Section 2
Week 1
The article "The 'Four Prisons' And The Movements Of Liberation" by Glenn Omatsu focused on the driving forces of various movements that impacted history for Asian Americans. Prior to reading this piece, I was not aware that living in this society meant essentially living in a prison created by--geography, history, society, and self. Society has taught us to live a way in which we are to be obedient and not to question authority figures. I do have to admit that I have been living in this way and have been traveling on the "conveyer belt". For countless years, minorities, especially Asian Americans, went along with the flow even if they did not have the same ideals. Asian Americans finally decided to take a stand in 1968 and won the nation's first School of Ethnic Studies, which freed them from the shackles. Through this, they achieved freedom and expressed the strength of Asian Americans as a group and their ability to challenge moral values. This began an age of the Cultural Revolution in which activists challenged class structure, bureaucracy, and other times of inequalities. Looking back at history shows us that with a common goal, a group can achieve success. My question is, what would happen if all groups decided that they wanted to challenge authority?
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