The month of May has come to an end, and with
it, both Asian and Pacific American Heritage Month and Mental Health
Awareness Month. But our attention to such issues doesn’t have to stop
there.
One of the issues that is often overlooked (or avoided) is
the prevalence of Asian-Americans who inherit the trauma that comes
from colonization, racism, and displacement. The initial trauma is
damaging in and of itself, but when left untreated, it has the added
effect of passing on to subsequent generations via epigenetic
inheritance and learned behaviors.
But it doesn’t have to be this way. Through dialogue and healing, we can break the cycle.
(Please don’t repost my work. Reblogs are always appreciated)
is this what it was like in 9/11. trying to reason with people whose entire concept of human decency flies out the window when presented with the possibility of causing the smallest amount of harm to a “terrorist”, no collateral damage is too large, no civilian too innocent, no connection too murky for people to deserve to die or be permanently crippled. people citing world war two urban warfare statistics to try to make a bad situation seem less worse and not balking at how fascist they sound
Americans are obsessed with punishment to an insane degree. people DESERVE to die if they support on hezbollah or hamas, regardless of whether their actions bring harm to anyone. if you’re a nurse or a courier or a fucking security guard in a place where the only political entity in the region has been designated a terrorist organization by the United States your life is forfeited. if your child or wife or siblings happened to be mutilated it’s your fault for existing. collective punishment and collective responsibility only exists for third world nations.
if you plant bombs in equipment you know with a high degree of certainty will enter civilian hands and be used around civilians, and you kill them or seriously maim them, this isn’t terrorism, only Arabs commit terrorism