African American Observation And Analysis

To firmly grasp the underling influences that shape present-day social culture, especially in a country as diverse as America, social scientists endeavor to examine the real, un-retouched, and raw American Narrative from many different angles. What they then realize is that America is the sum of a significant amount of smaller, much more intricate, parts that can’t be easily taken apart for closer inspection without losing the elaborate levels of complexities that are tied to understanding the experiences of different ethnic groups. Thus, other methods of inspection are needed to help understand the complex political, economic, and social issues that affected the experiences of minorized groups trying to make their way into America’s history.
For this comparison in particular, both Asian American and African American experiences will be examined in relation to the general society to determine similarities and differences that have led to the present-day political, economic, and social climate the twenty first generation Americans face. Understanding all the different aspects of these experiences goes beyond the scope of this paper, but some critical analysis can still be applied through an examination of the experiences both Asian American and African Americans had in the beginning interactions with whites. This method of observation and analysis is chosen due to the unique nature of intercultural interactions and how they relate to the political, economic, and social environments at the time, which is precisely what this paper is seeking to analyze. Both qualitative and quantitative information will offer a deeper look into the unique influences and general outcome of key interactions in both ethnic groups took part of throughout key events in America’s
Looking that the ethnic groups’ original experiences with arrival in America can shine light on some of the foundational aspects of the interactions individuals were forced to reap the consequences of as time passed. Thus, comparing and contrasting the experiences of interactions with white Americans between Asian American and African American beginnings in America is key to understand any following events. With this in mind, the difference in experiences of Asian Americans and African Americans is particularly staggering; while Asian Americans made their way to America for a chance of a better, more successful life, most African Americans were kidnapped from their homes in West Africa and brought as slaves. In Ronald Takaki’s lengthy, but thorough, examination of America’s history through the eyes of minoritized groups helps explain the beginnings of slavery in America, “…planters preferred workers from their homeland…this thinking changed, however in 1676, when