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Attn Asians and Pacific Islanders! THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP!!!

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upsciLLion

Diamond Member
Okay, so here's the deal. I have to write a small paper that is going into a packet for my multicultural education

class. If you guys help me out, I'll be very much appreciative. 🙂 Feel free to answer only a few if that's all

you want to answer or have time to answer. Any information is helpful.



Questions about family:



What is the makeup of your family? e.g. Dad, mom, 1 brother, 1 sister, any other relatives living with your family

Did your parents immigrate to this country? If not, who did? e.g. great grandparents, great great grandparents, etc.

What languages are spoken in your home?

What is the educational history of your family members?

What are the major family activities?



Questions about the individual:



How do you spend most of your leisure time and what are your favorite activities and hobbies?

What languages do you speak with your friends?

What subjects do you and your friends excel at?

Do you belong to any community groups like sports leagues, bands, choirs, etc?

What are your main concerns as students?

What kinds of people are generally regarded as role models for you?



Thanks very much! 🙂

ups
 
Originally posted by: upsciLLion
Okay, so here's the deal. I have to write a small paper that is going into a packet for my multicultural education

class. If you guys help me out, I'll be very much appreciative. 🙂 Feel free to answer only a few if that's all

you want to answer or have time to answer. Any information is helpful.



Questions about family:



What is the makeup of your family? e.g. Dad, mom, 1 brother, 1 sister, any other relatives living with your family

dadn, mom, brother, me

Did your parents immigrate to this country? If not, who did? e.g. great grandparents, great great grandparents, etc.

grandma on mom's side and great grandma on dad's side

What languages are spoken in your home?

english

What is the educational history of your family members?

doctorate for dad, bachellors for mom

What are the major family activities?

uhh.....traveling, holidays, ie thanksgiving, chinese new year, xmas
Questions about the individual:



How do you spend most of your leisure time and what are your favorite activities and hobbies?

chiulling with friends, tv, computer, wasting my time procrastinating

What languages do you speak with your friends?

english
What subjects do you and your friends excel at?

wtf....uh....my friends are pretty good at everything i guess....

Do you belong to any community groups like sports leagues, bands, choirs, etc?

nope

What are your main concerns as students?

uhh...school sucks, get good grades, blah blah

What kinds of people are generally regarded as role models for you?

britney spears is my role model


Thanks very much! 🙂

ups
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What is the makeup of your family? e.g. Dad, mom, 1 brother, 1 sister, any other relatives living with your family

dad, mom, sister

Did your parents immigrate to this country? If not, who did? e.g. great grandparents, great great grandparents, etc.

yup

What languages are spoken in your home?

mandarin, english, cantonese

What is the educational history of your family members?

college degrees

What are the major family activities?

dinner together

How do you spend most of your leisure time and what are your favorite activities and hobbies?

hanging out with friends, internet, tv

i like reading, bowling, anything new and exciting

What languages do you speak with your friends?

english

What subjects do you and your friends excel at?

i excel at every subject 😛

my friends... they cover just about every subject there is... there's no one common subject that we're all good at or one that none of us are good at.

Do you belong to any community groups like sports leagues, bands, choirs, etc?

yea, a chinese orchestra

What are your main concerns as students?

grades, getting into good grad school

What kinds of people are generally regarded as role models for you?

intelligent people that are extremely content with their lives.
 
Questions about family:



What is the makeup of your family? e.g. Dad, mom, 1 brother, 1 sister, any other relatives living with your family

Dad, Mom, 1 sister, me

Did your parents immigrate to this country? If not, who did? e.g. great grandparents, great great grandparents, etc.

Parents immigrated.

What languages are spoken in your home?

English

What is the educational history of your family members?

Father undergraduate education from korea. Mom nursing school in the U.S.

What are the major family activities?

Golf and watching ballet.


Questions about the individual:



How do you spend most of your leisure time and what are your favorite activities and hobbies?

Playing video games.

What languages do you speak with your friends?

English.

What subjects do you and your friends excel at?

