ASA 02-A01
As I read "What Asian-Americans are Bringing to Campus Movements for Racial Justice" by Mark Tseng Putterman, the first thing in my mind was not recalling on any protests against racial injustice towards Asian-Americans. I had been an avid reader of history as a kid growing up, and although I lived in Indonesia, I was well-aware of the Civil Rights movements that happened here and I remembered questioning myself if Asians like myself is also considered a "person of color". It was nice to know that there are some people from the Asian-American community "deviate" from the social norm and protest against the racial inequalities, although the movement has not been as established as some others (e.g. Black Lives Matter). I wonder if the reason behind the silence/indifference of Asian-Americans is due to the culture. I remember that as a Chinese-Indonesian growing up in Indonesia, my parents has always reminded me to only keep my opinions to myself amd not vent off my voice in public. Initially I thought it makes sense because I am of the minority population as well, and trying to get my voice heard would sound dubious. However, after I came here, and also after I read this article, it made me realize that the reason why some other's protests may be more established is because the general community support the movement and it gave them a sense of power, I think that to get our voices heard, it really is up to the people. If the people come together and voice out their concerns and opinions, I think it is not impossible to start something that may just as be or even more established that some other movements.
Question: What would be some other factors that could make the Asian-American movements be more established than the power of the people, if a movement were to be started/created?
Resources:
Putterman, M. T. (n.d.). Race Files . What Asian Americans are bring to campus movements for racial justice . Retrieved November 11, 2017.
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