Week 10
The article “Emergence of Queer Vietnamese America” was a very interesting article that covered the gay an lesbian community of Vietnamese Americans. I thought that Michelle brought up a great point that she was so caught up in building a successful feature that it never occurred to her that she may have been gay. She was focused on a higher education and was trying to pursue her masters degree. She mentioned that growing up poor made her look to education as a way out of poverty. While doing this, she neglected and suppressed her sexual preference. It was not until she was older that she was able to have stability in her life and explore her sexuality. I believe that she may have waited this long until she found success in herself because she had the freedom to do whatever she please in life when she hit a certain age. I think that in life when we hit a certain point in our life , we then become open in our choices and soon we don’t care about what people have to say about us. Being gay and a minority has many obstacles to overcome because today we are still fighting for the right for equal marriage and as well as equal treatment for minorities.
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