In this week's reading, Dariotis Yoo's article "Care Work" provided insight into the caring role and emotional support role that many Asian American women find themselves in. I can understand where this role has its basis: probably with the innumerable stereotypes where Asian American women are seen as docile and motherly. Personally, I have not seen many interactions such as these around campus, but my major is in a very white male-dominated field and having a professor of Asian descent is quite rare. Nonetheless, it was interesting to learn about the dynamic an Asian American/ Asian woman has on an University Campus as it is rarely something you see and hear about. This is a silent stereotype and possible struggle.
W.P in "She Shall Not Be Moved" provides us with another strong, moving poem about how she was deemed as childish upon her return to academia. Her grants would be denied and she began to suffer physical ailments as well as ideation of suicide. This is horrible, to say the least. The line that stood out to me the most was "To live is to/To fulfill a child's dream". The way I see it, she is a fighter and the fact that she continues to live despite the scorn and harassment is nothing short of amazing.
Sources
“Wang Ping.” Mac Weekly, themacweekly.com/2013/02/english-professor-brings-discrimination-suit/.
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