Section A02
Blog 2/Week 2
September 30, 2015
I grew up in a middle-class family and a thriving Asian American community. I had an abundance of resources, a loving family, supportive friends, and many more. I grew up with the mindset that things were going to be handed to me, or I would have it easy throughout school. However, reading this article proved to me a few things: there are others who once thought of these ideas, people face similar obstacles as me, and the gradual understanding of situations around me benefit my growth intellectually and emotionally.
I can resonate with this article, even though I am no scholar. I initially questioned my acceptance into UC Davis, similar to the Imposter Syndrome that the author once had. I do not like speaking about myself, but I met a couple people this year who I am comfortable with to talk about topics that trouble me. I agree that women of color are targets of dismissal, and I also believe that their male counterparts have as much trouble in academia as women.
I strike it as odd when I ponder on how certain colleagues continued to harass the author. Also, why did some authority figures fail to address the issues of presumptions based on ethnicity?
Women of Color Coming Together for Social Justice
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