Week 9 - Chelsea Reyes A02

The reading by Naber sums up how the US reacted to the 9/11 attack and how the view on people of color seemed to shift. It was not limited to just Muslims, but anyone who seemed like they could be Muslim, including Arab/Arab Americans and Filipino/a/Filipino/a Americans to name a couple. This reading was also interesting since it talks about how the US tried increasing their military in the Philippines since that is where my parents are from. It's rare for me to read about the country my parents come from in school, which heightened my interest more into this article. I was surprised to read about how there is so many Filipino organizations that are based in San Francisco. It was nice to see that some activists and groups in the SF area chose to be allies with Arab activists and groups in their fight against the US trying to send them back to their homelands. Post 9/11 caused for many minorities to bond together and to help each other in a time where not just Muslims were being targeted by the government, but all were considered to be targeted communities.

Other minorities supporting each other is seen as solidarity, but would it be different if a group of people who were not a minority tried to show solidarity to a minority group? Would it be welcomed or ignored?

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Naber , N. C. (2002, October). O OUR HISTORY DOESN’T BECOME YOUR FUTURE: The Local and Global Politics of Coalition Building Post September 11th1. Project Muse .