A01
Week9
In “Why Ferguson
Matters to Asian Americans”, the author Soya Jung extends the discussion of Mike
Brown’s death caused by a Ferguson police officer in 2014 and further explains how it matters to Asian Americans. Although this incident seems to only involve the conflicts between
Black and White people, the meaning of it causes much more impacts, since it is an aftermath of white supremacy around the whole country. When the
US is moving towards two sides, one side is white and another is black, Asian
Americans are standing in the middle and we must find our position. Having
incident like the murder of Mike Brown is a deadlock between the black and the white,
but also means the problems of racism inequality, which affects Asian Americans
simultaneously. Therefore, Asian Americans should be aware of this issue and
speak out problems. In “Building a Culture of Solidarity: Racial Discourse,
Black Lives Matter, and Indigenous Social Justice”, it talks about the low participation
rate of Asians on Black Lives Matter. I remembered when I first saw the sign of “Black
Lives Matter” during my freshman year, I asked my Asian friends what that meant and they replied me that this was none of our business. As an international
Asian student, I feel like we always neglect issues that do not directly affect
us. Hence, after reading these materials, I feel like we should be more
active and fight for rights and equality, not just for ourselves but the whole
community. If we do not do so, we will also be the victims one day.
The question I have
for this week is how to make more young people be aware of the problems happening
in different ethnicity groups?
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
Jung, S. (2014,
August 20). Why Ferguson Matters to Asian Americans. Race Files. Retrieved 26th
May, 2017 from
https://www.racefiles.com/2014/08/20/why-ferguson-matters-to-asian-americans/
Unknown. All lives
matter. [digital image]. Retrieved 27th May, 2017 from http://whisper.sh/whisper/05182af2934d2e986158daccc25d70bf3005d7/Black-lives-matter-White-lives-matter-Asian-lives-matterMexican-live
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