You said it- most asian americans do not harbor anti-black feelings. Especially if it is a high paying position. Asians believe they worked harder than Black folks. Her part in the renaming of the schools fiasco demonstrates how completely out of touch she is. WebAllen's family grew with the birth of his daughter Amie followed quickly by Allison. Unfortunately, I doubt anyone is really going to take him and his friends seriously. 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. Ever have one of those times where you forget what it was you were looking for when you got up but that it was really important that you write it down but by the time you find something to write with youve forgotten this importnt/juicy/sclerotic thought. And as the Black and brown populations threatened to politically overwhelm white supremacy, Asians began to be included in the functional definition of white under the model minority myth in the 80/90s while the door was slammed shut by the aging white former majority on the emerging rainbow minority here in CA via Prop 13 with implications for public schools. She wont do this because she is extremely narrow minded and hateful. We cant make her be contrite.. Allison Collins is not a historical person. It will require quite a bit of humility. During a week-long stint at Funochio's in Atlanta, the band was discovered by the renown Al Kooper. Interesting how Lauter echoes the Israeli disdain for existing populations and their ongoing oppression with his support of local relatively recent (compared to Blacks) migrants by choice and their descendants over the descendants of chattel slaves who capitalized the nation and have been consistently, summarily disenfranchised. I ask, wheres the protection for the Black and Latino community. Its racist not to say that because then test score differences would be genetic. They are more moral, and more moral than whites, on average, based on study hours, out of wedlock births, savings rates, work hours, etc. If you do not want your children to be competitive on the world stage, please go ahead, the rest of the world benefits from less American competition! Sorry, you simply do not understand these terms as they are used by people who think about and discuss race as a living, and should either read some books about the subject so you know what youre talking about or stop commenting. Great work, Joe. When conservatives play race politics, they do so awkwardly and clumsily. Someone or some system has to be there to nurture that success. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/29/us/san-francisco-schools-racism.html?searchResultPosition=3 Since Asians think theyre pretty smart, they get pretty arrogant when new information is presented that contradicts their worldview. He resides in the Excelsior with his wife and three (!) Take and use the opportunities, dont be jealous and blame it on racism left and right every time! At a press conference denouncing the threats, there was no Jenny Lam, no Norman Yee, no Phil Ting, no David Chiu, no Sandra Fewer, no Jane Kim. She has too much pride to admit when shes wrongthat was evident even before those tweets came to light. The band spawned two albums of which the first Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere (1980) included their most successful single Don't Misunderstand Me that charted in late 1980. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/29/us/san-francisco-schools-racism.html?searchResultPosition=3. 1822. YOU are the one that has to start centering black culture and indigenous culture in your work. Lowell is a merit based entrance school-are you saying that kids of all races were not offered the SAME opportunities or are you saying Black and Brown students were purposely excluded?! It was interrupted when white supremacists imprisoned them in the Topaz, Utah concentration camp. This thing with Commissioner Collins use of the words current at the time to describe in the most understandable format . Its the magical idea that one can achieve success simply by personal effort unassisted by anyone or anything else. In 1963, Allen lived in Jacksonville's Cedar Hills area when an older friend received a guitar for his birthday. Collins studied at the Nathan B. Forrest High School. We need to be more civil there is a lot of intelligence in these responses and we can all make our fiercest points without getting personal and mean-spirited. Like yesterday. Collect, curate and comment on your files. I think all students regardless of color are capable of learningso why is it then? It is the path for academically-oriented low and middle income kids to get into a top college. No, she shouldnt have to walk you through anything. By signing up, you agree to our Terms and Conditions. So, the uniformity here is not surprising. Im by any measure very far left, but the fear for me was always that woke culture and was more performative than principled, and Collins pretty much personifies these fears. I can understand that there are definitely challenging problems in my community that need to be addressed and speaking for myself I could see how disadvantaged I was merely bc my family and community did not know better bc their focus was on survival by the day having grown up poor themselves and although it was said go to school nobody in my community knew how to successfully enter a profession or, frankly, college. I agree with your conclusion. She