MERs commentary (March 25, 2021 at 4:37 am) is spot on. Asians are model minorities which is a euphemism for house negro. The rich private schools wont lower their standards. Which hurts all kids. It was recommended that Collins go for amputation, however his father refused and although it took time, Collins recovered. She must resign! Here, everyone is against Collins. Every group that starts poor has to pay their dues. Thats why they never urge black and Latino kids to study long hours, work summers, go to tutoring at the libraries, and focus obsessively on grades. Dont be so lazy. Absent some feel-good bond measures, its hard to recall a municipal shield wall quite this tight. People need to stop making generalizations about large groups of people based on their skin color or nationality. I have hereby decided that Herman Melvilles Moby Dick is a light comedia dellarte about the game of golf cool, okay, got it. I was less referring to Zhaos position than I was pointing out that elected officials, including Breed and Wiener, were steadfast in their support of her. There is still no plan to bring back older students, the District will forfeit close to $20M because of it, and Collins is more concerned with herself than with educating the students. Once, doing field research at Clemson we were working with a class of students who were morons at best, the genius teacher on site had rigged up a series of motor responses to flash cards to teach work skills. And, yes, they wanted to to assimilate and get ahead. My father picked strawberries in the sweltering sun, not complaining to the boss he was trying to get ahead; he and my mom were trying to make a life in America: assimilation? What if someone tweeted that insert Your race used white supremacy thinking to get ahead? Can you provide more information about what you a referring to? This shows a really problematic way of thinking about Asians. This exam, which must certainly have had some cultural bias favoring the wealthy, opened the door to a middle class life to anyone willing to put in the work (poor or wealthy) to study and pass the exam. Asian kids study an average of 13.8 hours a week and study summers. You go, girl, Im an old english teacher and I support your use of our language. affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network, and This was Eugenics and most scientists believe all races have roughly equal average IQs, though the IQ may be higher for groups who say no to alcohol and drugs, and some IQ is environmental, the genetic potential for IQ is equal, and Nigerian Immigrants show higher than average white IQs, so this theory is false. It is true that standardized testing in the form of a civil service exam originated in Han China. In closing and the truth is, who really continues to really be discriminated here, they are BLACK and Latinos in this county and city, they continue to be KILLED and DISCRIMINATED by the police and society its a fact. Do you need to re-take the Diversity and Respect class? Oh please, heres the only context you need to know. Its inconceivable that many Nigerians, Jews, Mormons, Chinese, Indians, Koreans, Lebanese, Persians etc. If you stay married even if not getting along, dedicate yourself to your kids, study 10,000 hours more than average, eat well, avoid drugs, marry before kids, do workbooks and flashcards and long hours of reading and grammar study, the content of your character is good, no matter your race. Afghan Americans in the Bay Area form the largest Diasporic community in the United States. So this so called conversation you wish to have about racism is not as transparent and revealing if you can not understand that it is not just about flash cards and turning off the television. Asians believe they are so damn smart, they can figure out something based on what they already know. By signing up, you agree to our Terms and Conditions. Perhaps Ms. Collins and the rest of the Board of Education would serve their charges better by improving the educational experience for all of San Franciscos 57,000 public school students and try to bring that level up to Lowells standards rather than bringing Lowell down to the same level as the rest of the system. Donald Trump, whose been the embodiment of the American work ethic for decades, calls them losers to which they should be summarily fired. Switch out Asian Am with African Am and read it again. The fact is that the success of East and South Asians in this country would not be possible without the blood shed by Black Americans in the civil rights movement. Bush famously claimed we could pull yourself up from your own bootstraps which is ridiculous considering how he is propped up by his familys vast generational wealth. 2. They just happened to be toasted sandwich loving kids. Collins became proficient with the guitar quickly and soon formed his first band The Mods.'