Bowen Xu, A04, Week 5

ASA 002 A04

Bowen Xu

2020.04.25

In this week's readings, what impressed me is the relevant content of SFSU student leader Deloso. Compared to tragedies in previous readings, this week I found an optimistic role. In this article called "Precariously Positioned", Deloso explained how she found her confidence and explored her abilities in the struggles, and led Asian women students to experience amazing power. Under the background of not being optimistic, she led the students of ethnic college to gather demonstrations time and time again, aiming to let the school understand the importance and attention that the ethnic research institute needs and how important the students' enthusiasm is, so that they need to get Respect and reservation. As a personal experience, Deloso wrote a lot of inner mental journey and his own development. An image of a young leader that has grown up with continuous exercise appears in the text.

There are two points that impress me the most. The first is the tangled experience that deloso has experienced. "Is this the right thing to do? Am I really going to fight against authority when I was raised all my life to respect those who are older and who know better? "In fact, many of us are used to being influenced by the social order that has been set and lost in this hidden stereotype. I think a person is respected not because of his age, but because of what he did and his moral conduct. After experiencing a ideological struggle, Deloso was determined to choose what he thought was right, which made me feel very encouraged. The second point is about her interpretation of the University of California system. In the article, Deloso mentioned that the school is accustomed to using a soft and negative management method to let students gradually reduce the impact and control of campus affairs. As a student at the University of California system, this made me feel a little scared. I hope everyone can become more sober and alert. When their rights and aspirations cannot be expressed and exerted, they can stand out and say what they want.

                                                                           Reference

Valverde, K.-L. C., & Dariotis, W. M. (2020). Fight the tower: Asian American women scholars resistance and renewal in the academy. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, pp.144-158.