week 8

Ju Yong Kim
ASA 002 A02
Week 8

This week's reading of, "What Asian Americans are Bringing to Campus for racial justice", was something that was kind of already talked about a lot in class. Universities refusing to let Asian American studies courses be taught was not new for me. However, one thing that was new was when the asian reporter, Tim Tai, was trying to report his story, but couldn't because the protestors were blocking him from coming into the protest. I think that during the protest for black rights, the asian reporter was seen as someone who was part of the reason why this protest was happening. In my opinion, asian americans receive discrimination alongside the african americans, but in a different kind of way. There are a lot of stereotypes about asian americans that really affects the lives of every single asian american. We are generally seen as being naturally good at math and science, or talking with a funny accent when we speak english. What a lot of people fail to realize that these expectations and stereotypes puts a lot of pressure on asian americans. So going back to student protests, asian americans are more quiet in speaking about these types of issues, because addressing this would be difficult. It isn't apparent in a lot of communities, and most people, when experienced with such pressure, try there best to live up to it. So, i think that all races can join together to protest for all rights and no race should be left out.

Question: where do most asians think that they stand when protests for rights in school happen?

References: 

10 examples of #AAPI’s rich history of resistance. (2014, January 15). Retreived may 21, 2016 from http://reappropriate.co/2014/01/10-examples-of-aapis-rich-history-of-resistance/

What Asian Americans Are Bringing to Campus Movements for Racial Justice. (2016, December 27). Retrieved May 21, 2017, from https://www.racefiles.com/2016/02/01/what-asian-americans-are-bringing-to-campus-movements-for-racial-justice/