. Diligent is to stay married even if it hurts because thats what hard-working parents do, put their children ahead of themselves and teach kids to read. Her father is English musician Phil Collins, while her mother, Jill Tavelman, who is from Los Angeles, California, was president of the Beverly Hills Women's Club for three terms. The goal should also be to get those whites to study more hours, marry, save, etc. She was putting down white people and thats how I perceived it. Despite the origin of the term, and how the media and a few individuals want to dub the comparison of Asians to HNs as the racism in her tweets (although her statements seemingly gaslights the implication that we are our peoples stereotype submissive), the primary outcry is based on the fact that her problem about a school was that there were TOO MANY ASIANS in the first place I mean, WTH? Most Asian parents do, or at least a higher percentage. I truly hope the Asian and Black communities can heal their differences and get back to the real issue of the today, fighting off the white devils ! By the way, the school that Collins sends her daughters to- Ruth Asawa School of the Arts admits students by auditions. Everything about the greatest Southern rock band that tragically came to an end in October, 1977. I am a first generation American of South Asian descent by way of my father. It is the path for academically-oriented low and middle income kids to get into a top college. Theres more than a standard deviation between blacks and African and Asian immigrants in study hours per week, and black and Asian immigrants have virtually eliminated everything we complain about black people experiencing, homelessness, prison, being killed by police, being killed by criminals, murder, extreme multi-generational poverty, lifetime of minimum wage, etc. It is clear Asians and Nigerians make more effort than black kids on a daily basis, and much is by choice. Honestly, those assumptions border on racist views of what Asians are, and she expressed them as a private citizen What else does she say about Asians when shes in private citizen mode? A good thing for them, and a bad one for Lynyrd Skynyrd. She was born Abt. Collins must go, she has no ability to serve SFUSD as a leader. I think all students regardless of color are capable of learningso why is it then? I know for a fact that there is the lack of support from school administrators and teachers to promote Black student achievement compared to other races. He pleaded no contest to vehicular manslaughter and to driving under influence of alcohol. When did ill-farted become a euphamism for racist? I only cite these things to show you that in America, the history of the white liberal has been nothing but a series of trickery designed to make Negros think that the white liberal was going to solve our problems. I also think it was harder for the black community more than any other community because of systematic racism. All of them. I stand as an antiracist with asian american and feel a lot of empathy toward what is happening but Im not sure this person is the true enemy. In 1989, Allen developed pneumonia as a result of decreased lung capacity from the paralyzation. Collins should indeed step down. He was born in Jacksonville, Florida. At first, white was northern and western European immigrants of Protestant and Catholic descent. I notice how you only mentioned Republicans in your post, as if Democrats were somehow innocent of the engaging the mechanics of capitalism to oppresses people, particularly the working class. In a sense, our tax dollars subsidize Israels public diplomacy directed at US taxpayers. AIPACs magnitude is indicative of the scale of the crimes.. Should Asian Americans be proud of their communities, their culture, their hard work and their accomplishments in this country? Times were very difficult since Allen's musical career barely brought in enough to support the According to the groups website, they have 19,000 registered Chinese members in 41 states across the country. She has a school named after her, and she is far from perfect. Check the tweets again! are yall dumbyou want to be oppressed so bad.dude this black women is literally telling you that you are over represented in SF schools asshole. 1. Her inflammatory and divisive rhetoric is intentional. However, it saw an abrupt end following the death of some of its members in an airplane crash that left Collins seriously injured. If there are any that have tried to stand up against the majority on these issues, let me know. Your contribution is essential to our work. thank you, MER, for your heartfelt, educated and eloquent 3/25 post. You cant do that if you dont notice. Have we suddenly forgotten that mayoral candidate Ellen Lee Zhou and during her campaign, Zhou ran into controversy for paying to erect a billboard that depicted a racist scene involving Mayor London Breed. It is true, we do NOT see Asian children in immigration dog cages and ripped away from their parents. I mean this high school is in the company of expensive, independent high schools. Gold and platinum albums followed a string of hit songs like 'Sweet Home Alabama', 'Saturday Night Special', 'Gimme Back My Bullets', 'What's Your Name? Webthe Secret life of Wilkie,. Collins rushed the change in Lowell by 8 months