Section A01
Week 9: Solidarity Movements
In "Why Ferguson matters to Asian Americans," Soya Jung explains how black rage and solidarity movements that stemmed from the Ferguson events is important for Asian Americans to understand that there should not be any anti-blackness, hatred, or rivalry between minority races. Society should learn how to debunk the Asian model minority stereotype because the whole ideology behind it was to pit racial minority groups against each other. When "Black Lives Matter" first came out, I thought those three simple words held so much meaning and power because they made a statement to society that African Americans are still facing huge discrimination such as police brutality. The purpose of solidarity movements is to unite with and support people who want to fight for justice. Solidarity is most effective when everyone has respect for each other's different cultures and circumstances. Different races need to understand each other and accept the differences in order to fully fight for justice. Achieving solidarity will never work if Asian Americans keep harboring negative opinions on African Americans. Asian American struggles are so unknown because people believe that we do not have any. Society must realize that because of the model minority myth, Asian American struggles are so invisible and transparent. People need to understand that America should be a country where different races should appreciate and help each other, not fight against each other.
Question: How do we bring more awareness to society that minority races are supposed to unite together instead of seeing each other as rivals?
References:
- Jung, S. (2014). Why Ferguson matters to Asian Americans. Race Files.
- Yellow Power Black Power [Digital image]. (2013, March 21). Retrieved from https://www.changelabinfo.com/2013/04/01/past-present-future-of-multiracial-solidarity/yellow-power-black-power-2/
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