Before taking this course, I imagined it to be the focus on the advancement of Asian American culture in the U.S. history; but after the first lecture, I knew I was wrong. Professor Valverde showed us short clips of the pepper spray incident happened here at UC Davis in different perspectives. I was shocked by it because as a 1st-year student, I have never heard such horrible thing have happened. It seems like the University has put the incident under control.
After finish reading the article “Fight the tower, A Call to Action for Women of Color in Academia,” I have my respect for professor Valverde. I could not imagine the heavy pressure that the society has put on Asian American female at that time even in the educational environment. Professor Valverde definitely has contributed to the movement that encourages Asian American to fight for their rights. From a scholar with low confidence to express her thoughts to a scholar is willing to find solutions to solve problems under extreme conditions. Society tends to portrait Asian as shy, introvert and bashful figures, but it can be different in real life. As many students said in the lecture-discussion, we were taught and raised in one environment, but we were also influenced by the environment around us. As Asian Americans, we should have the rights as Americans and with the unique mixture of knowledge we adopted and learned from other cultures, we can have great achievement in life.
Article:Valverde,Kieu-Linh Caroline. Fight the Tower: A Call to Action for Women of Color in Academia. Retrieved on Jan 10,2019
Image:Grady,Constance.(Jan.7,2019).Sandra Oh made history three times at the Golden Globes.Retrieved on Jan 13,2019
Question: What are other important female historical figures that contribute to fight for the rights of Asian Americans?
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