After reading The Cost of Speaking By W. P., I was moved again by her miserable suffering and her courage to fight back. In her poem, she use “you” in every beginning of paragraph, which makes the poem more appealing to readers and let readers deeply understand her situation. “You are simply not good enough.” This sentence comes up again in her narrative as an excuse from the college. This out-and-out prevarication shade off their deep discrimination, which makes people feel it ridiculous.
In Shannon Deloso’s article, “Precariously Positioned: Asian American Women Students’ Negotiating Power in Academia”, she talked about the time when students yell out chants and hold up posters outside College of Ethnic Studies building. At first, I was very worried about their safety because it remained me of the pepper spray incident toward students in our university. But, then I feel much admire to these Asian American women students and faculty members. They are advocating for their self-protection and needs within the academy. At the same time, they are fearful. Just as Shannon mentioned that she was fearful that president would recognize her face. It is hard to be the acting liaison between students and the administration.
Reference:
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.
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