Assignment 15

In the wake of the recent rise of attacks on the Asian American Community, I felt as if I had watched too many incidents now to the point I have become desensitized. At first, my grandparents were instructed to try to stay at home. But now it is uncomfortably common in the news where I have to admit to myself, it’s shocking me less and less, it almost feels like a norm. Even my grandparents, prime targets for being a victim have disregarded their potential har. It also does not feel real to me since all I have been doing is reading about it, but I know it’s real and it’s happening all around me. But because even though it is in my community, the screen I have been reading it from has enhanced my distance to any single event. I know that if it were to happen to me or my family, I would feel a different way about it. If I had experienced these incidents first hand, perhaps I can truly understand what’s happening to the victim and their family. I also want to note that while media is important to spread awareness, I cannot help think that media also helped enhance the problem. Putting Asian hate crime in the spotlight might give the potential perpetrator the green light to also do it. But the silver lining in this rise of these events is that politicians and government have acted swiftly following it. This is where it differs from “And of Clay We Create”, in the text the politicians have acted for selfish needs, going to the volcanic site just to show their face on television but not doing anything to save the dying people. In contrast, the recent administration has acknowledged the problem and has acted upon it, passing bills and executive orders.