In this week's reading "The Cost of Speaking," I was impressed by the experience of the student activist Shannon Deloso, who is also an undergraduate student. She becomes the leader of the students' association and represents students to join the college meeting. Speaking publicly on the students' gathering, she overcomes her fear of fighting with the education systems. I admire her courage that she is the same age as me, but she tries her best to defend for ethical study and rights of minority people. She uses her voice to awake other undergraduate students. Seeing through the school chairman's insincerity and seeing the injustice in the educational system, do we have the courage to speak out loud. At the beginning of this chapter, we see the example of W.P. She is treated unfairly on the promotion. However, when she wants to defend her right, the school sues her. The system dwarfs her, and no one is wailing to help her. Her story is heartbreaking. Many people have sacrificed everything in their pursuit of justice. Fortunately, many, like student activists, are still willing to join the fight. We are unwise to lower our defenses.
The reading reminds me of the article "Coronavirus reminds Asian Americans like me that our belongings is conditional," written by John Cho. In the article, John expresses his opinions and worries about racism crime happened during this period. I was impressed that he says, when he was young, his parents warn him to be careful that the society treats them as outsiders. However, recently, he called his parents and asked them to be careful when going out. Once we thought if we were America enough, we could be accepted, but eliminating racism is not that easy, and this is not the time to lower defenses.
Question: Do we have this kind of student organization in our school? As undergraduate students, how could we help to fight injustice in academia?
Citation:
Valverde, K.-L. C., & Dariotis, W. M. (2020). Fight the tower: Asian American women scholars resistance and renewal in the academy. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press.
[Digital image]. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2020-04-22/asian-american-discrimination-john-cho-coronavirus
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