Songmin Li ASA002 A04 Week 5

The reading, "Precariously Positioned: Asian American Women Students' Negotiating Power in Academia" by Shannon Deloso, describes her fights against the unfair academic environment for equality. By reading her story, I can understand the difficulties in such a bad environment and what a courageous act it is. In such an academic environment, it brings enormous pressure to scholars, and this pressure will lead to a lot of people's inaction. This idea is supported in "The Cost of Speaking" By Wang Ping as well. The cost of standing up is prohibitive for many people, and that is the reason why we show a huge respect those who had struggles to strive for rights.
Our rights are won step by step by the people of every age. I am Asian and I am female, so I can be more empathetic to a lot of unspeakable stress and pain. Women who fought for racial equality in any era and environment are worthy of admiration. The news report published in April 17, 2020, wrote by Kelsey, describes the story Jennifer Ho who is Asian-American against discrimination. Specifically, for instance, she helped to make people understand why coronavirus is not a Chinese virus. This is just one aspect of her efforts.

Her experience living in the South led her to think about racism. She claimed that "Being anti-racist doesn't just mean not being racist." Her goal is to end racism, and her fights make her get closer to that goal. I believe she can achieve it, and we can do it as well. 

My question is: What is the root of racial discrimination?

References:

Deloso, S., (2017). Precariously Positioned: Asian American Women Students' Negotiating Power in Academic. University of California, Los Angeles

Kelsey, S., (2020). Anti-Asian discrimination amid pandemic spurs Jennifer Ho to action. CU Boulder Today. Retrieved from: https://www.colorado.edu/today/2020/04/17/anti-asian-discrimination-amid-pandemic-spurs-jennifer-ho-action

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