During Week 1, Professor Valverde displayed a video of the UC Davis Pepper Spray incident, which happened in 2011, when UC Davis students were protesting against the high tuition costs. Rather than listening to their students, UC Davis administration decided to have the campus police stop the protest and clear out the students protesting in the quad. As students continued to resist, UC Davis police decided to use military grade pepper spray on the students in order to break them apart and make them leave.
Week 1’s readings centered around Asian American women in academia. In one of the readings, titled, Fight the Tower: A Call to Action for Women of Color in Academia, Professor Valverde (2010) discusses academia amongst women of color and shares her struggles and triumph in a journey to obtain tenure. In the reading, a quote struck out, where Professor Valverde states, "We must fight because we are at a crucial crossroad. With massive budgetary cuts at universities nationwide and trends toward corporatization, underrepresented groups again find themselves increasingly targets of bullying, harassment, and dismissal" (Valverde, 2010). One of these underrepresented groups are Asian American women, who are perceived to be obedient and most of all, silent. Professor Valverde and many other Asian American women professors continue to dismantle this idea by continuously fighting. After watching the video and reading Valverde's article, all I kept thinking about was how schools and especially universities love to pride themselves in their students' accomplishments and yet, they would not listen to their needs and wants.
Week 1’s readings centered around Asian American women in academia. In one of the readings, titled, Fight the Tower: A Call to Action for Women of Color in Academia, Professor Valverde (2010) discusses academia amongst women of color and shares her struggles and triumph in a journey to obtain tenure. In the reading, a quote struck out, where Professor Valverde states, "We must fight because we are at a crucial crossroad. With massive budgetary cuts at universities nationwide and trends toward corporatization, underrepresented groups again find themselves increasingly targets of bullying, harassment, and dismissal" (Valverde, 2010). One of these underrepresented groups are Asian American women, who are perceived to be obedient and most of all, silent. Professor Valverde and many other Asian American women professors continue to dismantle this idea by continuously fighting. After watching the video and reading Valverde's article, all I kept thinking about was how schools and especially universities love to pride themselves in their students' accomplishments and yet, they would not listen to their needs and wants.
The cartoon attached shows a woman with a graduation cap applying for a job and is turned down. She then returns with a face mask, and the male figure welcomes her with open arms. This parallels with Valverde's story in that she was advised to conform to whatever would grant her the best chance at obtaining tenure. Although she didn't do what she was advised, many take that thinking into consideration and can possibly achieve positions they are working towards.
My question is: Since those who are more qualified than others aren't able to get the position they are deserving of, do biases on race or gender play a larger role than experience? Why or why not?
References:
Kieu-Linh Caroline Valverde. “Fight the Tower: A Call to Action for Women of Color in Academia.”
Pham, H., & Pham, K. (2010, February 8). [Cha Lua Gio Song Vietnamese Ham]. Retrieved January 11, 2019, from http://www.theravenouscouple.com/2010/02/cha-lua-vietnamese-ham-recipe.html
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