Week 1 Bailey Wang

Bailey Wang

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Week 1

“Fight the Tower: A Call to Action for Women of Color in Academia,” by professor Valverde presents the battle that she faced in order to receive her teaching position. In her pursuit to achieve her tenure, the people whom she believed supported her were actually the ones deterring her from accomplishing her goal. She faced prejudice since she is an Asian-American woman. In her journey, she found a community which she can trust and rely on and fought against the corrupt school system.

I never realized how shady the university departments are. Majority of the teachers I had going through school always told the class that everyone has equal rights to education and can pursue higher. However, professor Valverde’s story reveals the reality of the situation and that many people, mostly women of color, are subjected to this sort of discrimination. The university staff are willing to restrain people from succeeding. Despite their objections, she overcame them. I always thought that by focusing on your degree, then one could achieve anything, except that usually only happens to people with privileged.

Do you think that the staff should have to go through re-evaluations ever few years?

Valverde, K. (2013). Fight the Tower: A Call to Action for Women of Color in Academia. Seattle Journal for Social Justice, 12(2).

Chin Ning Chu - Alchetron, The Free Social Encyclopedia. (2014, January 18). Retrieved September 29, 2017, from https://alchetron.com/Chin-Ning-Chu-1023662-W