Section A01
Week 9
This week I read, "Why Ferguson Matters to Asian Americans." by Soya Jung. It is similar to the reading I wrote about last week, both have to do with solidarity between Asian Americans and blacks. This article focuses on a different angle though for solidarity, which is through rage as a motivation for change and activism. I personally feel that the use of rage sounds quite barbaric at first glance, but the way the author describes it makes sense. Anger can be one of the best motivators to get something done, and being able to finely focus that anger at a specific subject is very strong. It is a natural feeling that people have and a very basic feeling, so rallying behind anger is something that many people can do. I hope though that this anger doesn't turn into violence though.
Question
What I don't completely get is what divides the line between blackness and whiteness. The article doesn't make it very clear. Is is a line economically? Is it a line symbolizing if you are anti black or not? I also feel like labeling them as two defined sections that you can group people in isn't right, because I feel that blacks and whites can be in the middle of this grouping just as much as Asians. So what makes you on one side of the line versus the other?
References
Jung, Soya. (2014, August 20). “Why Ferguson Matters to Asian Americans.” Race Files Retrieved November 19, 2017.
Iroegbu, U. (n.d.). [Digital image]. Retrieved November 19, 2017, from
http://www.uiphotographic.com/twin-cities-daily-planet
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