Asian-American kids in the Hub talk about their lives, dreams, and fears
Good end-of-summer article in Boston’s bilingual Chinese-American newspaper Sampan in which five Asian-American kids in Boston are interviewed.
Sample quotes:
Finance “seems boring to me,” said Lee. “My dream for a long time has been to become a computer engineer.”
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She said she likes the U.S. and the schools here, which she said have smaller class sizes and are more open to educational experiments than in Vietnam.
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He said that he is “very concerned” about the safety of Castle Square and said that violence can be triggered by merely looking at the wrong person the wrong way.
“They mostly target Asians, because they think that Asians are inferior and won’t do anything back,” he said.
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He said that his parents don’t mind what career goal he chooses, as long as he goes to school and keeps his grades up.
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During her junior year, she said, she slept an average of four hours a night. She would finish studying and homework assignments by 2 a.m., and then wake up for school at 6 a.m. Socializing with friends was a rarity. At most, Tai hangs out with friends three times a month during the school year.