None we are all retarded 🙂 I would prob say our "best" subjects are cs and ee because they are our majors.

Do you belong to any community groups like sports leagues, bands, choirs, etc?

nope

What are your main concerns as students?

Job availability when I graduate.

What kinds of people are generally regarded as role models for you?

Evil people like Bill Gates.
 
Questions about family:



What is the makeup of your family? e.g. Dad, mom, 1 brother, 1 sister, any other relatives living with your family

dad, mom, 1 brother, me

Did your parents immigrate to this country? If not, who did? e.g. great grandparents, great great grandparents, etc.

my parents along with my grandparents

What languages are spoken in your home?

mandarin, english

What is the educational history of your family members?

dad- phd degree in geology from university of missouri columbia
mom- masters degree in library science from university of missouri columbia
brother- bachelors in biochemistry from UCLA

What are the major family activities?

nothing


Questions about the individual:



How do you spend most of your leisure time and what are your favorite activities and hobbies?

audio-headphones/internet/track and field

What languages do you speak with your friends?

english

What subjects do you and your friends excel at?

me- math, english, science, pe, music
friends- various

Do you belong to any community groups like sports leagues, bands, choirs, etc?

track and field at school, orchestra at school

What are your main concerns as students?

4.0 grades

What kinds of people are generally regarded as role models for you?

dont really have many. but education/business people, like jerry yang.
 
Originally posted by: RabidMongoose
so are people from India considered asians or not for the purposes of this survey?
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They are indeed. 🙂

Oh, and Pacific Islanders are included as well. /makes a note to self to change title of thread.

ups
 
What is the makeup of your family? e.g. Dad, mom, 1 brother, 1 sister, any other relatives living with your family

Dad, Mom, Brother, Sister-in-Law, Sister, Me.

Did your parents immigrate to this country? If not, who did? e.g. great grandparents, great great grandparents, etc.

Yes

What languages are spoken in your home?

Urdu

What is the educational history of your family members?

Mom has a bachelors, dad went to technical school.

What are the major family activities?

None really.

Questions about the individual:



How do you spend most of your leisure time and what are your favorite activities and hobbies?

Playstation 2, Forums, internet.

What languages do you speak with your friends?

Don't really have any that I speak with on daily basis. When I do, English.

What subjects do you and your friends excel at?

None, too diverse to answer.

Do you belong to any community groups like sports leagues, bands, choirs, etc?

None.

What are your main concerns as students?

Getting a job after graduation. I already graduated, going for grad school soon.

What kinds of people are generally regarded as role models for you?

Steady people, who don't waste money on stupid things.
 
What is the makeup of your family? e.g. Dad, mom, 1 brother, 1 sister, any other relatives living with your family

dad, mom, brother

Did your parents immigrate to this country? If not, who did? e.g. great grandparents, great great grandparents, etc.

yup

What languages are spoken in your home?

korean, english

What is the educational history of your family members?

college degrees

What are the major family activities?

dinner together

How do you spend most of your leisure time and what are your favorite activities and hobbies?

hanging out with friends, internet, tv, video games

Snowboarding is my favorite activity.

What languages do you speak with your friends?

english

What subjects do you and your friends excel at?

I don't excel at anything.. not since high school. =P
My friends excel at just about anything.

Do you belong to any community groups like sports leagues, bands, choirs, etc?

No, not since high school.

What are your main concerns as students?

Satisfactory grades for parents.

What kinds of people are generally regarded as role models for you?

Strong leaders. Julius Caesar, Abraham Lincoln, Napoleon, etc.

And a special thanks to Gopunk making it easier for me as I just replaced some of his answers 😉

 
Originally posted by: upsciLLion



What is the makeup of your family?
father, mother, sister, brother, me, dog

Did your parents immigrate to this country?
parents immigrated

What languages are spoken in your home?
99.9% English, .1% Hindi

What is the educational history of your family members?
father - MS aerospace engineering, worked on phd but unable to continue phd due to sister being born
mother - MS economics
sister - currently obtaining MS mechanical engineering
brother - currently obtaining MS electrical engineering
me - currently obtaining MS electrical engineering
dog - phd chemical engineering 😀

What are the major family activities?
eating dinner together at home and out, getting together on vacations

How do you spend most of your leisure time and what are your favorite activities and hobbies?
normal stuff - hanging out with friends, movies, etc.

