This week’s
reading made me aware some struggles faced by Asian minority groups in United
States. In Takeyama’s reading she discussed several struggles she has faced as
an international scholar. Combine Takeyama’s struggles she mentioned (like
language barrier, failure for tenure), and Asian were marginalized in American
education system in Mouavangsou’s reading, I felt like it’s more accurate to metaphor
American society into a pyramid, rather than a melting pot. Takeyama’s
struggles as an international scholar could represent many international
scholar’s difficulties: many of them have great publication and contributed a
lot to the field, but they were treated unfairly.
The reading “How
to leave Academia”can be an consequence of scholar’s harsh situation on campus.
The author felt terrible to be a part of academia, but felt proud to be a
waitress. This could prove that many international scholar’s academic
achievements were not proven by the mainstream, and they didn’t feel respected
from the environment. They didn’t get paid as a result of their work, such as
achieving tenure. But as a waitress, every work has payback.
Question: As
increasing number of international scholars felt disappointed towards academia
in United States, will it affect globalization and US’s future academic
situation in the world?
Takeyama, A. (2019). Opening the Box: An International Asian Woman Scholar’s Fight
Neutill, R. (2019). “How to Leave Academia.”
Mouavangsou, K. (2019). "Hmong does not mean free"
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