Asian-Americans are Overachievers, This is Why | Thomas Sowell

Asian-Americans are Overachievers, This is Why
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[Mike-ksqu]

As an engineering major, I work with Asian students all the time. As a white guy, I am always the minority. This is especially true in stem. There was an Asian kid in my first calculus class who was so fast on his exams that the teacher would try to race him to see who won. The professor wrote the exam, so let that sink in. Everyone always just assumed he was some prodigy. While I'm certain he had a high aptitude for mathematics, I saw him in the library day after day studying for hours. He carried his calc book everywhere. He was always nosed in his books. The results of his hard work were evident.

[TheMizpah]

For us Asian, we don't compete with others. We compete with ourselves to make us better. It's not racism or feeling victim. It's in our culture that education is the only gift a parent can give that no one can take away from you.

[notgilty]

African American musician Charlie "Birdman" Parker once said: "People are always telling me that I'm naturally talented. The funny thing is that the more I practice the more naturally talented I become."

[comsci]

Coming from a poor Asian country my mom moved to the US and she was earning $75 a day as a live in caregiver, thats 24 hours work for $75. I saw how hard she worked and all the sacrifices that she made for me and my family. So I studied hard for myself, my mom and the rest of my family. Now I am earning $150 an hour as a CRNA 350k annually at the age of 27. Now my mom and dad are retired and just enjoying their lives while I take care of them.

Never let your race, your color and your status in life dictate who you are. Never feel and act victimized. America will give you every opportunity that no other country can give you. You just have to work hard for it and it will reward you.

[Shakester]

I’m Asian and have always did well in school. My issue was that I was lazy. School was easy for me. The guy I admired and inspired me was Black. He had to work extra hard for everything because it didn’t come easy for him. He studied as hard as anyone. Then one day, I caught up him reading a book on American history. I asked him if that was class and he said it wasn’t. I asked him why he was reading it. He said “For us to continue to move forward, we must learn from our past mistakes”. That gave me the thirst to really learn. He ended up graduating from Berkeley and getting his JD from the University of Florida. He never made excuses. He grew up in the Hunters Point projects. Both his parents were in jail and was raised by a single grandmother.

[xmochix]

I’m Asian. Hubby’s Asian. We don’t do victim mentality. We just work hard and mind our own business. Success is also a mindset

[beautifulrose]

I live with a Chinese man for one year. We were both in college. I saw some things I had never seen before. In the bathroom were charts of mathematical formulas, abreviations for chemicals. I saw them keep flash cards in their pockets and study them in the lines at a grocery stores, stop lights. I was in awe. They all become professionals.

[jrsx]

I am Hispanic and it’s true. I learn from my Chinese friend when I was kid. I saw the discipline in his house. I will always thank him for showing me the example that hard work will show success. Thank you my friend.

[dbrownj]

As a black person I look up to Asians, hell I’ve even adopted their mannerism and etiquette. I would love for the black community to develop a hard working culture like that

[blacksheeptx]

I'm Korean and was never allowed to have an excuse for academic failure. My grandparents lived through Japanese occupation as second class citizens in their own country. Survived the Korean war through sheer determination and hustling. My parents grew up post was during the poorest economic times and learned to survive through famine and hunger. What is my excuse? They immigrated to the states when I was 2. I spoke both languages. A solid home they bought while working 2 jobs each. I had all the luxuries they never had. I was ahead of the curve in their minds and there was no excuse not to succeed. Failure meant I didn't try and just quit out of entitlement and the spoils of a modern world. Now, I work in the medical field and purchased a duplex so my family lives in one side and my parents live in the other. I pay the bills and give them an allowance to supplement their social security. They never have to worry about money again. I am not your typical Asian kid, . Never the top grades, wasn't timid and terrible at math but..., .I learned how to be tenacious from watching my parents work ethic. I can never repay them for their sacrifice and that is why I do what I do.

[XiangYu]

Im Chinese but I’m not the smartest or fastest - what I am good at is not giving up. Repetition after repetition: there’s something assuring about how one can become skilled at anything, if enough time and effort are put to task.

