Feeling like taking a triumphant cruise ship which approaches to coast, the journey of fighting the tower for asian women’s right is drawing to a close, filled with ambitious from start to the end. This week, the final chapter of “Fight the Tower”’s poem called “My Kintsuki: March 3, 2014, Minneapolis, His Holiness Held My Hand to His Heart”, written by W.P., caught my heart again. Since I read this book throughout the quarter, in almost every beginning of the chapter, I was attracted by Wang Ping’s poems again and again so that I could well acknowledge that what she came across and also be curious about how she relieved her soul. Then, this last poem of her in this book, by applying sensitive emotion, I feel her power as in other poem. There’s just one thing different that here has a signal of success for her fight. I should mention that the explanation for meaning of the title “Kintsuki” impresses me the most, in which it implies that “shattered pots are carefully repaired with dusted gold, silver of platinum—giving the piece a new life and uniqueness. Rather than hiding the break, the repair is highlighted, thus showcasing the beauty that has emerged through this process of breakage and repair.” Apparently, this word contains a strong connotation, while “shattered pots” refer to her rough tenure in academia, tormenting her deepening into her soul. However, her firm willpower, acting as “gold”, polishes her experience and status in academia, thereby bringing her to win the case without giving up. In the meanwhile, her determination “radioactive across the red desert”; in my opinion, Wang Ping’s action, fighting in academia, supportively affects a large group of people who are female asian American. Their passion for their rights and justice in academia colors the dessert which originally represents hopeless. This kind of spirit should be described as “gold” for repairing their career path. It’s so respectful for her to choose this path and fight to the end, rather than dying in silence.
Question: Does "Holiness" exist in reality, or just stands for her will?
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.
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