This week's reading, "Academics Awaken: Power, Resistance and Being woke," illustrates being awoke in the academics, and encourage the reader to take actions after being woken. According to the reading, being awoke is defined as "a series of flexible processes of information gathering and learned experiences",resulting in "the shocking realization that even the systems of education that is designed to oppress us will actually liberate us." This article is perfect for summarizing the course. I learnt a lot from this course as we explore the issues noticeable and I am awoke after it. As asian, I felt sorry for asian Americans who suffered because of their identity, race, and culture. But there is nothing to be ashamed of. In my future life, I would encourage more and more asian and asian Americans to stay awake, to fight for their rights with the rooted power in their culture and identity. Before this class, I was only aware of discriminations against asian Americans in general, but after taking this class, I realized that discrimination also exists in the academia, where people in power do not concern themselves with the students, but rather their power, and their academic status. My question after this reading is: what can individuals do to bring awareness to the people around them, and help them stay awake?
Works Cited
Dariotis, W. M & Valverde, K.L. "Academics Awaken: Power, Resistance and Being Woke."
Lu, Chris. "What We Miss When We Ignore Asian Americans." Time, Oct 20, 2017. Retrieved from: http://time.com/4992021/asian-americans-pacific-islanders-representation/
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