After reading the article “Opening the Box: An International Asian Woman Scholar’s Fight”, we learned the story of the author as an Asian Women professor how she was treated unfairly in academia and how she fought for her rights. It is true that “International faculty are an invisible underclass among U.S. academics”, and many excellent international scholars can not enter this field just because they are not U.S citizens. Their status makes it more difficult for them to survive in academia than others. Foreigners are harder to be treated fairly than the natives, and women are assumed to be less powerful than men. Among all people, Asian women are the most overlooked group. For Asian women professors, they will suffer more criticism or disrespect from their students and peers, and these will bring them more pressure during the employment process. In the article, we see how unequally that Akiko is treated in U.S. academic institutions. After seeing all the injustice she suffered and the efforts she put, her final success is undoubtedly not easy.
Although nowadays, there are more people of different colors appearing in academic institutions, it doesn't mean that these people truly have power or influence. The international scholars’ working environment makes it impossible for them to devote their talents at ease, because they are more cautious while facing unfair treatment.
My question is how can we create a healthier working environment for international scholars in U.S. academic institutions?
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.
“Being a Black Academic in America.” The Chronicle of Higher Education, 18 Apr. 2019, www.chronicle.com/interactives/20190418-black-academic.
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