[inghowong]

As an Asian, I take pride in what it means to be hardworking and not take anything for granted. However I do hope that Asians don’t lose sight of what it means to be happy either!

[JC-jhfi]

I am Asian working in a hospital in Texas. All the African immigrants from Nigeria, West Africa, Ghana, and Mali all look down on Black Americans. Yes, Black Americans are beautiful with their nice hair, manicured nails, fancy make up, and impressive cars - yet they are the CNAs, while the African immigrants are the RNs. The African Nurses say that they came from poor countries yet they overcame poverty by studying hard, and they see all these Black Americans not putting effort to improve their lot while having all the resources that are not available in Africa and many other poor countries around the world.

[icecold]

One of my closest friends is Chinese with a PHD in medicine. My ex is Filipino, along with several friends, one Korean and a long term Taiwanese friend. As a black man I’ve always admired how the hours of their days reading, studying and networking. Meanwhile my black friends are watching Cardi B videos, strolling social media, turning up, arguing who’s the best sports figure, obsessed with money, fashion, and celebrities. Our culture is in this position it’s in because we aren’t doing the dam work. The 60’s, 70’s and 80’s are over. You can’t keep using the same excuse, especially when you have your own boot on your throat. My parents never encouraged me to do anything, and it’s taken my until my 30’s to figure it out on my own.

[JC-Finance]

Always remember “HARD WORK WILL ALWAYS BEAT TALENT WHEN TALENT DOESN’T WANT TO WORK HARD” If you want a 100% life you gotta put in 100% effort.

[ricardocantoral]

Seriously though, I don't understand why you can't point out that different racial and ethnic groups have different behavioral patterns. That's not racism. Racism is not based on observation, it's based on ignorance.

[TV_Bucks]

I'm asian, grew up poor, and my dad used to borrow money from the mob. I learned my lessons to be successful early. Parents, instill a good work ethic to your kids and don't borrow money from the mob.

[unnaturalselection]

I'm American and mostly "white" and I've been an ESL teacher to mostly kids in China for the last 13 years.
I cannot emphasize enough how much hard work these kids put in, how much stress they have on them from a very young age or how goddamn proud I am of them for how well they bear up under it.
Chinese parents think white folks have some sort of magic ability to teach English, but I find that the majority of my job is instilling confidence in these kids and then being their unofficial shrink, telling them they CAN bear up under this immense pressure and they WILL have the incredible futures their parents have been pushing them towards since birth.
...And by and large they DO, folks. They go to the Ivy League, they get the degrees they aim for they become the successful people they've been told they need to be.
I know.
I keep in touch long after they've moved on.
Culture is an absolute beast when it comes to the outcomes your children will inherit from you, and I can only wish that the white and black folks from America could learn from the Chinese how very, very important their children are.
How very, VERY important pressuring kids to dream big and then paying the minimum investment in tutoring they'll require to get to the front wthe line can be.
YOUR kids could change your family's fate with just a bit more effort from you.
Our parents old us "work hard, good luck".
If you're on your kids even 2x as much as mom and dad were on us... if you have their backs... YOUR kids can be the generational change.

[slkoay]

I'm a Malaysian from the Chinese ethnic group. My grandparents migrated from China to Malaysia with hardly any money. The Chinese community in Malaysia worked hard and are doing relatively well economically compared to the majority local Malays. The Malaysian government applied affirmation actions that favour the natives, mostly the Malays. Malaysia is the only country I know where the affirmative actions favour the majority in the country. Despite such affirmative policy, the ethnic Chinese group continues to excel. We do not rely on the government for 'favours' like discounts in house purchases, scholarships, etc. Challenges are something we overcome through education, hard work and sacrifices. The more challenges we encounter, the stronger we become.

[JosephMarquez-pjdp]

I was raised in a Chinese community and learned about small business, self determination and the importance of learning. The Chinese community is where I got an education and public schools taught me reading, writing and arithmatic. John Dewey said; Schooling is not nessarily synonymous with education. Mr. Sowell is correct.