<p>I see a lot of Asian students in the math and science fields. Yet, I don’t see much less )(proportionally) in the humanities?</p>
<p>Why do you think that that’s so? </p>
<p>And what consequences do you think come from that?</p>
<p>Because they’re smart?</p>
<p>I think it’s a lack of choice. In the elder dominated Asian culture when the parents says study science the kid says okay.</p>
<p>^^I really hope that’s sarcasm :rolleyes:</p>
<p>Among Asian adults, STEM fields are seen as more impressive, so it’s usually more encouraged that kids go into those fields</p>
<p>Honestly, from what I see, many Asian parents push their kids to become doctors and engineers. Many Asians are also naturally gifted in math and science</p>
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<p>Reminds me of the chicken and the egg question.</p>
<p>Because of the Asian parents. If you say you are majoring in English or music, this means you are a failure in life. The parents will probably spit on them and kick them out of the house. They look down on people that are not majoring in STEM fields. (in Asian Family)</p>
<p>I am not generalizing the whole race. There will always be exceptions.</p>
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God, I hate when people do the “^^” thing. Just type [ quote=Halogen], copy/paste my post, and [ /quote]. (Assuming you are referring to me.) “^^” is a waste of a perfectly good feature that exists for a good reason. In a conversation, you’d refer to me by name rather than “the second-to-last person who talked before me” and you should do the same here.</p>
<p>If you’re lazy, you don’t even need to quote a post by name; just type [ quote] and [ /quote]. It looks like this:
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<p>So assuming you’re referring to me (often people use single or multiple ^ to refer to the most recent post), yes, it’s sarcasm.</p>
<p>Foremost you must understand the background of “Asians.” </p>
<p>In a nutshell, Asians are just living up to their predetermined expectations. That being said, my Asian group of friends have a wide variety of talents (including music, journalism, painting). Their parents are usually worriers, and to them STEM fields offer a practical and stable (well, comparatively to humanities) “track” for a high-paying job. This is important to us 1st & 2nd gen, and there’s a loooot of us.</p>
<p>My experience? My filipino parents don’t care so long as I finish college and am on track for a stable, decent-paying job. I could go to a community college if I wanted to. However, I know I can do better and I’m pushing myself to my limits. I’m the driving factor here, not my parents. Hell, the entire college application process is hands-off on their part aside from finance.</p>
<p>And yes, I’m planning on being in a STEM field. Premed track, Neuroscience major, English minor. I’ve won awards for my writing and most of my extracurriculars are English-related because I love English. I also share a love for the sciences and I’ve been exposed to Med careers before as my parents are both hospital/health center workers. </p>
<p>Is their pressure to be in STEM as an Asian? Yes. But that doesn’t mean Asians won’t branch out and pursue their respective talents in the humanities, even if it means taking it as a minor like myself. Of course, I’m only one case. It’s disappointing when you see people who force themselves into a dislikable major for their parents. I think that’s the stupidest thing a “smart Asian” can do.</p>
<p>The question is: how many Asian parents would accept that their kid attend law school? Because it is a likely outcome of studying humanities.</p>
<p>I’m seeing an increasing number of Asian lawyers.</p>