According to Shaun Tandon, a journalist from AFP, Asian Americans go through extreme amounts of bullying more than other minorities in the US. The usual bullying that takes place are in classrooms but now with all the media and technology adding in to the equation it is becoming worse. The "language barrier" is one reason Tandon gives for why Asian Americans are being bullied. He even mentions that "children perceived as Muslim" are specially targeted ever since September 11.
This bullying causes children to resort to drugs and alcohol or even committing suicide. In reality, this is a major issue than people realize. As a minority myself growing up being bullied for just being different was a very hard time in my life. Bullying or another way of saying being discriminated against exists in any age group. Why is being different physically or speaking a different language is not consider as a norm? What is normal in America?
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http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5ieIKEf6GvJAwc1iBJZ1itH-HGbyA?docId=CNG.1732b21b28ee34447047f9aa12dd08c5.b31
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