After reading the article for the final week, “Conclusion: Academics Awaken: Power, Resistance, and Being Woke”, I find that it gives us a good summary of this book and our course. The author wrote that the goal is to make academia become free of racial discrimination and everyone has the same chance to seek knowledge and promotions. We want to be treated equally in academia. In the book, many people have talked that Asian Americans are facing discrimination and gender problems in academia. And many people choose to stay in silence. However, staying silent will not prevent others from wrong opinions. We should stand out and fight for ourselves. This is not a fight only for Asian Americans; this is a fight for all people with colors. Just like what has happened in recent days. Many people walk on the street to protest for George Floyd’s death. This is not the first time that people with colors face unequal treatments under police. We should protest for our rights. However, people also need to stay calm when they protest. Violence will only make the situation worse. What people need to do is acknowledging people the idea of equal treatment.
Question: why there has been much violence in the protest for this time and past?
Reference:
Acevedo, N. (2020, May 30). Man fatally struck by FedEx truck during George Floyd protests in St. Louis. Retrieved from https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/man-fatally-struck-fedex-truck-during-george-floyd-protests-st-n1219701
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