Section 1
Week 6
In the article, “The
USA Partriot Act A Sketch” by Charles Doyle, congress passed the an act after
the terrorist attack on the two towers in New York on September 11, 2001. The
act was called the USA Patriot Act which allowed federal officials to listen
into all communications and new crimes, penalties and judgements were created.
My first impression on this article after reading it was that I never knew that
the US government went to such lengths after the attack. Security, rules and
regulations became stricter and people had to penalize for it drastically. The
destruction of the twin towers was horrific so I can understand why they went
to such lengths however I also feel like this act has put more pressure on Asian
Americans and other people of color living in America. There is more pressure
because of discrimination and social barriers that cannot be crossed such as
the fact that Asians came from Asia therefore there is a ‘chance’ that they are
terrorist. The question is: Did this act have a positive or negative effect on
Asian Americans and how?
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