Reference no: EM133757862 , Length: 1 pages

Introduction

To what extent is the spike of violence and discrimination directed at AAPI communities during the pandemic a new phenomenon? Is there any historical correlation to it? How have these contemporary and historical acts of othering Asian Americans been been resisted and combated by Asian Americans themselves? That has been the focus of the two activity series for topic 3. Now its time to express your understanding around these questions

Below you will find a question but choose only one to answer

Discussion Prompt

Question 1

How does the yellow peril narrative and the model minority myth each contribute to the recent spike of violence directed at the AAPI community during covid? Your response should include:

An explanation of each idea (yellow peril & model minority myth) and concrete historical information illustrating the idea and how it was utilized to create policy in its era. In other words, you need to effectively utilize the information from the critical thinking activity (context, self-interest, narrative, policies)

Then explain how aspects of each idea contributes to the violence.

Quesrion 2

How have Asian Americans resisted against both historical and contemporary acts of oppression and othering, while simultaneously defining Asian American identity?

You need to first address how AAPI community have resisted oppression then address how they have contributed to defining identity.
you need to use concrete historical information from the readings, videos, and podcasts related to Wong Kim Arc and the SFSU student strike to answer this question.

Format

1 page minimum for whichever question you choose to answer (more is okay, less is not); single space; 12 font.