npr.org— In the second quarter of this year, a greater percentage of Asian-Americans remained unemployed for the long term than any other major minority group.
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I am an Asian American , but I have personally chosen not to identify myself as anything other than human, however Growing up with an Asian identity I understand Asian culture far more then any of these faux intellectuals. This article interview foolish individuals who circumvent the the plain and simple of why Asian people are the slowest of all major minorities to acquire jobs. It's literally because Asia is a highly xenophobic place in the world. Their are literally more stereotypes from town to town then their are stereotypes of African Americans, in America. These xenophobic attitudes create an excess of infighting amongst themselves and worse a departure of the very country they reside. Who would want to hire such people?
The Asians I know occupy a niche skill set. Nothing wrong with working hard doing simple jobs as long as you do it well.
The problem is many Asians were well adjusted to their job, and took pride in their work.
Pride will mend and the Asian American success story will resume.
Yes there is a lot of Asian infighting, but this is an article about Asian-Americans, not Asian people in general. I don't see how the infighting could have any effect on the ability of an Asian-American to find a job in the United States.
It seems like people in general are suck in the mud when it comes to employment. People say to go get a college degree but alot of recent grads are having trouble finding a job in their field. Those student loans are gonna collect ridiculous interest and you'll just wind up being in debt for years if not decades.
Who wins in all this? The banks and debt collection services.
The problem with college degrees is that thanks to the government pouring all kinds of money into the system to generate more graduates, they've lowered standards and degree requirements. Most college grads are damn near worthless. Colleges are increasingly teaching very little outside of pure theory when the workforce wants practical application. Then you have to deal with the degree programs that are virtually meaningless outside of academia that have become the de facto path of graduation for many students when they realizes getting a degree in something useful is hard.
We need to bring back apprenticeship programs and put less weight on piece of paper that says you're educated when it's a crap shoot. You might be educated, or you might have just gone through the motions. Nobody knows until they hire you.
nipplepokerOct 11, 2010
I am an Asian American , but I have personally chosen not to identify myself as anything other than human, however Growing up with an Asian identity I understand Asian culture far more then any of these faux intellectuals. This article interview foolish individuals who circumvent the the plain and simple of why Asian people are the slowest of all major minorities to acquire jobs. It's literally because Asia is a highly xenophobic place in the world. Their are literally more stereotypes from town to town then their are stereotypes of African Americans, in America. These xenophobic attitudes create an excess of infighting amongst themselves and worse a departure of the very country they reside. Who would want to hire such people?
hipmanOct 11, 2010
You might as well identify as a human if you're going to use a completely non-descript term like "asian"...
pavankumardiggOct 11, 2010
You might as well identify as a human if you're going to use a --pavan
Closed AccountOct 11, 2010
The Asians I know occupy a niche skill set. Nothing wrong with working hard doing simple jobs as long as you do it well.
The problem is many Asians were well adjusted to their job, and took pride in their work.
Pride will mend and the Asian American success story will resume.
djchowOct 11, 2010
Yes there is a lot of Asian infighting, but this is an article about Asian-Americans, not Asian people in general. I don't see how the infighting could have any effect on the ability of an Asian-American to find a job in the United States.
nipplepokerOct 11, 2010
It carriers over from their respective lands: their attitudes, and their very thought processes.
bmsonOct 11, 2010
Could also be that asian americans are most educated and there for it takes longer for them to find work that fit there education.
pavankumardiggOct 13, 2010
good article
thedudex213Oct 11, 2010
I hear China has jobs. OH WAIT, those jobs were sent there from America.
teamelectricOct 11, 2010
It seems like people in general are suck in the mud when it comes to employment. People say to go get a college degree but alot of recent grads are having trouble finding a job in their field. Those student loans are gonna collect ridiculous interest and you'll just wind up being in debt for years if not decades.
Who wins in all this? The banks and debt collection services.
drmangrumOct 11, 2010
The problem with college degrees is that thanks to the government pouring all kinds of money into the system to generate more graduates, they've lowered standards and degree requirements. Most college grads are damn near worthless. Colleges are increasingly teaching very little outside of pure theory when the workforce wants practical application. Then you have to deal with the degree programs that are virtually meaningless outside of academia that have become the de facto path of graduation for many students when they realizes getting a degree in something useful is hard.
We need to bring back apprenticeship programs and put less weight on piece of paper that says you're educated when it's a crap shoot. You might be educated, or you might have just gone through the motions. Nobody knows until they hire you.