Since the second wave of the feminist movement in the 1960s, women have made significant strides integrating into the US workforce. According to a 2008 statistic from the US Department of Labor, women comprise forty-eight percent of the workforce, a considerable shift from a twenty percent ratio recorded in 1950. But when looking closely at [...]
Asian Americans are considered one of the fastest-growing ethnic groups in the country. With this continual increase, it’s inevitable that Asian Americans will be observed in many facets of American life. One influence is in the news media. Nowadays, an Asian American reporter and news anchor—ususally female—is just a remote control click away. Connie So, [...]
Asian American women have historically had to overcome many barriers, such as legal restrictions when U.S. laws limited their immigration to the states; segregation; and later, stereotypes when Hollywood began portraying them in the 1920s. In Hollywood, anti-miscegenation beliefs kept Asian American actresses from kissing any Caucasian actors. Asian Americans also had to compete with [...]