because someone, nobody knows whom, said something on a blog that is racist. I share many of the sentiments expressed here on all sides, but it got pretty ugly at times. How did you use the result to determine who walked fastest and slowest? Im not bragging, I just want people like her to know, I did it because of hard work and not through white supremist thinking) and I didnt have to marry a wealthy white real estate developer to get ahead. Collins used a combination of drugs and alcohol to self-medicate as he tried to cope with significant trauma in his life both from the plane crash and the loss of his beloved wife. We've recently sent you an authentication link. Her main mistake was in not realizing that her audience was ignorant and racist.??? We heard her over and over again Too Many Asians! If you dont understand her tweets or my comments here, please educate yourselves on the history of systemic racism in America. We have to understand the contextcalling someone a house n for doing well in school and getting in to lowell and then to UC and then getting a great job is a gross distortion of what malcolm x was talking about(because he was speaking specifically about blacks).using the model minority concept and equating it to house ns makes sense only if you feel all minorities must side with certain political and racial ideologies.her entire folly is to assume that asian people must submit and further woke agendas, and if they dont they are siding with white supremacy.Malcolm spoke in the context of independence not in the forced integration and forced equity that the woke mob intends to imposethe collective freakout the bay had because of trump is not an excuse, forced solidarity is not true solidarity.blaming those that mastered the system as siding with the supposed master, and subsequently complicit in the oppression of others is a truely distorted sense of reality.inequity does not racism make just because your woke guru said so. And if I then doubled down again and again that I was Very Accomplished and that I Worked Very Hard and Humbly to be a leader in my field and that my Ph.D. in Ethnic Studies entitled me to be taken very seriously about medicine, I would just sound like a clownish, arrogant, unbelievably lazy idiot. vote to remove the merit-based entrance system at Lowell High School. Collins is completely one-sided in her view of anti-Blackness among Asians. If her daughter witnessed a bullying incidence then was it ever reported? Is Dianne Feinstein an historical person or a living human being? Collins intentionally abuses and misuses the term white supremacy. the term white supremacy in my opinion, is real only to the perpetrator, self flattery, wishful thinking, no more. "Alison Collins wants $87 million for damage to her career. These SFUSD employees say she destroyed theirs". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2021-05-09. ^ Tucker, Jill (November 7, 2018). Shame on her, and Shane in anybody who defends her. But how can we as Asian leaders defend her when she doesnt give us anything? Many Asian Am. Collins and Ronnie co-wrote several hit songs for Skynyrd including Gimme Three Steps (1973), Free Bird (1974) and That Smell (1977). You learn about success by behavior. Besides that theres plenty of just overtly racist stuff that Yap and others here have said too, the bad faith is made obvious by the fact that **none of them are willing to engage with the idea that started this whole thing**: that there might be a grain of truth in Collinss point that anti-black attitudes among some Asian-Americans might be A Thing. You live in your generational wealth bubble while putting minorities against each other. I can say that in the city hiring system of HR the positions are largely held by Asians. In 2019, non-Chinese candidates were barred from crafting non-phonetic translations of their names). Its not. These model minorities are presented as evidence of the efficacy of the American work ethic and rugged individualism. I dont know you, you dont know me. But Collins was/is a major and vocal proponent of that process and the concept. The Tragic Real-Life Story Of Allen Collins From Lynyrd Skynyrd, Whiskey Bottles and Brand-New Cars: The Fast Life and Sudden Death of Lynyrd Skynyrd. Your fellow antiracists are desperate not to have to call you out. Or being an anti-Asian racist. We should hold up any group who studies hard and get others to be more like them, including Nigerian Americans. If she wanted to walk me through it or walk anyone through it, the chance was there. Blacks can be poorer for any of 3 reasons. This isnt due to poverty. Instead read Triple Package and try to convince black kids to do what Asian and Nigerian kids do and pattern their childhood after them because it guarantees high income because America is fair and will embrace them and compensate them for their skills if they do. We all need to GROW UP. They have to save and not waste money. In 1963, Allen lived in Jacksonville's Cedar Hills area when an older friend received a guitar for his birthday. Josephine Zhao apologized and dropped out after her comments were reported. 