Week 8 
Maximilian Probstel 

ASA 002 Section A03

           Universities around the U.S have been portrayed as a progressive and safe space for students of different races to explain and express their opinions in regards to social behaviours in the U.S. The article “What Asian Americans Are Bringing to Campus Movements for Racial Justice” aptly analyses the different impacts of Asian American protests on campus. One of the main points in the article is the misjudgement by other minority groups such as African-American on Asian-American. The article highlights how sometimes there is this common believe that Asian-Americans do not face the same problems of discrimination and therefore do not have to stand up for what they believe. An example of this is when Wong, a student at Brandeis, explains how the Ford Hall protest movements focused more on an increase of Black faculty and students, but initially the protest was more focused on “students of colour” and thus Wong explains how the Asian-American community was ignored in this case. Another example of this can be seen at the University of Minnesota. The article alludes to the lack of an Asian American studies department, whilst the other four ethnic studies programs have a department. The article continues by going from the divide of minority groups to the massive impact minority groups can have once they fight together. This is something that was shocking to me because from outside you think that minority groups would stick together but it is also within minority group that opinions differ. This leads me to my question: “What similar objectives would be necessary for Asian-American and African-American to be able to fight together but also receive the same recognition?” 

I attached an article entry from the Huffington Post that addresses comparisons and contrast between Asian-Americans and African-Americans as minority groups in the U.S. 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/frank-h-wu/bring-together-asian-amer_b_9291396.html

Sources: 

        Do, Leslie L . "Precariously Positioned: Asian American Women Students Negotiating Power in Academic Wonderland." Precariously Positioned: Asian American Women Students Negotiating Power in Academic Wonderland (n.d.): 1-44. University of California, Davis. Web. 21 May 2017.

        Putterman, Mark Tseng. "What Asian Americans Are Bringing to Campus Movements for Racial Justice." Race Files (2016): 1-13. Race Files. Web. 21 May 2017.

        "UC Davis Students Stage Sit-in to Demand." Democracy Now! (2016): 1-17. Web. 21 May 2017.

        Wu, Frank H. "Bringing Together Asian Americans and African Americans?" The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 22 Feb. 2016. Web. 21 May 2017.