How Asian Immigrants Learn Anti-Blackness From White Culture, And How To Stop It

This one is especially for our Asian American educators. Asian immigrants are often faced with the concept of race for the first time when they arrive in America. In response, white culture is often idealized, including the specific racial prejudice toward Black people called anti-Blackness. If we [Asian Americans] want to help move society forward, we must recognize our flaws and work to fix ourselves. Progress comes from within. Progress does not come from believing falsities that propel one group of people forward, while setting other groups of people back. This is complicated and difficult work for Asian Americans given the abundance of lived experiences we hold. Still, we have to be willing to unlearn the false narratives that we’ve been taught in order to recognize how anti-Blackness causes harm to our students. The article ends with some ideas on how to fight against anti-Blackness. Are there steps that can you personally take?