AAS 033B Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Model Minority, Asian Americans, The Sociological Imagination
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Because it is our passion and what we were trained to do. We want students to understand and learn about the experiences of asian americans in us. To make mistakes that were already made in the past are not progressive. To set the record straight about historical myths or rumors. Invisibility on campus (or taken for granted) - does not have the necessary resources provided to them: complexities within our own communities and what we bring. We should think of ourselves as history makers: private troubles versus public issue. When we are down or in trouble, we always blame ourselves and make it a private issue. Sometimes private issues are not private at all. How are we to spend millions of dollars on warfare when we have struggling homeless veterans who need to be taken care of. Kicked off of train although he payed for the ticket. Started a movement that toppled a racist system using non-violent direct confrontation.
