Week 10
A01
Annie Tang
Week 10’s
reading material draws a conclusion on the whole quarter by coming back to our
first week’s theme. In “Academics Awaken: Power, Resistance, and Being Woke”,
the author mentioned an essential point that everyone should be impressed. That
is, when individuals in Asian American community were being oppressed, they failed
to speak up because they were stopped by the shame which should never blame for
themselves. Asian Americans, somehow inherited eastern culture, are often being
extremely humble so as to please others. They blame themselves for everything
that goes wrong in a team. They keep a low profile in order to fit into a
foreign culture as a minority. I personally had the same issue when I apologized
for something that I later realized it was not even my fault. And the reason behind
these phenomena comes from the not only the eastern culture, but also the
social hierarchy rooted inside the mind that Asians are hierarchically lower
than the other group. If we want to fight against the injustice, we should not plug
ourselves in the way of opponents’ mind at the first place. Being oppressed is
not the fault that we should feel shameful. Rather, it is the fault of the
society, and it should serves as our reason to stand up and argue for the
rights. Like what is stated in the reading, Asian Americans should be aware
that keeping silent and conforming to the current unjust system is to destroy
themselves. Only through rebelling can the Asian community, the other groups
involved, and the society be saved.
Reference
Maier. T. (2013) Picture retrieved from https://baltimorepostexaminer.com/standing-up-for-
myself-proves-easier-when-i-have-support/2013/06/14/stand-up-speak-up-fight-back
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