attacks Lowell for having the wrong demographics and being merit based, but sends her own daughters to SOTA, which is merit based and has just as disproportional demographics. These are the new standards she and the others have set; time to live by them. Why shes speaking on our behalf? The various public board meetings where Allison Colins has continued to single out Asians by citing time, over and over again, that there are too many Asians at Lowell and calling everyone, including Asians, on the meeting who opposed removing merit admissions racist. There are a bunch of them so feel free to dig through those meetings here: https://www.sfusd.edu/about-sfusd/board-education/board-education-meetings/2021-board-education-meeting-documents-archive. Initially the band was named My Backyard, then The Noble Five and by 1968 it was called The One Percent before finally zeroing on the name Lynyrd Skynyrd in 1969. He later plead no contest to DUI manslaughter. I, myself, found it hateful and harmful. How did you use the result to determine who walked fastest and slowest? The outraged creditors are demanding payment on that mushrooming debt and until they get paid, nobody should expect an easy ride. So when someone uses the term House N*****, instead of getting offended like an over-entitled douche (aka model minority), you ask, why would she say that about Asian people? what exactly is the context behind that? whats the history behind that? Then go look it up, read some books and learn something new to which you can contribute back to the community. I love how the majority of comments on this story prove Collins point in the first placethat anti-blackness is on full display in the San Francisco public school system. Get a code sent to your email to sign in, or sign in using a password. Allen was hooked. Hey, my parents were fundamentalist Pentacostal hillbillies and they taught us kids everything but fear. It just became another school taken down by woke progressives. Maybe no wifi at home? Furthermore, we want to highlight and remember how API and Black communities have historically and are currently working together in solidarity with each other against white racism. what type of danger zone is needed for this exercise. Enjoying the misfortune of others seems to cut across many barriers, including intelligence. But at the same time, the house negro status is a precarious one subject to the masters whims. In all of her years as an elected official, she has never ridden in the Pride parade. With time live performances of Skynyrd and its signature songs Free Bird and Sweet Home Alabama (1974) gained the band international fame. https://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/projects/mmt/mxp/speeches/mxa29.html. What is the Denouement of the story a day in the country? She made her racist comments in 2016, not 1916. In this case Commissioner Molina also made his voice heard in asking Collins to resign. The entire point of the quote is that the people being referred to will always be considered to be n***s IN THE EYES OF THEIR RACIST OPPRESSORS, no matter how much they mistakenly think that playing by the masters rules will elevate them above that status. Just imagine if she were a Trump supporting conservative. Larkin Allen Collins Jr. was born on July 19, 1952, at St. Lukes Hospital in Jacksonville, Florida, US. Calling merit white supremacy is such an inane concept coming from anyones mouth. Your fellow antiracists are desperate not to have to call you out. Asians just shut up, get to work and make that money. And Collins soon gave them little reason to be. Hard work, deferred gratification, obsession with grades and test scores, saving, marriage, focus on child development all work. They do this: study way more hours, emphasize education to their kids, marry and stay married, work, study summers, focus on grades and test scores and what really matters most, avoid drugs. You cant hide behind Malcolm, that speech doesnt lessen what was said by her in any way. So were doing the exact opposite of what she said we do, said Yee, the primary author of the letter that was signed onto by much of San Franciscos past and present Asian American (and not Asian American) leadership. Boards are the best place to save images and video clips. Big yikes. Apparently now we have to be careful with everything we say bc now, everything is racist as intent no longer matters, unless youre Black apparently, then nuance does matter according to Collins defenders here. That being said, when running for office, isnt purging ones social media pro forma? Despite all of these comments, she isnt going anywhere. White kids, 5.6. I wonder why. Some sjws have gotten too comfortable with anti-asian racism. Who are stereotyped as hard working? Joe has his facts right, strikes a tone that fits a combination of objectivity and amazement at where this has gone, and jumps in to respond to readers. 