Week 9- Iris Wu

Iris Wu

Section A01

Week 9

In the reading, “Why Ferguson Matters to Asian Americans,” Soya Jung brought up the close relationship between Asian Americans and other ethnic group issues by introducing the Mike Brown Ferguson Incident. She also pointed out the stereotypical differences between Asian Americans and other ethnic groups; while African Americans seem to be aggressive, Asian Americans have the image of being introverted. This stereotypical difference often makes Asian Americans “unheard” or not getting enough attention on relative social issues. However, the model minority in general, regardless of ethnicity, are treated with the same brutality. Therefore, solidarity is important among minority groups.

In another reading this week, “Building a Culture of Solidarity: Racial Discourse, Black Lives Matter, and Indigenous Social Justice,” Santo F. Ramos mentioned the diverse culture and traditions he observed from different ethnic groups and the gap they have between each other that prevents the cooperation and solidarity. However, he also agreed that this is an important issue. I found these two readings highly relevant to the articles we had last week, as they all talked about the solidarity between groups and are all encouraging Asian Americans to be more open-minded, to care about other cultural issues and get involved. Note that we are all within the model minority, we should be able to gather the advantages of each group, strengthen ourselves as we all work towards a same target, to be treated equally. This is why student activisms, as mentioned in last week, are such an important action, as they bring students up together, show our demands, and motivates solidarity.

The picture shows the solidarity among people of different colors.

Question: Is there any cross ethnic/ cultural groups cooperation or student activism going on on campus?

Reference:

1.     Jung, S. (2014, August 20). Why Ferguson Matters to Asian Americans. Race Files.

2.     Ramos, S. F. (2016, April 20). Building a Culture of Solidarity: Racial Discourse, Black Lives Matter, and Indigenous Social Justice. Retrieved from http://enculturation.net/building-a-culture-of-solidarity

3.     Five Hands Holding Each Other as an Interracial Solidarity. (n.d.). Retrieved May 28, 2017, from http://www.istockphoto.com/vector/solidarity-circle-on-white-background-gm523055934-91866697