- many asian american students feel uncomfortable to speak up in class
- silent in "thought"
- quiet = traditional asian culture?
- native english-speaking asians as shy as limited english-speaking asians
- "situational non-assertiveness" "internalized oppression"
- Paulo Friere says that oppression makes the oppressed dehumanize themselves
- oppressed people come to believe that the source of their problems lie in themselves, and not in their oppression by other people
- memmi "are we timid because we let ourselves be oppressed?"
- oppression hinders one's ability to think and reflect, they cant easily perceive the structural conditions of their lives
- they dont look critically at their stereotype "they fatalistically accept their exploitation"
they react in a passive manner, "culture of silence"
- the educational system does not teach us joy of knowledge, doesnt encourage capacity of natural intelligence , but we comply to a way of learning that is limiting and disempowering
- teachers are seen as legitimate holders of knowledge
- a good student is quiet and unquestioning
- abilities and intelligence become defined solely by grades
- in early 70s, asian-americans adopted passive and quiet behavior as a way to survive their oppression
- education is seen as way to fight off racism
- invisibility is a way to fight off being racially targeted
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