admiration and fear that Japan would dominate the US.<span id=\"m_3770719320535179279yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502380240216_7139\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span>And fear was behind the Vincent Chin incident in 1982 in Michigan where a couple of white unemployed auto workers murdered Vincent because they thought he was Japanese and was therefore responsible for their being out of work.<span id=\"m_3770719320535179279yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502380240216_7140\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span>That Vincent looked Asian made him a target.<\/div>\n<div id=\"m_3770719320535179279yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502380240216_7141\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div id=\"m_3770719320535179279yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502380240216_8656\">The fear mongering regarding Japan had since subsided when Japan fell into an economic funk, and was no longer the looming threat.<span id=\"m_3770719320535179279yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502380240216_7142\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span>Now the new fear is China.<span id=\"m_3770719320535179279yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502380240216_7143\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span>At this point, China is still regarded with some condescension as the manufacturer of cheap export goods.<span id=\"m_3770719320535179279yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502380240216_7144\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span>Many view that Chinese success is only due to its very cheap labor making copies of Western products.<span id=\"m_3770719320535179279yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502380240216_7145\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span>However some economics analysts are touting that China\u2019s development will make this century a Chinese 21<sup id=\"m_3770719320535179279yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502380240216_7146\">st<\/sup>&nbsp;Century.<\/div>\n<div id=\"m_3770719320535179279yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502380240216_7147\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div id=\"m_3770719320535179279yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502380240216_11799\">In the current political scene many white Americans are voicing nostalgia for the good old days of the 1950\u2019s and 1960\u2019s. In this environment, the return of \u201cThe Yellow peril\u201d scare is possible (and maybe even probable).&nbsp;<span id=\"m_3770719320535179279yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502380240216_7148\">&nbsp;<\/span>Actually, it\u2019s not just the \u201cYellow peril\u201d but the \u201cBrown peril\u201d as well.<span id=\"m_3770719320535179279yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502380240216_7149\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span>The rise of India is causing some back lash.<span id=\"m_3770719320535179279yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502380240216_7150\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span>Tech outsourcing to India is a common fear and complaint.<span id=\"m_3770719320535179279yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502380240216_7151\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span>While some push back is inevitable, let\u2019s hope it will never again reach the extreme like what was done to Vincent .<\/div>\n<div id=\"m_3770719320535179279yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502380240216_7152\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div id=\"m_3770719320535179279yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502380240216_8676\">On a positive note, successes in China, India, S Korea, Taiwan and other Asian countries are changing the image for Asian-Americans.<span id=\"m_3770719320535179279yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502380240216_7153\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span>While there\u2019s still a lot of condescension, the rise of powerful Asian companies and brands will eventually and grudgingly overturn the paradigm of Asian inferiority.&nbsp;<span id=\"m_3770719320535179279yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502380240216_7154\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span>The respect for these Asian countries will enhance the image of Asian-Americans.<span id=\"m_3770719320535179279yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502380240216_7155\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span id=\"m_3770719320535179279yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502380240216_7156\">&nbsp;<\/span>But this respect will have to be earned.<span id=\"m_3770719320535179279yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502380240216_7157\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span>Asia-Americans need to assimilate, be vocal and proactive.<span id=\"m_3770719320535179279yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502380240216_7158\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span>If we are passive, that will just reinforce the prevailing Asian stereotype.<\/div>\n<div id=\"m_3770719320535179279yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502380240216_7159\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div id=\"m_3770719320535179279yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1502380240216_10272\">What\u2019s your view?<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear AAPAAN: &nbsp;As China becomes a greater economic and political power, how will that impact the image of the Asian American?&nbsp;The return of &#8220;yellow peril&#8221;? 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