This week’s reading “Academic Symbiosis – A manifesto on tenure and promotion in Asian American studies” by Wei Ming Dariotis discusses the necessity for academic symbiosis. The author thinks that academic symbiosis is a possible solution to solve the oppression of Asian Americans in academia. The definition of academic symbiosis is “means seeing ourselves as part of a collective learning and teaching community rather than as individual academics competing against one another for limited resources and rare recognition” (Dariotis 387), which helps build a supportive relationship and share the resource.
There is no denying that the environment is not friendly for female Asian American faculty in academia. They want to get the chance of promotion, which are the rewards for academic preparation and labor. However, Asian American women cannot be treated equally. Therefore, the author brings up the theory of academic symbiosis, which can help everybody get the resource and support each other. Although competition is also important, we still need to build friendly relationships in academia. In a friendly and supportive environment, people can achieve their goals better and easier.
Question: What can we do to encourage academic symbiosis in educational institutions?
Reference:
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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