The purpose of an advocacy essay is raise awareness on a social issue and to call for action. For this assignment, critically analyze how the journalist reports the issue. Taking the newspaper article as a starting point, take a position on the issue and argue for it by drawing from at least 2 analytical concepts or reading strategies such as “narrative of rescue,” “racial democracy,” “nation of immigrants,” “relational racial formation,” “whose vision?” etc. You are also required to cite one academic source that helps you to frame the main arguments of your paper.
“Why Are People Protesting in Hong Kong?” The New York Times, November 13, 2019.
