1.What I honestly realized about the reading & video I had to review was the fact that it actually reminded me of basically what still goes on in a day by day basis. So what do I mean by this? well it went on to show that if you’re not part of the caucasian race you will definitely be treated as an outsider. This leads to violence and of course racism which sadly still goes in till this day. One thing I did learn though was the fact that European immigrants actually had it easier than asians while trying to become citizens, in a way which made them feel privileged. On the other hand, there were precautions taken when it came to Asians trying to become Citizens, such as forcing them to fill out a loyalty questionnaire. Unfortunately just because the United States was afraid of the foreign government, it lead to them being paranoid and treating other races as if they were a risk factor. I guess this is what lead to many other immigrants, not just asians, trying to act the same way as the “usual” American behaves, which ended up starting a lot of argument and violence. For example Ozawa had to act like an American and prove he had no relations with any time of asian organization so that the court would actually take his side which is so unfortunate.
2. In this day and age I guess the definition of a citizenship in the United States is to be rich and caucasian. I say this because I realized if these two terms do not apply to you, you’re automatically treated different, by people, businesses, the police, and even Schools. A clear representation of this is just look at how cops treat minorities in less fortunate places, compared to the way cops treat other people In the suburbs. This is why I say, the more money you have, basically determines your position in the united states unfortunately. Personally I believe being a citizen should be defined as how hard working you are, not only for yourself & for your family but for the community. Does not matter the race or gender of which you are, everyone should be treated equally and given the same opportunities anyone else has. The world would consist of less violence and negativity if this was the case but sadly we have someone in charge who promotes the exact opposite of what I just described.
Hey Louis,
You make a great point. I definitely don’t see why Asians had to fill out a loyalty questionnaire. It seems pretty absurd to me even in the fact that there was no equality in terms of who was mandated to fill it out. Europeans had it easier in filing for citizenship because some of them were considered white and it falls under this social construct of race. Who is superior and who is acknowledged will always be something answered by American views throughout history.
Hi Louis,
I think you are correct. Apart from Europeans or whites, I don’t understand why there are people who need to complete a questionnaire to prove their loyalty. On the other hand, this shows that Americans have serious discrimination.
Hello Luis,
I agree with you when you say that “Ozawa had to act like an American and prove he had no relations with any time of asian organization”. I feel like Ozawa was forced to become one of those “hard working” model minorities just to be granted citizenship, only for the courts to rule against him, and again later changed it’s mind just so it can discriminate against Thind. It’s sad that the U.S. government and court system is, to some extent, just as fickle as it was in the 1922.
Hey Louis, it’s silly to have asians fill out a loyalty questionnair. The bigotry is unbelievable