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Post 4: Overcoming the Model Minority Myth

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OVERCOMING THE MODEL MINORITY MYTH ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Model Minority myth seems to only reinforce the foreignness of Asian Americans. No matter how much they try to fit into American culture, no matter how sacrifices they make for the White agenda, the White government, the White companies and corporations, they will not be acknowledged as equal to the White American. So what can be done? Workplace Discrimination When it comes to workplace discrimination, Asian Americans are plagued with stereotypes of being passive, anti-social, and undesirable leaders. Despite their high educational attainment and enviable intelligence and self-discipline, many Asian Americans struggle to obtain higher positions in the workplace due to the negative stereotypes that come with being the model minority. One way to overcome this workplace discrimination is using the positive stereotypes to one’s advantage. Asian American employees can gain th...
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Post 3: How the Model Minority Myth Excludes and Homogenizes Asian American Groups

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HOW THE MODEL MINORITY MYTH EXCLUDES AND HOMOGENIZES ASIAN AMERICAN GROUPS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Before diving into how the model minority myth excludes and undermines the experiences of certain Asian American groups, it is important to understand just how diverse the Asian American population is in the U.S.  Diversity in the Asian American Population The six largest Asian origin groups in America are Chinese, Indian, Filipino, Vietnamese, Korean, and Japanese. These groups make up 85% of all Asian origin groups , with the rest of the 15% comprising individuals from various other South and Southeast Asian countries. Pew Research Center, Six origin groups make up 85% of all Asian Americans , 2016. The Model Minority myth pertains mostly to those of East Asian descent. For instance, the “Tiger Mom” stereotype arose from criticisms of Chinese parenting styles. Children of Chinese Tiger Moms who excel in school are viewed as almos...
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Post 2: The Model Minority Myth Today

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THE MODEL MINORITY MYTH TODAY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ After decades of stereotyping, subsequent generations of Asian Americans internalized these White-defined images of themselves and eventually conformed to those expectations , upholding the model minority myth up until the present day.  Contributing Factor 1: Education Education is one of the first things that come to mind when people think about Asian American success. Such success is measurable and easily comparable to the rest of the U.S. population. According to the Pew Research Center, over half of Asian Americans over the age of 25 (54%) have a bachelor's degree or higher , compared to 33% of the U.S. population. Many people attribute this high level of educational attainment to the supposed cultural backgrounds of Asian families. What comes to mind is the image of a strict, controlling “ Tiger Mom ” whose authoritarian parenting style drives her child to high levels of...
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Post 1: The History of the Asian Model Minority Myth

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THE HISTORY OF THE ASIAN MODEL MINORITY MYTH ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The ' Model Minority ' stereotype has plagued Asian Americans for decades as a glorified standard rooted in racism. The label came about during a period of significant immigration from Asian countries to the United States, and as more of these individuals began making a life for themselves in America, the more White elites had to say about them.  Origin of the Model Minority Stereotype  We can attribute the term "model minority" to no other than sociologist Willian Petersen . In 1966, he  published an article  in the New York Times Magazine titled "Success Story, Japanese-American Style" that established a long-standing stereotype for almost all Asian Americans to come. He directly argued against media portrayals of Japanese immigrants being "apelike," "dirty," "alien," and "dangerous." He instead...
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Introduction: About Me!

  Hello everyone!  My name is Candice Koo, and this is my first blog post for ENG 101 Project 3! Before I get into things, let me tell you all a bit about myself. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Brief History of Me:      I was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona as a twin in a family of four. Being Chinese-American, I speak English, Mandarin, and the dialect of Shanghai. Throughout my life, the only place I have ever been outside the U.S. is China, and every time I visit my relatives there, I feel closer to my culture.       From fifth grade until senior year of high school, I was a student at Basis Phoenix, a small, academically rigorous charter school that prepared me a lot for college. I involved myself in the Chinese language-learning community as a tutor, member of National Chinese Honor Society, and teaching assistant for the Mandarin teacher. I also founded a K-POP Club and was co-president...
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