In "Why Ferguson Matters to Asian Americans,” Soya Jung argues how the anti-black racism happening in modern America matters to Asian Americans. In this article, I resonate most with the difficulties that come with being Asian American in a U.S. sociopolitical environment that is strongly black or white. As a result, in issues of white vs black in America, our position is questioned and looked at with stark criticism, and in a world where people want to categorize whole groups into one category, this makes it difficult to make our stance clear, since each of us have unique points of views depending on where we grew up and our experiences.
This week’s theme and this article leads me to think that there is a sociopolitical force suggesting for a movement where minorities stand together in solidarity against racism in this country. We can’t allow the white majority to divide the other minorities into having different views and objectives. We, including the white majority, are immigrant ethnic groups that must stand on equal terms in an environment where one is judged by their character and not by the color of their skin.
Question: How can minority groups come to understand each other without making enemies among each other and with the white majority?
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Works Cited:
Jung, S. (2014). Why Ferguson matters to Asian Americans. Race Files.
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