Stranger in the Village
Where does the story take place?
"Tiny Swiss village"
T/F: The author believes black people will eventually be seen and treated as equals.
False. The author reasons that equality hasn’t been reached in 300 years, and statistics continue to reflect the struggle of black people in America.
What was the factor that was used to rule the women as free during the Hudgins v. Wright case?
Straight hair
Who is the author of this text?
Ijeoma Oluo
What was the overall theme of the readings?
Social constructs of racism
What does the author state is a part of the experience of being black in America?
That you must always make people like you, or as stated, "This smile-and-the world-smiles-with-you routine"
Why does the author believe the civil rights movement “went wrong”?
People are still fighting for some of the same basic human rights. In some ways, black social and economic standing is worse than it was in the past.
What does membership within a community powerfully shape?
Personal identity
What is the origin of the Model Minority Myth
White people
Which reading focuses primarily on the experiences of Asian Americans along with the relationships of people of color with other people of color?
What is the Model Minority Myth
What does the author believe is true about history?
(Hint: Him agreeing with Joyce)
History is a nightmare that no one can awaken from, "People are trapped in history and history is trapped in them."
How does the author think people fighting for equality should change their thinking?
Adopt racial realism. They should accept that black people are in the subordinate role in society. This should be fought against, even if the power structure can’t be overturned.
What word is the author defining when he says, "a vast group of people loosely bound together by historically contingent, socially significant elements of their morphology and/or ancestry?"
Race
What group(s) were cast aside due to the myth?
South/Southeast Asians
Which ex-slave rose up to publicly speak out against the evils of segregation, lynching, and discrimination in voting? (Racial Realism)
Booker T. Washington
What does the author state is the main difference between the first European man seen by Africans, and the first African seen by Europeans?
The white mans sees the astonishment as a tribute, as a sense of superiority, whereas the black man does not
Why does the author believe people should adopt racial realism?
It would help avoid feelings of disappointment and hopelessness. It would help create better racial strategies to bring fulfillment and triumph.
At the time of the Hudgins v. Wright case, what determined a person to be a slave or free?
If they were African American, they were a slave. If they were Native American, they were free.
What was the main purpose of the Model Minority Myth?
To put people of color against each other/to bring down people of color
What did the Hudgins v. Wright case symbolize (The Social Construction of Race)
It symbolized that freedom is the birthright of all human beings.
More so, making it clear that being enslaved at the time did not depend on your lineage as much as it depended on one's appearance.
What is the difference the author makes between being a stranger in that Swiss village, between being a "stranger" in America?
Why does the author criticize the legal rights won during the civil rights era?
He thinks they ended one form of discrimination that just got replaced with a different, just as harmful form.
What has happened in minority communities as a result of continuous racial discrimination and residential segregation?
It renders class, religion, and regional differences as less divisive
Name 3 ways the Model Minority Myth negatively influenced the Asian community
Extreme Educational Disparity
Limits on Professional Success
Hate Crimes against the Asian community
Which supreme court case made it impermissible for universities in the U.S to use race as a definitive factor for a students admissions decision?
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke