After reading the poem, "Who Killed Soek-Fang Sim?", I can feel W. P.'s change of emotion through the content. At first, she is sad, hopeless because of the discrimination and unfair treatment of Soek-Fang Sim. She thinks all Asian Americans are like Soek-Fang Sim and she is also one of them. Gradually, she becomes very strong, believes that she is hardworking and excellent. She shouted out that all Asian Americans shouldn't keep silent, they should rise and fight for a better future by themselves. In my opinion, silence will change nothing, people will continue ignoring you and gives you what they think is fit for you. Silence gives them an excuse to arrange everything for you, so your life, reputation, and personality is not controlled by yourselves. For example, if you keep working and help your co-worker from time to time without saying anything. Gradually, they will think it's a normal thing to ask for your help and make it even worse to you. You have to say no! You have to speak out: "I also have a lot of tasks to do, please ask anybody else." Only if you show your attitude and your refusion, they will reflect if it's inappropriate to do so. And only if all Asian Americans stand out and say that we are not all the same as your stereotype and we need fair treatment, things can start to change. We need this good start to show more about Asian Americans to the whole world.
Reference:
Violence, Silence Enables. “Why Aren't We Talking about Domestic Violence?” No More Silence. Speak Out Against Domestic Violence., 9 Oct. 2015, silenceenablesviolence.wordpress.com/2015/10/09/why-arent-we-talking-about-domestic-violence/.
Valverde, Kieu-Linh Caroline, and Wei Ming Dariotis. Fight the Tower: Asian American Women Scholars Resistance and Renewal in the Academy. Rutgers University Press, 2020.
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