Section A01
Week 8
There’s only been a few times when I wondered which category Asians/Asian Americans fall under - white or “colored” - or if they fell under any at all. I didn’t see how this could connect to bigger issues in the University and society today. After reading “What Asian Americans Are Bringing for Campus Movements for Racial Justice” by Mark Tseng Putterman, I became well informed about Asian American student involvement in activism and how even this minority group can feel isolation I certain universities. I probably never felt this state of “invisibilization” as Putterman coins it because I’ve always attended a school that was either predominantly Asian or there was a numerous amount of Asians. So to read about the cause of the rise of Asian American students in activism was encouraging; and though I believe this is a good thing, I think a more effective way to shed light and defeat this model minority myth would be to join other minority groups who have harsher experiences in society. We consistently see how African Americans and Muslims are treated differently by people and the police. For these activism demonstrations to progress, I believe there could be a breakthrough if we all stepped up together as one group rather just like the APIs4BlackLives group. Nonetheless, what the students mentioned in this article felt is totally valid; everyone deserves to be acknowledged. My question now is, how can the whole Asian American population feel the need to raise their voice regarding racial justice? Or do they need to?
References:
Hongyu, B. (2016, February 24). Protests backing convicted police officer expose chronic racial discrimination in US [Digital image.] Retrieved November 12, 2017 from http://en.people.cn/n3/2016/0224/c98649-9020601.html
Putterman, M. T. (2016). What Asian Americans Are Bringing for Campus Movements to Racial Justice. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
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