Week 9 - Sushil Ravoori A02

I think that the article “Why Feguson Matters to Asian Americans” by Soya Jung is a very important article for all minorities to understand. Often it seems that the struggles of minority groups such as Asian Americans are ignored, in protests for equal rights for minorities. Due to the “model minority” myth, Asians are often considered to be not affected by these issues that affect minorities. However, this is absolutely incorrect, as the writer of this article discusses. The author talks about how a few weeks before the Ferguson incident, which was wildy publicized and protested by minority rights groups, an Asian man was brutally murdered in New York, by a man who ran him over intentionally with a truck. This brutal incident garnered absolutely no media attention in comparison to the similar death of an African American man in Ferguson. It is likely if an Asian American man had died in Ferguson, the story would have not garnered nearly as much attention. I have personally read about incidents where Indian and Asian people (some elderly, who did not understand English) were beaten and abused by police officers, but these stories never have nearly as much attention as stories involving African Americans. It is important that all minorities realize that our struggle is together, and we must give equal attention to all human rights violations in our country.

References:

1. Jung, S. (2014, August 20). Why Ferguson Matters to Asian Americans. Race Files.

2.  Digital Image. Retrieved 2017, Nov 19 from https://www.tcdailyplanet.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/IMG_0278-1-1170x780.jpg.