The Daily OrangeWhere is Asian-American support?
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Posted: 10/20/05, 2:05 AM EST Section: Opinion
I am an Asian-American. There's no ignoring the fact. It's my heritage, my history and something I am proud of. I attended last night's dialogue about HillTV's offensive programming. Someone pointed out the absence of the Caucasian community, but what I'm disappointed about is the scarcity of Asian-Americans at the forum.
I was glad to see a few Asian-Americans standing up against this injustice, but it's more than simply speaking out. Where were all the Asian-Americans? Are we as Asian-Americans not also affected by the blatant racism, sexism and ignorance spouted by "Over the Hill?" Have we forgotten the Denny's incident and the hundreds of African-American, Latino and Caucasian students who stood by our side? Where are we when they're facing this? Unfortunately, nowhere to be found.
The issue is quickly becoming a black-white issue. What about yellow? When do Asian-Americans come into play? The answer is, we've always been involved. We've been in this from the very beginning and we'll be fighting until the very end. I'm only one Asian-American, so I cannot speak for the entire community at Syracuse University. So in spite of the near-absence of Asian-Americans last night, rest assured, we're just as outraged and repulsed that this ignorance continues. And at one of the nation's top communications schools no less. You may be black, white, yellow or even orange, but we must remember that we're either in this for ourselves or in this together.
Jonathan Han
Junior international relations and economics major
I was glad to see a few Asian-Americans standing up against this injustice, but it's more than simply speaking out. Where were all the Asian-Americans? Are we as Asian-Americans not also affected by the blatant racism, sexism and ignorance spouted by "Over the Hill?" Have we forgotten the Denny's incident and the hundreds of African-American, Latino and Caucasian students who stood by our side? Where are we when they're facing this? Unfortunately, nowhere to be found.
The issue is quickly becoming a black-white issue. What about yellow? When do Asian-Americans come into play? The answer is, we've always been involved. We've been in this from the very beginning and we'll be fighting until the very end. I'm only one Asian-American, so I cannot speak for the entire community at Syracuse University. So in spite of the near-absence of Asian-Americans last night, rest assured, we're just as outraged and repulsed that this ignorance continues. And at one of the nation's top communications schools no less. You may be black, white, yellow or even orange, but we must remember that we're either in this for ourselves or in this together.
Jonathan Han
Junior international relations and economics major
