Q: What different cities, states, and/or countries have you lived in?
A: San Jose, Santa Cruz, Davis, CA
Q: Which do you consider your hometown?
A: None.
Q: What gives purpose to your life?
A: Friends, pursuing my interests, family, learning from growing.
Q: What relationships have been of major significance to you?
A: Close friends, close cousins/family, dealing with my parents, boyfriends.
Q: What is the racial and ethnic background of your closest friends? If they are of multiple ethnic backgrounds, feel free to indicate their backgrounds:
A: Russian, Irish, Korean, Polish & Japanese, Chinese & Caucasian
Q: When and how did you become aware of concepts of your race and/or ethnicity?
A: Middle school. Adolescence was when ethnicity became a more important factor in identifying oneself. Middle school came with cliques and racially segregated groups. Belonging in one clique sometimes meant you were generally the same ethnicity as the majority of people in that group.
Q: What language do your parents speak at home? What is their predominant language on an everyday basis?
A: English, English. (Sometimes my mom speaks Mandarin and Vietnamese and English. My dad usually speaks Mandarin and English).
Q: What languages do you speak? What language do you speak most at home?
A: I speak English, Mandarin and Vietnamese. I speak English at home.
Q: Do you feel like their expectations of gender roles are 'traditional'?
A: Somewhat.
Q: Have they ever expressed career expectations for you? What were those expectations?
A: My parents expected me to go to college after high school and then continue onto grad school or have a successful, high-paying career. They never said it but ideally they would have wanted me to become a doctor, lawyer, pharmacist or business leader.
Q: Have you ever dated outside of your ethnicity?
A: Yes, mostly out of my ethnicity.
Q: If you answered yes, did your parents accept and respect your choice?
A: Yes.
Q: What is your educational status?
A: Bachelor's Degree in progress.
Q: How do you define academic success?
A: Getting good grades, attending class, learning as much as you can from the classroom and textbooks.
Q: How do you define success in general?
A: Having an open mind, being content with whatever life throws at you, being flexible and adaptable, overcoming obstacles, making goals (personal or career-oriented) and learning/working to achieve those goals.
Q: Throughout your time in school, how often did you encounter people who assumed you were smart because you were Asian?
A: More often when I was in high school, not so much in college. At a job the company I worked for hired a new Asian employee and a co-worker said, "Yeah, the Asians usually catch on quicker. That's why they're on our team."
Q: Have you visited the country or countries of your ethnic origin/s?
A: When I was a year old, I visited Taiwan. When I was in 7th grade, I visited China with a tour. I never visited Vietnam but I will eventually.
Q: How knowledgeable are you about the history of the country or countries?
A: Very limited.
Q: Please list at least 3 feelings you had while visiting:
A: High-culture environment, faux-classy, pleasant.
Q: On average, how long did it take before you felt others knew you were American?
A: Immediately.
Q: If you were born in America, did anyone ever assume you weren't American because you are Asian?
A: Sometimes.
Q: How were you treated?
A: With respect, with curiosity.
Q: Do you feel a sense of belonging when you are in the company of people, a majority who are of your ethnic group? How strongly do you feel this on a scale of 1 to 5 (1 being not at all, 5 being very strongly)?
A: 4.
Q: Do you feel a sense of belonging when you are in the company of people, a majority who are Asian? How strongly do you feel this on a scale of 1 to 5?
A: 4.
Q: Do you listen to music, watch movies, eat the food of your ethnic country or countries? How often do you do these things on a regular basis on a scale of 1 to 5 (1 being not at all, 5 being very often)?
A: I eat the food of my ethnic countries, 3.
Q: If you were born in America, did anyone ever assume you weren't American because you are Asian?
A: Someone started speaking to me in the language they speak, believing I understood everything. I don't really have a good memory of this situation.
Q: Do you believe that one's emotional needs are less important than fulfilling one's responsibilities?
A: Emotional needs are just as important than fulfilling one's responsibilities.
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