ASA 002 A03
Week3
In this week's reading, "' The Time to Fight is Now': Asian American Women, Academia's Socially Engineered ''Privileged Oppressed,' Go Rogue", I notice a phrase to describe Asian Americans: "Model minority". It sounds like a compliment, but from the reading, it is more of a "privileged oppress". It is quite ironic that this appellation takes people's attention away from social injustice. Oppositely, because of this "stereotype", Asian Americans are inclined to be considered overintellectual among the mainstream American culture. As noted, the educational system is an oxymoron: Asian American, particularly women, is praised to be the model minority, but being suppressed when they try to break the silence strive for equities. Asians have to make much more effort than white Americans to obtain equal rights, not even to mention their outstanding performances. In the eyes of some of the whites, there is no way Asians should stand up and protest for their own.
Moreover, Being called "Phantom Peril", Asian Americans are dismissed as nonacademic in the university, undergoing unfair scrutiny. Overall, the author pointed out that the education system in the United States is just to protect the benefactors instead of the accomplishments of individuals even if the colored race minorities seek equal rights.
My question: Has the society or authorities hear the voice of Asian American scholars' voice?
Reference
Valverde, K.C. "Fight the Tower: A Call to Action of Women of Color in Academia", Rutgers University Press
Picture retrieved from The Atlantic, "The Cost of Balancing Academia and Racism",
https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2016/01/balancing-academia-racism/424887/
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