Tian Tian ASA002 A03 Week 2 Blog

Tian Tian

ASA002 A03

Week 2 Blog

From the prologue, I know a brief history of how Asian Americans fight for their educational rights and access. The struggle last form the mid-nineteenth century to the present. Today, everyone has an education right, and no one has the right to deprive the educational right of others. However, we could not forget today's equality is the product of countless struggles. It reminds me of the first female psychologist in history, Mary Whiton Calkins. She was born in America. Besides the first female psychologists, she was also the first female president of the American Psychology Association. Such a distinguished scholar, however, was denied a doctorate because she was a woman. From 1892 to 1895, she was educated at Harvard University and completed all the doctoral programs and dissertations required. However, the President of Harvard University at that time refused to grant her doctorate because she was a woman. Today, girls and boys sit together in a college classroom equally, but we could not forget the long struggle of getting educational rights. This is a result of tears and striving of lots of fighters. Like Professor Valverde depicted in the reading, even today, bias and bullying are directing at the female and people of color. The fight is on the midway. These topics should be discussed openly more. Raising our voices and demanding equal rights and justice!

Question: 

In the book, Professor Valverde states that there are misguided stereotypes in American society. These stereotypes are the cause of microaggression and discrimination. How could we get rid of these misguided stereotypes? Do we need help from the media and the government?

Citation:

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.

1905 Apa President. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.apa.org/about/governance/president/bio-mary-whiton-calkins