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. But I would not be offended if Collins commentary was directed toward many South Asians. Is to encourage the destruction of the repetition of colloquial words and phrases which best convey the tone, manner and relationship are most effectively conveyed. mb, who is the real idiot? Maybe Commissioner Collins deserves the same opportunity be given credit for what she has done and to work with others to learn from past mistakes. He married (1) RACHEL NICHOLS Bef. She took responsibility and stepped down, which is something Collins is refusing to do I dont see the comparison here. high school for elementary school students, college for high school students, etc. Sure, if you consider toddler-level illogic and implicitly racist theories scholarship, then, yes, our best and brightest are on the case. She was not afforded any context or nuance in the judgement, nor is she getting any arestorative justice, all of which Collins is asking for for herself. Im a African American and I am thankful I do not have any of my four children enrolled in the SFUSD! People do not achieve success solely from their own individual efforts. She works tirelessly to hold SFUSD accountable in implementing these and other important resolutions including the Vietnamese language pathway and a resolution to audit school libraries and ensure representation of Asian American narratives. You know why they bury regular fans 6 deep but bury Dodgers fans 10 under? A teacher walks into the Classroom and says If only Yesterday was Tomorrow Today would have been a Saturday Which Day did the Teacher make this Statement? And according to Wikipedia, L-W still has shop classes, unlike Lowell. Thousands of families. Instead calling us house n*****, why doesnt she focus on education, self improvement and hard work. Has Collins made one peep about that private school at taxpayers expense? Humility is important. The harder one works, the more success a person can achieve. Collins is not only a racist, but she and her defenders are agressive, condencending racista. For instance, if the racist slave owner decides he wants to scapegoat someone for spreading the some Kung-Flu, the house negro will conveniently serve as the whipping boy to which the field negros attention will focused upon and away from the master. 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. Over the four years Skynyrd recorded, the memories gradually turned into legends. For whatever its worth, Id bet the NYTimes would not have run its piece on the SF school board yesterday were it not for the reporting here. Zhous billboard was vile and a reprehensible political ad that invoked racist, misogynistic and sexist perspectives. For her, to pander and hope Even when Gary Rossington and Dale Krantz quit the Rossington Collins Band, Allen continued on forming the Allen Collins Band in 1983. Thanks for the great article. Look at it, it wasnt a Klan poster, it was a few guys in earrings who were rappers and Obama saying I dont talk to Michelle no mo and no black scientists or authors. Thanks so much for writing what you did, you are so right. Shortly after dissolution of Rossington Collins Band in 1982, Collins started Allen Collins Band in 1983. Set aside the incendiary last tweet and the question of whether or not she was channeling Malcolm X for a moment. The rich private schools wont lower their standards. Collins did not fabricate her experience. But that has no bearing on the larger systems and structures of power at play in this regard. Spend 5 hours meeting with Geoffrey Canada and learning why charter schools, which dont support the union, get great results for black kids thriving in school and exiting poverty. In college, other students (rich white kids) called me and my fellow Asian friends grinds because we studied every day including weekends, and didnt party enough. Racism coming from the SJWs is complicated and requires context. Collins and his new band were refreshed and ready to go on their debut tour, so they hit the road. Sadly, this is politics 101 today in our divided society. This is spineless, deceitful, and hurtful to all Asians and anyone with an ounce of ethics in their body. This is on point. Using White Supremacist thinking to assimilate and get ahead? Im not denigrating them; you just appear unable to read the plain meanings of words rather than invent your own tortured and fictionalized version of what they say. I have heard this from teachers (at other schools). At 6:42 PM, the pilot of Lynyrd Skynyrd's chartered Convair 240 airplane radioed that the craft was dangerously low on fuel. According to the groups website, they have 19,000 registered Chinese members in 41 states across the country. A house negro enjoys all the privileges of working in the masters house and would do anything to keep their position. The far left has tried to minimalize this but it is a moral imperative. Isnt that the point? As incomprehensible as this might be, if you follow or assume that the first thought is accurate re White Supremacy acts (which my opinion is it is not and devalues so many ppl and cultures, thus very racist), then the last sentence makes more sense where she is trying to free all of the Asian community from the bounds (White Supremacy thinking) that are tying AAPI down. His mother would work all day at a cigar factory and did a job in the evenings at Woolworths to meet ends. This is a status bestowed upon Asian-Americans in relation to African-Americans. You know Tiff when whites say and holler that there are too many Asians in the UC university system I dont hear too many asians opening their mouth the silence is deafeningoops cant disagree with god. The revolution is not going to be started by academics or supporters of ruling-class parties, but by the masses they hold in contempt. Heres the latest: Lam and Moliga will introduce a resolution on Thursday calling for