week 9- Deon Anthony

Deon Anthony
Week 9
A01

In "Why Ferguson Matters to Asian Americans," Soya Jung writes about the death of Michael Brown and explains how Asian Americans should be more active in all racial movements. In her article, she mentions the story of Michael Brown, an African American teenager who was wrongfully killed by a white police. This protest in Ferguson began when Brown was shot even though he was not armed with any weapons or form of protection on him. This sparked the Black Lives Matter movement across the nation. Jung then discusses the Asian American stereotype of model minority, which is almost contrary to the African American stereotype. For this reason, Asian Americans should reach out to the African American community and even other minority communities to form solidarities with. No matter what our specific ethnicity is, we all face different forms of injustice, but it all ultimately comes from the same place: racism. Personally, I have noticed that there is not a great turnout of Asian Americans that partake in protests. But I believe that no matter how different we may be, or what different beliefs and values we have, injustice is injustice and as minorities, we are more similar to each other than different here in the United States. And with that being, we should stand in solidarity for any group of people that face any type of oppression or injustice in America.

Question: There is much talk about how Asian Americans should support African Americans, but do you think African Americans support Asian Americans in their protests just as much?

References:

1. A. (2015, April 26). Asian American Solidarity Statements and Articles in Support of #blacklivesmatter. Retrieved November 19, 2017, from http://www.seeding-change.org/asiansforblacklives/

2. Jung, Soya. (2014, August 20). “Why Ferguson Matters to Asian Americans.” Race Files Retrieved November 19, 2017.