Asian American Discrimination Essay

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Madison Haddock
Dr. Rowe
BADM 220
13 April 2023
Male Asian American Discrimination Discrimination of a minority is defined as discrimination on the grounds of status, belief, gender, disability, age, or sex. Many people are affected by this in the United States. There are many issues of discrimination found in the workplaces. One of these that is prevailing is the discrimination against male Asian Americans. In recent studies it has been found that male Asian Americans are more likely to face this than any other marginalized groups. This discrimination is coming in the forms of the bamboo ceiling, unequal pay, unfair hiring decision, limitations on promotions, hate crimes and scapegoating due to covid-19, and stereotypes. Most people have …show more content…

A stereotype that surrounds diversity is that it only consists of “black or brown individuals”. The article by Theresa Agovino mentions, "A lot of different organizations are hiring their first diversity officer ever, and we have been told by clients, 'We want someone Black or brown only,' " says Debbie Tang, a partner at Bridge Partners, a New York City-based executive search firm specializing in finding candidates from diverse groups for leadership roles. "That's what people think of when they think of diversity. It's hard to get them to understand that Asians are a minority”. (Agovino 1) Male Asian Americans are a in fact a minority. In the workplace and business world statistics show that 27% are being discriminated against when it comes to the applying and hiring portion of jobs, 25% say that they face it when being considered for a promotion or equal pay, and 25% say that the discrimination comes when trying to apply or buy a form of housing. (Datz 1) One of the most known forms of discrimination in the workplace is the unequal pay. American born male Asian Americans report that their income is roughly 9 percent lower than the white males. Their education status or experience do not have positive impact to the salary increase. The article by the American Sociological Association relays, “First-generation Asian American men, who were born and completed their education overseas, earn …show more content…

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