Wen Gao
Section A03
10/2/2015
In the article, Soya Jung expresses her rage about the
murder of Mike Brown by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson happened in
Missouri in August 2014. She believes that it is an outcome of white supremacy instead
of an isolated incident. As an Asian American, she also have her “rage” in
Korean culture. The rage comes from accumulated experiences of oppression,
being controlled, occupied and threatened, and the rage must be expressed. The
shooting recalls her rage which originally exists in her body. Asian Americans, a
minority, tend to be invisible between two societies, black and white, due to
both social bias and self-cognition. But they need to make some changes. For
instance, in this shooting incident, they need to make correct decisions and be either
left or right of the color line or they are likely to be marginalized as time
goes on. Silence and lack of empathy towards the issues of African American
will lead to negative consequences to Asian Americans in the future as well.
Question: How can Asian Americans find their position in the
issues like the shooting of Mike Brown?
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