Thursday, June 4, 2020

"A System That Doesn't Value Black Lives Will Never Truly Value Asian American Lives."

My issues with the Asian American lens of racial justice for POC have never been more evident than it is now.

I am nowhere near a level of activism that I want and need to be, so I want to point out that this may be my projection of my own problems. But for once in talking about this, despite my reticence, I will say what I want to say, to myself, and perhaps to some Asian Americans in positions similar to mine as well.

The problem is that I (we) only care when it seems directly relevant to me (us). When will I (we) do this for black lives and black justice? I (we) have the privilege of choice, to turn a blind eye or to not care and refuse to feel it. 

The time is now to show up, whatever that means to you.