Krystienne Delarosa
ASA 2 Blog #10November 22, 2015
In Response to: THE DREAM IS OVER: LENONO AND THE DEATH OF THE ASIAN AMERICAN MOVEMENT
This
reading was primarily talking about John Lenon, his death, his wife, and his
political days. I think that this
article was interesting because it showed the side of Lenon that is usually not
talked about in the history books. Upon
reading the article, I saw it as his wife was using him for her own ideas to
help create the Asian American Movement started. She would make John the catalyst to show his
fans the importance of cultural and political change. While it is true that Asian Americans are underrepresented
in the history books regarding their struggles- since African Americans and
even Chicanos are given more representation about their history than Asian
Americans. While Yoko Ono’s intentions
were for the right purpose, I can see why some people thought that she
manipulated Lenon. If it wasn’t for her,
Lenon wouldn’t have been put on Nixon’s list.
I see this as a way to show the extent the type of power that the
government actually has over the population.
They have a lot of under the radar- government officials that the public
does not know about and that is why many people speculated suspicion over Lenon’s
murder. I think that this “suspected” “target
killing” on John Lenon was used as a way to shut down the ideas of Yoko Ono as
well.
What other possible “target” killings have there been?
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