Jiazhi Xu A04, Week3

Social engineering and privileged oppression are two words that remaining in my mind after I read this chapter. Social engineering is a structure that excludes foreign culture, language and races. At that time, being the largest group of people, white people felt that they were dominating this land, so they had more sense of superior than other residents. The minorities, people suffering from social engineering, were involving privileged oppression in which the minorities were 'well utilized' by the academia.

I'm wondering if the academia can only be academic. Asian American scholars were badly tagged and isolated for no solid reason. I was irritated when I learnt so much injustice, insulting, violence and exclusion that Asian American female scholars suffered in early 1980s. Studying not only brings us knowledge but, more important, brings us different perspectives. I think a scholar failed if he(she) doesn't respect other perspectives. Also, I hope that there will be a day when the academia can only be academic.