A01
Week 8
In the article, "What Asian Americans Are Bringing to Campus Movements for Racial Justice" by Mark Tseng Putterman, I felt that a lot of how Asian Americans respond and react to things is based on their culture and upbringing. Personally, I don't involve myself in campus movements because partially, I've been raised to have a calm and put together demeanor. Involving myself in these activities can bring a lot of unwanted attention and you don't even know if the efforts would be worth it. In the parts discussing Asian international students, it's not always easy to come together as a community with them, even if we are all Asian. Being Asian and Asian American are really different things. Personally, I'm really okay with being in community with all Asian international students except for Chinese international students. I have a harder time because I have personal experience that has made it difficult for me to want to accept them into the community. My cousins and aunts/uncles from China immigrated here when I was a freshman in high school. They stayed at our home and it had felt like they invaded my life. I suddenly had to shift my life in order to accommodate them. This is why I harbor a more negative attitude towards Chinese immigrants because of my experience. It's also because generally, many people have negative perceptions of them since they are stereotypically known to be loud and rude. Because of that, as terrible as it sounds, I don't want people to associate me with people like that.
Question: Is it a bad thing for Asian Americans to choose not to involve themselves in campus movements?
References:
1. Putterman, M. T. (2016, February 1). What Asian Americans Are Bringing to Campus Movements for Racial Justice. Race files. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
2."I’m Not Here for the Asian Americans Who Won’t Get Behind #BlackLivesMatter."Reappropriate. N.p., 11 July 2016. Web. 20 May 2017.
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