EuJune Kim
A03
Theme: Student Activism
In "What Asian Americans Are Bringing to Campus Movements for Racial Justice" by Mark Tseng Putterman, there was one part that I really was able to relate to/intrigued me. Theanne Liu, the co-president of the Asian Pacific American Coalition at Northwestern, brought up the point about showing solidarity to the Black Lives Matter movement. Another way to say this is being an ally to a movement or a cause. I believe this is a crucial thing to learn to be an activist or to stand in solidarity to a cause. The idea that a person who does not know firsthand about the troubles/struggling another person goes through would like to lead forward in changing the same troubles/struggles is preposterous. Personally, I was incredibly ignorant about this concept. I remember during my freshman year of college I had two girls in my dorm who taught me a lot of feminism and the feminist movement. I would then parade about with nothing but intentions to "help people get woke". but all it did was take away from the women who desperately needed their platform to speak and their spotlight away. Being an ally, like Liu stated, means "knowing when to shut up." This is integral to anyone who wants to stand in solidarity with a movement.
References:
1) Putterman, M. T. (2016). What Asian Americans Are Bringing to Campus Movements for Racial Justice . Race Files . Retrieved November 12, 2017.
2) How To Be An Ally. Meredith Nude. Draw the Line [Digital Image]. N/A. Retrieved from https://geeksforjustice.files.wordpress.com/2016/12/635873016843424623-1972189162_cww__how_to_be_an_ally_by_isaiahbroussard-d7oxrmn.jpg?w=663
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