Week 4
Eden Knight
A03
Wang Ping’s poem “Who Killed Soek-Fang Sim?” was eye opening to me. I read it a couple times to fully understand the emotions Wang Ping conveys. It saddens me that Wang Ping and Soek-Fang Sim were treated unfairly as University educators. The low pay, no respect and constant rumors must cause an immeasurable amount of stress. Constant, long lasting stress takes a toll on health. Although the cause of Soek-Fang Sin’s death was breast cancer, the stress from work would have played a factor. Long term stress negatively impacts every part of a patient’s body. Stress can weaken your immune system, cause hormone level changes and contribute to deteriorating mental health.
The gender pay gap is a problem in the US and the majority of countries in the world. It’s 2020 and still globally, women have to fight to have equal pay. The glass ceiling is also seen in work environments. This phenomenon describes when women and minorities fail to be promoted past a certain level. It is said to be ‘glass’ because it is invisible and not identified in the workplace. Soek-Fang, Wang Ping, Professor Valverde and women of color in Academia all have to fight against these to phenomena. The combination of the gender gap, the glass ceiling and everyday microaggressions in the workplace is enough to kill someone. Sadly, these women have to work harder to compensate for society’s lack of understanding and structural racism. They have to fight against the stereotype of being a woman and Asian.
As an Asian woman, I am thankful for ladies that have made a stance against the established racism in America. These acts of courage have helped the world see minorities in a different light. This improves the world for me, all other Asian women and our children.
Question: What should I do to help fight against this constant discrimination Asian American Women in academia experience?
Fortune 500: Boards of directors still mostly white. (2017, June 19). Fortune. https://fortune.com/2017/06/19/one-in-5-fortune-500-board-appointees-last-year-was-from-an-underrepresented-group/
Valverde, K. C. (2013). Fight the Tower: Asian American Women Scholar’s Resistance and Renewal in the Academy. Rutgers University Press
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