Conclusion

Doing these blog entries on what I thought was a familiar topic actually challenged me in more ways than I would have originally thought possible. In the process of writing these entries, I have been forced to reexamine what I believed to be true of myself, of Asian Americans in general, and of American culture as I understood it.
By writing about what I thought was the typical Asian American culture, and specifically Korean American culture, I was forced to reexamine whether my experiences reflected the general truth or not. Although in many instances they did, there were several cases in which my own views were not reflective of the general experience. Also, I have had to do some research on what I considered to be common knowledge to make sure my facts were straight, and to give credibility to many of my facts. Granted, Wikipedia isn’t the most reliable source, I believe it served the purposes of this blog well enough.
By making explicit what I understood implicitly, I was able to take a step back and reevaluate my own values and beliefs, and why I had such beliefs and values. As I wrote the entries, there were some which reinforced my values and beliefs, while others forced me to question why I had such beliefs. One of the most prominent examples of this was the notion of Asians being perpetual aliens. As an immigrant myself, I simply understood all other Asians to be the same as me; but as I grew older, I understood otherwise, but the fact that Asians were seen as 'perpetual aliens' still seemed to make sense to me. However, I now see that that isn't necessarily fair to all Asian Americans.
There still remains a wide variety of topics that I have yet to cover, as well as a lack of depth with all of the topics I have discussed in my blog. The topics were random, not really building on each other, and not really making much organizational sense. It is my hope that, perhaps sometime in the future, somebody will compile a better anthology of intercultural experiences for Asian American immigrants.
My final thoughts on this blog is the idea of the 1.5 generation - which I called the 'Lost Generation.' Myself being one, I feel that there is much room for exploration for the 1.5 generation immigrants. Just the fact that there are even many different types of 1.5 generation immigrants - from those who have lost touch with their native culture, to those who still cling to it strongly, and anywhere in between - leaves so much room for further exploration on the concept of Asian American immigrants.
Through this blog, I was able to reevaluate my beliefs and values and, in a way, reinvent myself. I hope that my cultural exploration of the Asian American immigrants' experience does not stop here, and will continue to shape and reshape the way I and others see Asian American immigrants.