From this week's reading, "Academic Symbiosis: A Manifesto on Tenure and Promotion in Asian American Studies", the author introduces Asian American's type of competition. Not too many Asians are likely to be aggressive when competing for a position as a leader. Asian people are more inclined to show politeness and show a lot of respect to other candidates/ members. In this way, it's distinct from western-style leadership and eventually leads to a situation where many Asian Americans lose the opportunity for promotion.
This type of thing can also be related to me in school life. There are many group projects in high school and in the university. Mostly, students would not really assign someone who should be the leader and who should listen to someone. It's really up to students' ability to do something. I observed that most leaders in a group from the person who assigns different part of work toward each group member. Without too much discussion on choosing the leader, this group project will be going along the leader's instruction. And, this action to speak up in the first place really requires great courage. There's a balance needed to keep the group being ordered and not be too bossy for them. In this way, the whole group can see your ability and trust you that you can lead the whole team to get a better grade. Many Asian people prefer to finish their part in the best way and not intervene with others' parts. They may work a lot more than the words they speak.
Q: would this kind of competition bring injustice toward Asian Americans?
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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