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If there’s one thing that I have taken away from this paper (or more importantly, this class) is that there is this constant struggle between the University system and those who are a part of it: students, faculty, professors, administrators, parents, children, and communities. This paper focuses a lot on Asian American women of color. I find it particularly interesting that this group is both invited but also rejected; they are accepted when they fit the roles that society defines for them, but once they step out of this rigid definition, they are a threat. This, as I have come to realize, is a deeper form a racism that goes beyond name calling. I am beginning to understand and am honestly disgusted that groups of people, in this case Asian women of color, are targeted due to their ethnicity and their corresponding position in society. I used to define racism and hating other races, but it goes way beyond that. True racism lies within a social and political institution that uses one’s own race against them. Despite this disadvantage, it is inspiring to learn about all these stories of suppressed voices who refused to be silenced; Block Joy, Mouvangsou, Do, Deloso, and Professor Valverde just to name a few. It makes the future looks bright despite how this class has brought the war with the university system to my attention. I do wonder though how do the groups that the university targets change over time as society moves along. Do groups really ever stop being targets? Or is less/more emphasis placed on them?
Last year, South African students had a protest against tuition hikes. The protest evolved and they eventually demanded free education for all.
“Why Are South African Students Protesting?” BBC News, BBC, 4 Oct. 2016, www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-34615004.
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