In this segment, A TIDBIT OF ASIAN-AMERICAN HISTORY, I will be providing a quick overview of a small piece of Asian-American history (by this I mean I highly encourage anyone who is interested to look further into this topic). Asian-American history is severely underrepresented in American schools, though Asian-Americans make up a large part of America's population, and play a huge role in America's history. While my purpose here is to advocate for Asian-American history to be taught be more extensively in American schools, I am also very passionate about more opportunities for ethnic studies of other minorities. The opportunity of ethnic studies was not offered to me at any time during my public school career. Ethnic studies education (which seeds ethnic awareness) is one of the first steps that can be taken to diminish the ubiquitous presence of racism in this country.
Today's topic of discussion is the Rock Springs Massacre of 1885. Check out my video on the topic below:
My last "A Tidbit of Asian American History" Video on Gong Lum vs. Rice:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OFjPtUIWao
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OFjPtUIWao
Let's hope we learn from this unfortunate event of violence and injustice in Asian-American history.
Until next time,
justajae
Until next time,
justajae