Emery Nguyen ASA 002 001 Week Two

Some see fear as something that should not be used. Some see it as a weapon. For the those oppressed, it's used to keep us in line. It prevents us from saying anything because we're scared something will happen to us. It's worrying that Asian American women are having trouble being promoted to tenure when many of them do so well in their research and teaching. The problem is that they can't speak out if they're discriminated due to racism and sexism for fear of reprisal. This creates a vicious cycle where Asian American women are forced to keep their heads down and work hard which perpetuates the "model minority" stereotype which paints them as nothing more than a hardworking, quiet minority. Even worst is that many people don't realize that this is happening right now. It isn't in the media so few of us even know about this. The corporatization of college is troubling as well. College should be a place where you can find your interests and learn life skills. Instead, it's a place where you go to take classes to prepare for a job as just another worker. The social engineering of us may seem like a conspiracy, but it isn't. It's labeled as such by those who benefit from the system, mainly white Americans and the wealthy. Many of us think of ourselves as the "model minority." This is a problem because we're accepting what label white America has put onto us. We should be free to create a name to define us as a whole. The concept of model minority has been used to divide us from our other allies, the other minorities. We should be sticking together, not fighting each other.

References: http://blog.angryasianman.com/2016/05/dartmouth-community-speaks-out-after.html