Cristina Musngi
Section 1
Week 1
Week 1
'Four Prisons' and the Movements of Liberation
Since
coming to UC Davis, I have been exposed to and have learned more about activism
and it's importance. I have seen personal friends, peers, and TA's become truly
passionate about a topic or idea and used their motivation and commitment to
stand by their ideals. While I've never been a part of a protest, I have
learned to appreciate student activists and activism as a whole.
Glenn
Omatsu's article "The 'Four Prisons' and the Movements of Liberation have
pointed out four "prisons" of people. These prisons include the
prison inflicted onto us due to the past history, geography, society's social
class and structure, and the prison of our self. Activists address these
"prisons" head on and try to escape from them.
These
activists, particularly student activists have really inspired to analyze and
question the social structure's enforced throughout my life. I believe the San
Francisco Strike of 1968 was a very key driving force in the furtherance in of
minority rights and solidarity of third world countries. It is very empowering
to know that students just like me had such a vital part in changing
perspectives on Asian Americans along with other future movements for civil
rights and reform.
Question:
What aspects of college or college students are there that make activism so
prevalent in that community?
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