Anna De Villa
A03
I enjoyed reading “The Time to Fight is Now: When Asian
American Women in Academia Go Rogue” because it was a tidy summary of this
course’s readings. After going through this course, I felt like I know so much
more about the topics discussed within this introduction. When compared to the
beginning of the quarter, I know a lot more about the different injustices that
Asian Americans face in the United States. I appreciate the call to power that
has been one of the themes of the course and how it is highlighted in this introduction.
It is our right to be angry, especially if we are looking at the way Asians
have been put down or raised up, like the model minority myth or yellow peril,
to benefit white people. The way the university is set up is a prime example of
this, and it is important to create or support a movement that argues for a
more equalized platform for all races. The struggle of Asian American women in
the university is shocking to read, and heartbreaking to know that it still
persists despite the fact that most universities, like our own UC Davis,
promote anti-racism and equality but do not reflect it in their staff. We need
to promote unity among all minorities to combat this heavily engrained racism.
Question: After understanding the historical context of
Asian American struggle, is there a way to rectify it?
References:
Valverde, C., & Dariotis, W. (2017). "The Time to
Fight is Now": When Asian American Women in Academia Go Rogue. Retrieved
June 4, 2017.
Quote from Yuri Kochiyama. Visual. Retrieved from http://reappropriate.co/tag/yuri-kochiyama/.
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