Many of us still grapple with the effects of colonization. Whether - TopicsExpress



          

Many of us still grapple with the effects of colonization. Whether the U.S. military in the Philippines or Okinawa, the Secret War in Cambodia, or the current U.S. occupation of American Samoa and Hawaii, the story of Asians & Pacific Islanders in North America is fraught with its physical and psychological scars. It is our collective memory of domination and colonization that makes it so hard for us to watch the current U.S.-supported Israeli campaign against Palestinians in Gaza. This is a story to which we already know the ending. As Americans with this history, we cannot, in good conscience, stand by while Israel murders Palestinians, destroys crucial infrastructure, and displays reckless impunity under the protection of the U.S. government. In moments like this, to be silent about the parallels with our experiences is to be complicit in the violence.
Posted on: Thu, 31 Jul 2014 08:50:40 +0000

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