Quiz 6 Construction of Race, Globalized Identity

This video of a middle aged Asian man lip syncing Michael Jackson's "Black or White," addresses constructions of race and globalized identity. In the Asian culture there are certain expectations to be met, one of which are high marks in school. The Asian culture is very demanding of their children's academics, and every child is expected to have a very bright and promising future. From a family standpoint, Asian families have a deep sense of respect for each other. The video follows more of the stereotypes of Asians rather than Asian culture itself. A stereotype for Asians today is that they can't sing, dance, and commonly have very funny facial expressions when they laugh. All of these hold true in the video of the Asian man lip syncing. This video relates more to the construction of the Asian stereotypes rather than the Asian race itself. One instance where I think it relates to globalized identity is in the beginning when he is sitting in the car and his father tells him to turn the music off. Knowing that the Asian culture is very strict and demands a lot of their children academically, I think it was fitting for the father to tell him to stop lip syncing and American song.