RAB Source Entry#3-Sangay.

PART 1: MLA CITATION

Walker, Amara, reporter. “Anxious to Let My Features Show: Asian American Women Share Fear of Harassment.” CNN, 29 Mar. 2022. 

https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2022/03/29/asian-american-women-fear-racist-violence-harassment-pkg-nr-vpx.cnn

PART 2: SUMMARY

CNN News correspondent Amara Walker reported in the CNN news clip “Anxious to let my features show: Asian American women share fear of harassment.” The video highlighted a rise in racism and violent attacks, specifically against women. Walker interviewed four Asian American women living and working in New York City. First interviewee Amanda Shi, told the reporter that a complete stranger followed her a whole block and yelled racial slurs at her. She further stated that spring is here, she is afraid to shed the layers that show her Asian features. The second interviewee, Annie Kim, agreed with her. She said she had been targeted multiple times, even with the full covered clothing and a mask on. In addition, she states that a woman said to her ‘You Asian bitch, I will kill you, chop your head off’ while approaching toward her. Thirdly, actress and activist Carolyn Kang stated that in the subway, a man cursed at her and blamed her for Coronavirus. Then, after just 3 months, two men were walking past her in Brooklyn. One punched her and screamed made-up Asian words at her. In the past year’s headlines, Walker mentions that a 67-year-old Asian woman was beaten and punched more than 125 times. Michelle Gu was pushed to her death on an oncoming train track. Six women were killed in a shooting spree in Atlanta. Lastly, Walker interviewed an Asian member of Congress, Grace Meng. She expressed fears about the most vulnerable mothers and grandmothers who came to this country and gave so much. Now they are being attacked and killed.

PART 3A: REFLECTION

I agree with what Walker says in the CNN news clip, because Asian American women do get targeted more. It is something we’ve witnessed several times. Prior to the pandemic, I commuted almost every day on the NYC subway. Now, I avoid it either by using my bike or having my family members drop me off. I learned a new strategy to protect myself from the video when Carolyn Kang said that she stood against a wall, so that nobody could push her from behind. However, it was very sad to watch this video clip and hear Annie Kim. She is indeed a beautiful woman, but wants to cover up her skin so that no one notices her Asian features. How sad it is to hide our true identity in order to go about our lives. We should not be living in such a way. I would recommend this video to Asian American women, so they could be more aware of their surroundings and learn from these possible attacks.

PART 3B: RHETORICAL/GENRE ANALYSIS

CNN is known for its outstanding breaking news and even won Emmy Awards for network-record six news and documentary. The genre of this piece is a news video. The video clip is effective because it showed locations where the incidents happened. The video appeals to viewer’s emotions of empathy and fear.The purpose of this interview is to raise awareness of the plight of Asian women who live every day in fear and are constantly threatened with violence. The occasion of video is the numerous attacks happening now nationwide. This interview is intended for all audiences. The information Walker conveyed was efficient and clearly expressed in less than five minutes. Walker is an anchor and correspondent at CNN. She has covered a number of live major international news events including Atlanta massacre and 2020 presidential vote recount in Georgia.

PART 4: NOTABLE QUOTABLE

“Shi said, when everybody is excited as spring is here but part of me is happy, part of me is so anxious shedding these layers, letting this feature show.” (4:15)

“Kim said that a woman screamed at her, You Asian bitch, I will kill you and chop your head off.” (1:37)

“Kim said that, I have asked strangers to walk me home.”