In the current era, social networking sites, websites that had the original purpose of connecting friends with each other, became much more than just an online hangout. Sites such as Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter became another news portal, feeding informal information to the general public. Though major news sites, such as CNN, FOX, and NBC report their own news, they have their own bias, such as reporting news that would increase viewer ratings or from major corporations, that other important news could be ignored or just rejected. In 2011, Egypt broke out major civilian protests in order to overthrow the current government. Time magazine came upon major criticism as the cover on the international edition had the Egyptian civil war while the United States edition cover was about anxiety in the United States, showing the censoring the United States general public receives. However, with the revolution of social networking sites, US Citizens became aware of the issues in Egypt. While in the previous years, people would only be able to get their international news through their local newspaper, now social networking sites can help raise awareness on topics not even heard of until recently.
For my hyperessay topic, I want to investigate more on the topic of Asian-American activism and trying to break the stereotypical stigmas attached to them. With many movements in the United States such as the Civil Rights movement, LGBT movements, women rights movements, etc., Asian Americans tend to be on the bottom of people's mind. Granted, Asian Americans are not a race that are associated with many undesirable traits, but there are still these stigmas that hinder their everyday lives. By looking at college student movements, nationally and locally right at Emory University, I will be able to conduct research effectively on the effects of such movements. At Emory, there are many student organizations that try to raise awareness on Asian-Americans and the struggles students have to go through, so I will try to find members from each organization and write their stories and thoughts on the movement, along with the progress and success they believe they achieved. Such organizations I would like to interview and learn more about are Asian Student Organization, Delta Phi Lambda with their recent movements #IDefySterotypes, I'm Not Your Asian Sidekick advertising the different jokes and punchlines students make about the Asian population that are considered inappropriate, and Xi Kappa trying to break down stereotypes of Asian-Americans with events such as XPosure, proving that Asians are just like anybody else and their individual skills and talents make their personality, not just their race.
For my hyperessay topic, I want to investigate more on the topic of Asian-American activism and trying to break the stereotypical stigmas attached to them. With many movements in the United States such as the Civil Rights movement, LGBT movements, women rights movements, etc., Asian Americans tend to be on the bottom of people's mind. Granted, Asian Americans are not a race that are associated with many undesirable traits, but there are still these stigmas that hinder their everyday lives. By looking at college student movements, nationally and locally right at Emory University, I will be able to conduct research effectively on the effects of such movements. At Emory, there are many student organizations that try to raise awareness on Asian-Americans and the struggles students have to go through, so I will try to find members from each organization and write their stories and thoughts on the movement, along with the progress and success they believe they achieved. Such organizations I would like to interview and learn more about are Asian Student Organization, Delta Phi Lambda with their recent movements #IDefySterotypes, I'm Not Your Asian Sidekick advertising the different jokes and punchlines students make about the Asian population that are considered inappropriate, and Xi Kappa trying to break down stereotypes of Asian-Americans with events such as XPosure, proving that Asians are just like anybody else and their individual skills and talents make their personality, not just their race.