What languages do you speak with your friends?
English

What subjects do you and your friends excel at?
everything? we're all different

Do you belong to any community groups like sports leagues, bands, choirs, etc?
no

What are your main concerns as students?
doing well

What kinds of people are generally regarded as role models for you?
not really sure... i'd guess smart people
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What is the makeup of your family? e.g. Dad, mom, 1 brother, 1 sister, any other relatives living with your family

me and parents. 3 people.

Did your parents immigrate to this country? If not, who did? e.g. great grandparents, great great grandparents, etc.

yes. so did i.

What languages are spoken in your home?

2 different chinese dialects. neither mandarin nor cantonese.

What is the educational history of your family members?

dad - masters. mom - highschool

What are the major family activities?

we are all pretty busy. maybe tv/dinner?


How do you spend most of your leisure time and what are your favorite activities and hobbies?

tv, games, reading (physics). used to program for fun before university.

What languages do you speak with your friends?

english

What subjects do you and your friends excel at?

physics, math, engineering

Do you belong to any community groups like sports leagues, bands, choirs, etc?

no

What are your main concerns as students?

marks

What kinds of people are generally regarded as role models for you?

einstein, newton, etc
 
What is the makeup of your family? e.g. Dad, mom, 1 brother, 1 sister, any other relatives living with your family

Mom, Parent, Me

Did your parents immigrate to this country? If not, who did? e.g. great grandparents, great great grandparents, etc.

My parents did.

What languages are spoken in your home?

Mandarin Chinese

What is the educational history of your family members?

My dad's side is at least college, my mom side is usually up until HS level.

What are the major family activities?

Playing cards



Questions about the individual:

How do you spend most of your leisure time and what are your favorite activities and hobbies?

On the computer, fishing, or hanging out.

What languages do you speak with your friends?

English/Mandarin Chinese

What subjects do you and your friends excel at?

Math and sciences

Do you belong to any community groups like sports leagues, bands, choirs, etc?

No

What are your main concerns as students?

Passing

What kinds of people are generally regarded as role models for you?

I dont have any; I make myself. I dont try and emulate some other person.
 
Questions about family:

What is the makeup of your family? e.g. Dad, mom, 1 brother, 1 sister, any other relatives living with your family

Father, mother, son, daughter

Did your parents immigrate to this country? If not, who did? e.g. great grandparents, great great grandparents, etc.

Yes

What languages are spoken in your home?

Primary = Mandarin, English with sister

What is the educational history of your family members?

Father has a masters degree and mom has a bachelors

What are the major family activities?

Road-trips

Questions about the individual:

How do you spend most of your leisure time and what are your favorite activities and hobbies?

Movies, music, sports, reading, clubbing, billiards

What languages do you speak with your friends?

English, some Mandarin

What subjects do you and your friends excel at?

All

Do you belong to any community groups like sports leagues, bands, choirs, etc?

not currently, but did campus orchestra and asian a cappella last year.

What are your main concerns as students?

Communication and closeness with faculty and staff

What kinds of people are generally regarded as role models for you?

People that exemplify the values that I see or would like to see in myself. Success, morality, social consciousness, etc.
 
What is the makeup of your family? e.g. Dad, mom, 1 brother, 1 sister, any other relatives living with your family

dad, mom, grandparents (dads side) 3sisters

Did your parents immigrate to this country? If not, who did? e.g. great grandparents, great great grandparents, etc.

yup

What languages are spoken in your home?

some dilect i dont know how to say, english, cantonese

What is the educational history of your family members?

mom never enter hs... dad finish hs. Me= College Sister = College 2 others in JHS

What are the major family activities?

vacations and family gettogeethers (dinners) though often i avoid them as much as possible

How do you spend most of your leisure time and what are your favorite activities and hobbies?

computers, hang out, surf way to much, just chill around and see new things

What languages do you speak with your friends?

english

What subjects do you and your friends excel at?