fellow member Alison Collins to be removed as vice president and stripped of all of her committee assignments.. To quote Kierkegaard, once you label me you negate me. Does anyone know about any news stories highlighting hate speech or bullying of Asian students? Whats even more sickening is that Zhou still holds her position with the California Civil Grand Juror Association as director of public relations and is a behavioral health clinician (sounds like Zhou is in need of behavioral health therapy herself). Acknowledge and change, not discriminate and unapologetic. Whether she resigns or not, the truth remains that there is anti-Asian in the Black community, and anti-Black in the Asian community. According to Ultimate Classic Rock, Collins pleaded "no contest" to the DUI manslaughter charges. His life after the plane crash was a slippery slope that connected one tragedy to the next. Jim, you need to stop. Allen's unique, firey guitar playing and powerful songwriting helped insure Lynyrd Skynyrd's place in rock and roll history. Their racism is in pursuit of a greater good so if you dont like their racism, its because you are racist. I also think it was harder for the black community more than any other community because of systematic racism. Streamline your workflow with our best-in-class digital asset management system. The goal of integration is that poor performing kids with bad attitudes will learn success from high performing, high sacrificing kids of Tiger Parents. Your humble narrator was a writer and columnist for SF Weekly from 2007 to 2015, and a senior editor at San Francisco Magazine from 2015 to 2017. Take out of context, nuance, need to read Malcom X, blah, blah, blah. I personally find it harmful to teach children that working hard and persevering are bad things. 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. We should not have a biased, ignorant person representing us. We need to realize that the term Asian American includes a diverse group of people, while some of us are thriving in terms of educational obtainment and accumulation of wealth, not all of us are. This is whats in her heart. Is this the San Francisco school board leadership! He pleaded no contest to vehicular manslaughter and to driving under influence of alcohol. I mean this high school is in the company of expensive, independent high schools. 1. Never mind that the toasted sandwich loving kids studied and passed exams etc to get into the school-Alison thinks that kids who like pasta should be given a chance to go to this school just because there are too many toasted sandwich liking kids at Lowell. Latino kids went from 7 to 12% over 10 years based on increased study hours. Its never going to be perfect. What if someone tweeted that insert Your race used white supremacy thinking to get ahead? They use white supremacist thinking to assimilate and get ahead., Collins also wrote Where are the vocal Asians speaking up against Trump? Its dehumanizing. Asian Americans study over twice as much as whites in California and thus earn more money and are more than 3x as likely to make a UC. Nothing Asians say or do prevents black kids from studying harder. This is further underscored by her terrible attempts at explaining why her comments were no big deal. And those who oppose renaming schools have made it a core tenet of their defensive position that no one is perfect, no historical subject is without fault. The only way out of poverty is a better work ethic and more support, like tutors, to decrease the achievement gap. Collins is doing real harm to Nope. What are the disadvantages of a clapper bridge? That is racist and insulting towards Asians because it diminishes their achievement, and it is insulting to whites because it assumes we are all racist and insincere in attempts to close the achievement gap, which she is wrong to call the opportunity gap, implying studying isnt a choice and a noble sacrifice, and to help underperforming minorities improve their lives. I thought a member of the board has to resign or be recalled (which requires 70k signatures, pen on paper). but the fact that she veered into labeling and name calling seemed gratuitous. He along with his sister and mother Eva went through a tough time when his parents divorced. Tell me: what is the goal here by going down this path of convincing them to be less successful? But the fact remainsCollins wants to punish the people who did qualify based on merit. If she wanted to make progress, she wouldnt spend all her time on cosmetic BS and put together after school and tutoring support for inner city students, build programs that pair mentors (e.g. Allen Collins married Kathy John in 1970. By Alison Collins standards, historical context doesnt matter. If you choose to relax, you are more lazy. Totally and completely agree with Jim Ausman. Allison Collins is confirming the very worst stereotypes about black people- that they will drag down anyone who does well in school with the acting white label. i am thankful that i can voice my opinion without being told to shut up by know it alls and delusional authorities on issues that concern us all. Go to China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, The US, Canada.anywhere in the world with a Chinese culture and you will find a familial devotion to education as a means to provide financial security for your family. 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