Blog Post 1 : What's Your Problem?
In my opinion, the definition of "community" is a group of people who share a common interest or goal. Communities that I can say I belong to are Miami, Florida, U.S, FIU, gaming, Asian, and Vietnamese.
Out of the many communities I've listed, the Asian community is one that I'm interested in researching. My parents are Vietnamese and by blood, that means I'm Vietnamese or in general, I am Asian. As a resident of Miami, the demographic here is predominantly Hispanic. So, I feel like the Asian community here is quite small and I would say it is one of the minority groups here. Therefore, I want to look more into this group as I feel that generally, any minority groups often have issues that are related to appearance, color, etc. Moreover, because of the pandemic, many are venting their frustrations at how the world currently is. Prohibitions like limited gatherings, the requirement of face masks, quarantine, unemployment, and the closing down of businesses have really frustrated the general population. Sadly, that frustration is usually directed towards the Asian community due to Covid-19 originating in Wuhan, China. Since the start of the pandemic, there have been many cases of hate crimes toward Asians such as a recent attack in Oakland where a 91 year old Asian man was physically assaulted. I feel like this general hate towards Asians can be addressed and fixed.
In addition, the other community that I'm interested in researching is the gaming community. I was introduced to video games as an adolescent and ever since then, it has been one of my favorite past time hobbies. I feel as if I am an integrated member of this community and for that, I want to improve the reputation of it. Unfortunately, society typically see gamers as fat people living in their moms basement and eat junk food all day. I would really like to enlighten people and get rid of that stereotype. In addition, this community often gets blamed for the cause of other prevalent issues in today's world. For example, the former president, Donald Trump, blames gun violence on violent video games. Directing blame on one community for an issue that massive is essentially throwing gun violence under the rug. It won't fix the issue and are providing people a temporary solution where they can throw their hate at. Issues like that makes me want to explore this community.
Sources
https://abc7news.com/suspect-arrested-in-attack-on-91-year-old-in-oaklands-chinatown/10322263/
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