Wu

1) The author is arguing that people have a tendency to view race only between black and white americans.

2) Wu states how Asian Americans were usually excluded from the race argument because "americans" were viewed to be white and "minorities" were viewed as blacks. Wu stated, "Asian Americans, neither black nor white, consequently are neither American nor Minority. This shows that people have a narrowed view about what race all really includes. Wu also argues how people of different races are usually stereotyped to be a certain way. Wu mentions how people make sure to mention something that they saw if it had a vaguely Asian theme because it reminded them of Wu. Wu said that Asians were usually stereotyped to know karate, and all of the different types of Asians were the same.

3) Since Asians are not white americans, wouldn't that atomatically make them to be considered to be a minority?
Can society's view of Asian Americans change in time, or will they always be considered the other race?

4) I think that it is easy to forget about Asian Americans, and not consider them to be minorities because they have not had as much trouble with the White Americans unlike the Black Americans. The only time where Asian Americans were treated extremely badly was during World War II when the Japanese Americans had to go to special camps after Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. This ordeal only lasted a few years. The African Americans had to deal with slavery for more than 200 years, and then had to deal with segregation after they were free for roughly a hundred years. The Asian Americans have not had to deal with the same problems as the African Americans and for less time. Since they do look different than White Americans they are not considered to be white. I can understand how it is hard for them to realize their place in America.