From all readings of this course, we have learned about
the existence of racial and gender discrimination in academia, and the
backgrounds of how they were created and supported. In “Conclusion: Academics
Awaken Power, Resistance and being Woke”, the author highlights what we can do
to change the system of academia with the long history of racism. The author wrote
“This is not just about battles against the institution, nor is it about race,
class, gender, sexuality, or anything else that divides us, but rather it is
about how we choose, now that we have awoken to the reality of these
structures, to live in alliance with ‘our people.’” We need to realize what was
happened and why that happened, then each individual needs to think about what future we
want. There are various ways to speak up and change the system of society. The news
article “Docuseries offers fresh look at Asian American experience” introduces a
documentary of Asian American history and experiences. Creating a movie source is
an effective way to show what was happening to the public and provide opportunities
to think about what kind of future we want. It is very important to continue those
actions, and I hope that more and more people join those activities.
References
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.
Nakayama, T. 2020. “Docuseries offers fresh look at Asian
American experience”, Nichi Bei: A Mixed Plate of Japanese American News and
Culture.
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