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iveyjurea

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Discuss the effect of the bamboo ceiling.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Which of the following statements is true of the attack on slavery?
 
  a. A slave was vulnerable to his or her owner's wishes, but slavery as an institution was not vulnerable to outside opinion.
  b. Enslaved Blacks who did not attempt to escape from the South resisted slavery through such means as violent resistance.
  c. A slave was counted as three-fifths of a person in determining population representation in the House of Representatives.
  d. Many Whites who opposed slavery, such as Abraham Lincoln, believed in racial equality.



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Answer to Question 1

Even with all the tools to succeedsupportive family, high achievement, and often attending prestigious schoolsAsian Americans often hit what has been termed a bamboo ceiling. The bamboo ceiling refers to the barrier that talented Asian Americans face because of resentment and intolerance directed toward Asian Americans. The bamboo ceiling is clearly a nod to the term glass ceiling, a term that has historically been used to address barriers that women and minority group men have faced in the workplace. The presence of the bamboo ceiling reflects the cultural values and social norms that impact Asian professionals' interactions with others and cause others to make negative judgments about them.

Answer to Question 2

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