Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Several Inconsistencies
The most prominent example of a contradiction between authoritative and communal knowledge is the inconsistency between academic research databases and communal research databases, such as Wikipedia. I find academic research databases and articles edited by professionals to be far more important and useful when conducting any form of research or study. Although communal research forums, similar to Wikipedia, could provide a new and different perspective on an issue, such forums are polluted with countless errors and insanities and provide no reliable data to form an accurate and articulate opinion off of. Sites like Wikipedia should only be used to observe the different sides of an argument and see a general overview of an issue.
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Follow-up on Sources
As you read in the previous blog entry, I discussed my topic for Assignment four and shared with you a few of the many different sources I used to research the topic. For this entry, I would like to backtrack and share with you two particular sources from our California Dreams and Realities book that were particularly helpful in understanding the dynamic of immigration and cultural assimilation in California.
My first resource was Nayereh Tohidi’s Iranian Woman and Gender Relations in Los Angeles. The article discusses how, despite their small population, immigrants from the Middle East and Asia have had a significant influence on shaping California demographics. Tohidi focuses, primarily, on the immigration of Iranians after the 1979 Iranian Revolution. Tohidi discusses the different issues Iranian woman faced as immigrants and how they challenged the gender roles of American society. Personally, it was interesting how Tohidi discusses the paradox faced by many of the immigrants. She states that, despite the fact that Iranian-American woman have more freedom then their counterparts in Iran, they faced greater conflicts and restrictions in America. This resource is particularly useful for my essay because, similar to the Iranian woman, the Armenian-American population also faced many different obstacles before finally adjusting to the American cultural dynamic.
The second resource I found was Nancy Wride’s Vietnamese Youths No Longer Look Homeward. In this article, Wride briefly discusses the historical context of the Vietnamese immigration, citing the communist regime as a chief reason for driving the migration. Wride then shares with the reader a series of interviews she conducted with Vietnamese-American high school students and their experiences assimilating into American culture. The interviews were particularly helpful in illustrating the effects the immigration had on the younger generation. This article could potentially be useful for my paper because, similar to the Vietnamese immigrants, Armenian immigrants worked tirelessly to fight against assimilation and promote their culture and heritage on foreign land.
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As one may see, the California Dreams and Realities book was particularly useful in illustrating the different effects and consequences of immigration. These new ideas were very useful during the brainstorming stage of my writing process because they helped me develop positions on my topic and write an effective thesis statement.
My first resource was Nayereh Tohidi’s Iranian Woman and Gender Relations in Los Angeles. The article discusses how, despite their small population, immigrants from the Middle East and Asia have had a significant influence on shaping California demographics. Tohidi focuses, primarily, on the immigration of Iranians after the 1979 Iranian Revolution. Tohidi discusses the different issues Iranian woman faced as immigrants and how they challenged the gender roles of American society. Personally, it was interesting how Tohidi discusses the paradox faced by many of the immigrants. She states that, despite the fact that Iranian-American woman have more freedom then their counterparts in Iran, they faced greater conflicts and restrictions in America. This resource is particularly useful for my essay because, similar to the Iranian woman, the Armenian-American population also faced many different obstacles before finally adjusting to the American cultural dynamic.
The second resource I found was Nancy Wride’s Vietnamese Youths No Longer Look Homeward. In this article, Wride briefly discusses the historical context of the Vietnamese immigration, citing the communist regime as a chief reason for driving the migration. Wride then shares with the reader a series of interviews she conducted with Vietnamese-American high school students and their experiences assimilating into American culture. The interviews were particularly helpful in illustrating the effects the immigration had on the younger generation. This article could potentially be useful for my paper because, similar to the Vietnamese immigrants, Armenian immigrants worked tirelessly to fight against assimilation and promote their culture and heritage on foreign land.
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As one may see, the California Dreams and Realities book was particularly useful in illustrating the different effects and consequences of immigration. These new ideas were very useful during the brainstorming stage of my writing process because they helped me develop positions on my topic and write an effective thesis statement.
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