Week 10

Vince Olanda

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Week 10

In this week's reading, the article speaks about the very action that most are too hesitant to take: taking initiative. Throughout this whole entire quarter, we have been taught about the hardships, and struggles through adversity that Asian women go through in academia. We as a class along with me as a person can definitely see the constant oppression that they go through in the past and on a day to day basis. Whether it be simple harassment in the work area or an over the top attack on their person, these brave women go through unfair treatment and are forced to succumb to sexist comments and harassment to simply earn the pay the much deserve. Along with this, even despite their efforts, they still are underpaid compared to their male cohorts. 

As an Asian male that has never really experienced this type of harassment, I know I am in no place to even suggest that I know what Asian women are feeling, but I do offer myself to not only advocate for them, but to take action alongside them. In the end, I believe women don’t deserve any discrimination at all. There are very prominent women out there, some even more capable than the men surrounding them. It’s about time that this predominantly male society noticed that.

Here's a picture of Rosie the Riveter, a very powerful figure that I came across during APUSH. Shows how women are just as powerful and impactful as men.

Questions: What actions can we take to unlearn male dominance and learn equality? How long will this process take? Will it happen?

References: Redirect Notice. (n.d.). Retrieved June 04, 2017, from https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn.history.com%2Fsites%2F2%2F2014%2F02%2FWe-Can-Do-It-Rosie-the-Riveter-Wallpaper-2-AB.jpeg&imgrefurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.history.com%2Ftopics%2Fworld-war-ii%2Frosie-the-riveter&h=250&w=334&tbnid=NlK9bvZEGZhl4M%3A&tbnh=150&tbnw=200&usg=__XJsDo9H58jjlp_Pt6LcEDBwUT6Q&vet=1&docid=ONc8Wwnh47Pv3M&itg=1&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjhiO2Zn6XUAhVY72MKHaynDsMQ_B0IigEwDg

Valverde, C., & Dariotis, W. (2017). "The Time to Fight is Now": When Asian American Women in Academia Go Rogue. Retrieved June 3, 2017