The Role of Ethnicity in Literature

It has been a problem recently, but the distrust of foreigners was always a problem. This can be easily checked with Willa Cather's MyÁntonia. On the previous page, some people insisted "to disturb foreigners". Jack, a friend and fellow traveler, said to the hero Jim Jim, "Antonia Simereda had" beautiful brown eyes ... "but you are" ... ... probably get sick from a foreigner, " It pointed out. The first impression of the Bohemian is that they can not read or write, are not educated, and are sick.

In the framework of the national literature, the paradigm of Western literature (especially from the literature of a dead white man) continues to play a role in the reading and criticism of American national literature. Reading national literature under Western classics is a mixture of literature conveying heterogeneous experiences of Asian Americans. As Lisa Lowe says, "Asian-American literature not only expresses heterogeneity in constituencies, but also expresses it as a" representative "and as a material condition for production relaxation It appears. In "Cannon, Institutionalization, Identity: Contradiction in Asian American Studies", Row and Asian American literature studies the classics of Western literature. The research department challenges traditional fields (51)

Regardless of the limits of the study, this research contributes to the literature by elucidating the important role of ethnic identity, Asian values, and national identity in the mental health of Asian American and Asian international students Did. The results show that although racial and racial identity is often used synonymously, each of these structures has made its own contribution to the happiness of Asian American college students. The results of this study reveal several possible pathways for future research. Participants are large public universities in southern California, most Asian Americans, so future research should confirm whether these associations can support students from other parts of the country there is. When comparing different life experiences and development experiences, it may be important to compare with non-university adult samples.

Ethnic identity, ethnic identity, Asian values ​​and ethnic stress on mental health of Asian American and Asian international students