Response to: So Our History Doesn’t Become Your Future - Nadine C. Naber
Jason Luong - A01
In his work, “So Our History Doesn’t Become Your Future: The Local and Global Politics of Coalition Building Post September 11th”, Naber discusses the importance of coalition building within communities of those who suffered due to events throughout history as to prevent injustices from occurring. Naber spoke of howpost-9/11 society has treated those of Middle Eastern background, or assumed, mirrored past events such as the bombing of Pearl Harbor and the subsequent discrimination and isolation of the Japanese U.S. citizens. I must agree that, even in today’s society, history tends to repeat itself, and the same mistakes are occurring. After the events of 9/11, many people of targeted ethnic and racial groups hid themselves by continuously identifying as “American”, and covering up their origins; unfortunately, it does not remove the corrupt stigma branded during these tragedies. Such is that these mistreated groups evidently experience, not only a physical diaspora, but one of an internal structure.
Jason Luong - A01
In his work, “So Our History Doesn’t Become Your Future: The Local and Global Politics of Coalition Building Post September 11th”, Naber discusses the importance of coalition building within communities of those who suffered due to events throughout history as to prevent injustices from occurring. Naber spoke of howpost-9/11 society has treated those of Middle Eastern background, or assumed, mirrored past events such as the bombing of Pearl Harbor and the subsequent discrimination and isolation of the Japanese U.S. citizens. I must agree that, even in today’s society, history tends to repeat itself, and the same mistakes are occurring. After the events of 9/11, many people of targeted ethnic and racial groups hid themselves by continuously identifying as “American”, and covering up their origins; unfortunately, it does not remove the corrupt stigma branded during these tragedies. Such is that these mistreated groups evidently experience, not only a physical diaspora, but one of an internal structure.
It truly is despairing to know that people have the tendency
to immediately start attacking others due to events afar, and that those being
attacked must struggle to fight against adversity while claiming their stake
here in a nation that creates policies that, when exploited, creates pressure
for the oppressed to do so. My question
here is to what extent must the oppressed take upon their measures to ensure political
and social equality without being accused of “being radical” in a negative
connotation?
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