2023 Getty Images. Totally agree with Steve. There is no different standard for Japanese American vs Chinese American. So, the uniformity here is not surprising. With time live performances of Skynyrd and its signature songs Free Bird and Sweet Home Alabama (1974) gained the band international fame. They use white supremacist thinking to assimilate and get ahead., Collins also wrote Where are the vocal Asians speaking up against Trump? Required fields are marked *, {{#message}}{{{message}}}{{/message}}{{^message}}Your submission failed. The attitude some blacks have holds others down. Have you read Malcolm Xs speech? Embedded within the American work ethic is individualism. If the esteemed doctor is going to start popping off while cluelessly not understanding the meanings of the words shes criticizing (because shes too ignorant/lazy to familiarize herself with the world that Collins comes from), well, thats her right, but she sounds like a fool. No, there are a large variety of answers. America is a great nation most want to move to and a land of opportunity in the present. It also isnt lost on me that the people speaking of AAIP people often are not speak for darker skin vietnamese, filipina or other non East Asian groups that also work hard and want to achieve American dream but still are looked at manual labor. Among many Asian cultures hard work, family and commitment to excellence are very important. Many Asians despite pressures to excel in school, still find themselves living on the economic margins in poverty. She married Vernon Eugene Allen in 1970. Black people do have to do exactly what Asians did to be successful. What your parents did is no big deal so-blacks have been doing that shit for years ..ok do they escaped from their homeland to come here for a better life from the same people that bombed, murdered and destroyed the infrastructure of Loas,killing babies ,young children,women animals destroyed the forest poisoned the waters , destroyed the rice fields etc,etc but everythings great because you got a little tech job..you are not concerned about what Ms Collins said youre just jumping on the white band wagon of hate. Is Allison Collins from The Allison Collins Band Allen Collins daughter? By the way, growing up, I have been called racial slurs by Caucasians, Latinos, Middle Easterns, other Asians, and yes, even African Americans? Thanks so much for writing what you did, you are so right. Not to mention the treatment of the Bantu in Somalia, or conditions in Nigeria, etc. Shes unapologetic and she probably doesnt want another chance. It was a lie. Why is it that racism coming from the left complicated while racism from the right is clear as day? Her comments to me, as someone who is part Asian American (Afghan/South Asian), generalize an entire community. I for a fact know that systematic racism and bias plays a hand at the lack of support and resources provided to Black students compared to other races. So, where was I before I went for another gummie? WebAllen's family grew with the birth of his daughter Amie, followed quickly by Allison. You should be just as ready to call out racism from your friends as your enemies. Less obvious of an enemy than Trump, but an enemy nonetheless. Any valid point made is going to be torpedo by calling someone a bozo, that they need to read a book or dropping references to demonstrate being cultured in the Arts. Because Collins is not wrong!! The contempt that you display now makes sense in that you position yourself as an entitled commentator in this discussion as you have a Ph.D. in Ethnic Studies. Why put another race down? somewhere that Amie is living in South Carolina, but no one seems But it was also a political miscalculation. The third result is Allison Collins age 20s in Muncie, IN in the Orchard Lawn neighborhood. And, regardless of newspapers blithely using the term racist tweets reductively transforming a complicated situation into a simple one, applying a metaphorical scarlet letter and minimizing the very real problems of systemic anti-Blackness the tweets say what they say.. As a Latinx parent at Lowell I feel numb and tired. Collins is now in the difficult position shes in not just because of what she wrote in 2016, but how she handled matters when confronted on it in 2021. Failure to fall into line and call for Collins to go could be weaponized further against an elected official, as it was in the case of Ross Mirkarimi. Shes just sorry she got caught. White, Asian, Black or other. Collins first number of tweets were totally legit maybe controversial in some eyes, but important to find Asian-Am allies and to call out anti Black behaviors. Collins thought she could pull a fast one during the pandemic and pull a fast one in the name of racial and social justice. She made her racist comments in 2016, not 1916. Once demographic changes threatened to upend the deal, southern Europeans and other Catholics were incorporated into the what were becoming the ever expanding circles of whiteness. 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