This week's reading is the abstract part of Fight the Tower, which serves to encapsulate the main points of this book. The issue of discrimination to Asian Americans has existed for a long time, and it is a historical problem. Asian Americans are stereotyped as hard-working, high achieves, and good financial standings. Those phrases are positive and motivated adjective words, which should be treated as advantages of Asian Americans. Why do these features become discriminative labels on Asian Americans? People from other races should learn from Asian Americans' good qualities. such as hard-working and rigorous attitudes. Learning from external races or cultures can make their races stronger.
It is unreasonable for US society to ignore and refuse requests from Asian Americans, and Asian Americans prevent them from receiving financial support inside or outside the school in the past few decades. The truth is that first-generation Asian Americans had an extremely hard time in the US because of unfair treatments and obstruction of language, yet they still chose to live in the US to desire better lives and pursue their dreams. The society and government should provide necessary help to Asian Americans and encourage them to purchase dreams.
Focusing on an academic perspective, attending university is a valuable opportunity for Asian Americans to change their social status and gain respect from other racial people through obtaining academic achievements. However, Asian Americans are still treated unfairly. In the past, Asian people were not allowed to enter the same school which had white people. Even right now, the opportunity for Asian American women to become professors is really low. Just as the author states that "Fight the Tower powerfully breaks the silence of the mistreatment of Asian American academics... and demonstrates the agency of Asian American women in defying in higher education institutions", so the purpose of publishing this book is that calling more people to pay attention to the issue of unfairness treatment to Asian American academics and solving this issue in nearly-future days.
Citation:
Fuchs, C. (2016, May 23). Complaint Filed Against Yale, Dartmouth, and Brown Alleging Discrimination. Retrieved April 9, 2020, from https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/groups-file-complaint-against-yale-dartmouth-brown-alleging-discrimination-n578666
It is unreasonable for US society to ignore and refuse requests from Asian Americans, and Asian Americans prevent them from receiving financial support inside or outside the school in the past few decades. The truth is that first-generation Asian Americans had an extremely hard time in the US because of unfair treatments and obstruction of language, yet they still chose to live in the US to desire better lives and pursue their dreams. The society and government should provide necessary help to Asian Americans and encourage them to purchase dreams.
Focusing on an academic perspective, attending university is a valuable opportunity for Asian Americans to change their social status and gain respect from other racial people through obtaining academic achievements. However, Asian Americans are still treated unfairly. In the past, Asian people were not allowed to enter the same school which had white people. Even right now, the opportunity for Asian American women to become professors is really low. Just as the author states that "Fight the Tower powerfully breaks the silence of the mistreatment of Asian American academics... and demonstrates the agency of Asian American women in defying in higher education institutions", so the purpose of publishing this book is that calling more people to pay attention to the issue of unfairness treatment to Asian American academics and solving this issue in nearly-future days.
Citation:
Fuchs, C. (2016, May 23). Complaint Filed Against Yale, Dartmouth, and Brown Alleging Discrimination. Retrieved April 9, 2020, from https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/groups-file-complaint-against-yale-dartmouth-brown-alleging-discrimination-n578666
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