NONE! depend on which friends... the geeks i hang with excel almost all the subjects while my laid back slackers like me get by like me

Do you belong to any community groups like sports leagues, bands, choirs, etc?

nope

What are your main concerns as students?

passing... hopefully :-( wished i was the sterotype asian that get straight As DOH!

What kinds of people are generally regarded as role models for you?

My Cousins? :-( damn it

 
Questions about family:

What is the makeup of your family? e.g. Dad, mom, 1 brother, 1 sister, any other relatives living with your family
dad, mom, sister and me

Did your parents immigrate to this country? If not, who did? e.g. great grandparents, great great grandparents, etc.
my parents immigrated to canada

What languages are spoken in your home?
cantonese and english

What is the educational history of your family members?
university grads both of them

What are the major family activities?
dinners. trips every so often. you know.



Questions about the individual:

How do you spend most of your leisure time and what are your favorite activities and hobbies?
computers, sports, going out for for food, movies and just to chill.

What languages do you speak with your friends?
english mostly. cantonese with the fobs

What subjects do you and your friends excel at?
maths and sciences baby 😀

Do you belong to any community groups like sports leagues, bands, choirs, etc?
used to be more than now. im an editor of the yearbook committee...

What are your main concerns as students?
good marks. high marks. you know. to get into a good uni

What kinds of people are generally regarded as role models for you?
rich people? successful people. entrepreuneurs. people who do good for society as a whole.
 
Questions about family:



What is the makeup of your family? e.g. Dad, mom, 1 brother, 1 sister, any other relatives living with your family
dad, mom, 2 brothers, 1 sister

Did your parents immigrate to this country? If not, who did? e.g. great grandparents, great great grandparents, etc.
YES

What languages are spoken in your home?
English, Cantonese, and if the occasions call for it, mandarin and vietnamese

What is the educational history of your family members?
me - college grad, bro - currently in college, bro and sis - in high school, mom - high school grad, dad - aa degree

What are the major family activities?
going to visit other relatives, shopping, eating



Questions about the individual:



How do you spend most of your leisure time and what are your favorite activities and hobbies?
shopping, chilling at home, going out with friends, movies... i like to knit, cruise random message boards, watch tv

What languages do you speak with your friends?
english

What subjects do you and your friends excel at?
me: social sciences - mostly history/poli sci. my friends - all kinds.

Do you belong to any community groups like sports leagues, bands, choirs, etc?
not anymore

What are your main concerns as students?
to get all a's and to get an advanced degree

What kinds of people are generally regarded as role models for you?
my nerdy cousins who have masters and phd's
 
Makeup of family:
Parents, older bro, younger sis

Parents immigrate to this country?
Yes

Languages spoken in home?
Cantonese, english

Educational history?
College graduates

Major family activity?
Weekend dinner out


About me 🙂
Leisure time activity?
Shoot billiards, bowling, bike riding, internet surfing

Languages spoken with friends?
Cantonese, english

Subjects that I excel at?
None

Member of community groups?
None

Main concerns as a student?
Student loans, job availability

Role models?
Andy Lau 😀 <-- music artist


Still after 17yrs, family is not financially secure. Parents are bad managing money, and have debts up the wazoo. I myself am not influenced by western culture, music/movie scene. Still enjoy following HK/Asia entertainment. Tried smoking once, but that was it. Don't drink. Not very motivational. Loves to sing karaoke! 😀

Hope this helps 🙂

 
Questions about family:



What is the makeup of your family? e.g. Dad, mom, 1 brother, 1 sister, any other relatives living with your family
Dad, mom, 4 total brothers

Did your parents immigrate to this country? If not, who did? e.g. great grandparents, great great grandparents, etc.
Yes

What languages are spoken in your home?
Fukienese (3rd Chinese dialect), English, Tagalog (Philippines)

What is the educational history of your family members?
Mom, Dad, 1 brother college grads, 2 with AA so far

