An Artistic Exploration of Asian American Studies - Eileen Rhatigan - Alanah Winston - Myah Pace - Tristan Brown

Anti-Filipino Propaganda in the Media

STRANGE FRU I T GONE BAD I N A WHOL E NEW WA Y ,  HANG LOW I N DARK COLORS , THE Y TREAT US AL L THE SAME . NOT BLACK L I KE THE I R PROPERT Y BUT BROWN NONETHE L ESS , A NEW LAND TO I NVADE , MORE PEOPL E TO SUPPRESS .  TO THEM WE ARE YOUNG , WE ARE DUMB , WE NEED SAV I NG ,  TO US , WE MESSED UP , CANNOT TRUST WHAT THE Y ’ RE SAY I NG .  PROM I SED PROSPER I T Y , FREEDOM , A CHANCE AT L I FE WI THOUT RUL E ,  BUT I NSTEAD THE Y BU I LT RA I LROADS , AND SCHOOLS ,  CONV I NCED THEMSE L VES WE ’ RE A NAT I ON OF FOOLS .  DOES I T HE LP THEM AL L SL EEP TO P I CTURE US I N TH I S L I GHT ,  DOES I T MAKE I T POSS I BL E FOR THEM TO JUST I F Y THE CAUSE OF THE F I GHT ,  BLACK BOD I ES , LOOK I N M I RRORS , AND SEE US I N THE I R S I GHT .  HOW D I D TH I S REAL I T Y COME TO BE ? HOW D I D CULTURES ERASE , BE OBSCURED BY THE I R GREED ,  AS I WR I TE TH I S POEM I MAKE A F I NAL DECREE ,  AMER I CA WI THOUT COLOR I S A S I GHT THAT HAS NEVER TO BE SEEN .