Week 10-Esther Perng A01

This article was a nice way to tie everything together, referring back to the topics that we read and talked about in the beginning of this class. It talked about Asian American women in academia and they way they are treated and sometimes looked down upon because of the model minority myth. There are many cases in which these women are bullied in the academic workforce and it’s all due to a combination of racism and sexism. And whenever these women would attempt to speak up and stand up for themselves, they are shamed for being “too loud” because they’re going against the expectations that society has built for them, where the only option is to be submissive and obedient. This course, along with the many articles that were provided for us, really taught me a lot about the struggles that Asian American women have faced, and are still facing, in academia. As an Asian American student, I am more aware of and exposed to the problems we have to deal with as young adults, so it never really occurred to me that the same issues of racism and sexism is also very much applicable to the academic field, but of course, I was not surprised. We definitely still have a long ways to go to achieve total racial and gender equity.

Question: Do you think it's even possible to achieve complete equality and acceptance in gender, race, sexuality, etc. in this lifetime?

References:

Valverde, K. L. C. (n.d.) Academics Awaken: Power, Resistance, and Being Woke. 

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