Analysis Of Grace Hsiang s Poem, Fobs, And Twinkies ...

There are different cultures, religious, and languages that form diversity within America. Having a variety of diversity brings colors into our community, but it also creates conflict within different groups. In Grace Hsiang’s essay â€Å"‘FOBs’ VS. ‘TWINKIES’: The New Discrimination Is Interracial†, the author discusses about the cultural conflict within the same ethnicity, and she points out people can avoid internal discrimination by recognizing there are two cultures, â€Å"True Asians† and â€Å" True Americans†. In Hailey Yook’s essay â€Å"Positive Sterotypes Are Hurtful, Too†, the author writes about the harmfulness of judging others based on their ethnic stereotype. Two essays argue people should not discriminate against other cultures and people should not have a preconceived notion on other cultures respectively, and they share a similar point that diversity makes our society better. In Hsiang’s ess ay, the author argues people should not judge others’ cultures based on own assumptions, or it would complicate the relationship between the community. In many cases, people have different backgrounds and religions, and we, living in a same community, should not criticize others’ behavior. It is mentioned in Hsiang’s essay, students today are discriminated against by their own ethnic groups. Asian Americans are divided into two groups, â€Å"true Asian† and â€Å"true American†, and each group highly criticize on another. â€Å"True Asian† group believes it should cling to its ethnic heritage. â€Å"They