It comes full circle now in the final week of this course from Professor Valverde’s introduction to her book and article to now, her conclusion on power, resistance, and being woke. “To die for one’s people is a great sacrifice but to live for one’s people is an even greater sacrifice” is something that can be seen as dramatic but it holds much truth. I will remember this as I progress in my education and training to help others in underserved communities. It gives me hope that a movement towards a new type of academia is occurring because before this class, I was not necessarily aware of the capitalist-patriarchal system we have in play in current academia. This conclusion on all that the professor wanted to convey touches a lot on Asian American women in academia, stepping out of a "cloned storm trooper" mindset, and lastly on being woke. Women of minority groups have been shamed and brought down by the system in so many cases—just as the professor had experienced in her own trials for tenure. Real change can only occur as we escape this "sheep conforming", or as referenced in the reading, a "cloned storm trooper" mindset, and take action into our own hands to educate others and empower such groups who have been oppressed. This all starts with realizing that systems that are meant to guide, liberate, and educate oneself are in actuality oppressing others. “The first acts of [resistance] against the powers of oppression involves extending kindness, justice, and empathy to those in need” is something I hope others will implement to their ambitions and endeavors as well so that we may see a more just society.
Q: How can we decentralize and democratize power while redefining what power means?
Work Cited
Oppression in Academia - Google Search. https://www.google.com/search?q=oppression+in+academia&rlz=1C5CHFA_enUS789US789&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjK1ZzKxvngAhXoGDQIHXx2BaMQ_AUIDygC&biw=1439&bih=726&dpr=2#imgrc=S3cvUNcxYRTTAM: Accessed 11 Mar. 2019.
Wei Ming Dariotis ad Kieu Linh Valverde. "Academics Awaken: Power, Resistance, and Being Woke."
Q: How can we decentralize and democratize power while redefining what power means?
Work Cited
Oppression in Academia - Google Search. https://www.google.com/search?q=oppression+in+academia&rlz=1C5CHFA_enUS789US789&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjK1ZzKxvngAhXoGDQIHXx2BaMQ_AUIDygC&biw=1439&bih=726&dpr=2#imgrc=S3cvUNcxYRTTAM: Accessed 11 Mar. 2019.
Wei Ming Dariotis ad Kieu Linh Valverde. "Academics Awaken: Power, Resistance, and Being Woke."
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