What are the major family activities?
Eating out


Questions about the individual:



How do you spend most of your leisure time and what are your favorite activities and hobbies?
Computers, Books

What languages do you speak with your friends?
English

What subjects do you and your friends excel at?
Me: Economics, Chemistry, History, Philosophy, Business, English, Statistics, CS

Do you belong to any community groups like sports leagues, bands, choirs, etc?
No

What are your main concerns as students?
How to solve the world's problems, getting a job

What kinds of people are generally regarded as role models for you?
The Robber Barons
 
Makeup: 1 sister, 1 mom, 1 dad
Parents immigrated here from Taiwan on a business Green Card
Languages Spoken: Taiwanese, Mandarin, English, Japanese
Edu History: Mom graduated from a university in Japan, dad from Taiwan
Basically, everyone up to and including grand parents have been either PHD or Masters
Major Family Activities: Music instruments, eating together 🙂, worship, family trips to various other countries around the pacific rim

Individuals:
Leisure time: research at a Lab in Berkeley, Warcraft3, videogames, chess, movies, playing pool
Language with friends: English, mandarin
Subject we excel at: videogames, movie trivia, warcraft 3, basketball, bowling
Community Groups: Asian Business Association (Cal), AACF, Calpatriot
Main Concern as a student: paying rent on time, midterms, problems sets, lab writeups, annoying roommates
Role Models: Nick Van Exel, the professor I'm researching under, some of the better Street Fighter 2 players in the arcade, Korean Starcraft players, really studious students

 
Questions about family:



What is the makeup of your family? e.g. Dad, mom, 1 brother, 1 sister, any other relatives living with your family

I live alone now, but when I lived with my parents it was: 3 brothers, one sister, one father unit, and one mother unit. Of course, there was myself also.

Did your parents immigrate to this country? If not, who did? e.g. great grandparents, great great grandparents, etc.

Yes.

What languages are spoken in your home?
English and Cambodian.

What is the educational history of your family members?
I'm the most educated person in my family. Not much formal education on my parents part--mom is illiterate and dad can speak and read English, Cambodian, and French. Two brothers in college right now, one who's a high school drop out. The sister unit is still in elementary school

What are the major family activities?
We don't do things as a family; at least not any activity I would consider healthy.


Questions about the individual:



How do you spend most of your leisure time and what are your favorite activities and hobbies?
Internet, martial arts, yoga, reading, and sex.

What languages do you speak with your friends?
English and geek.

What subjects do you and your friends excel at?
I excel at too many things to list and quite frankly suck quite badly at others. Same goes for my friends--each of them have varied tastes and such, so it would take to long to answer this question properly.

Do you belong to any community groups like sports leagues, bands, choirs, etc?
I'm going to interpret community groups literally here, so I'm going to say no.

What are your main concerns as students?
Not being able to find a job once I've spent all this time in school for the hopes of being able to have more options since I'm supposedly educated and all that propoganda type stuff. Not to mention what if I don't enjoy my job if I do get one?

What kinds of people are generally regarded as role models for you?
I have no role models. I just do what needs to be done and live without infringing on other people's lives in a negative manner if I can help it. Though I suppose if you really need for me to have a role model, I would have to say Batman.
 
What is the makeup of your family? e.g. Dad, mom, 1 brother, 1 sister, any other relatives living with your family
dad, mom, 1 sister

Did your parents immigrate to this country? If not, who did? e.g. great grandparents, great great grandparents, etc.
yes

What languages are spoken in your home?
mandarin, english

What is the educational history of your family members?
mom - masters in stats, dad - m.d., phd in biochem, sister - j.d.

What are the major family activities?
going to las vegas


Questions about the individual:



How do you spend most of your leisure time and what are your favorite activities and hobbies?
drink...sometimes various sports

What languages do you speak with your friends?
english

What subjects do you and your friends excel at?
varies...personally i excel in business and math classes

Do you belong to any community groups like sports leagues, bands, choirs, etc?
no

What are your main concerns as students?
none

What kinds of people are generally regarded as role models for you?
none
 
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