As an Asian-American myself, I like to attribute most of our ethnicity’s success to the hard work we put in. But I’ve come to realize that a narrow mindset is what’s feeding into the dangerous model ...

The odious “model minority” myth is alive and well in America. For decades, it’s been the target of criticism because of the pressures many Asian Americans, in particular, say it places on their ...

Asian and Asian American culture is making its way into mainstream media through recent movies and TV shows highlighting the lives and experiences of Asians and Asian Americans. Popular films like ...

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How does the “model minority myth” impact how funders view and support Asian immigrant communities? What role do disaggregated data play in ensuring their thriving? In a conversation with Ben Hires, ...

People tend to stereotype sexual minorities and Black men as unusually young, an assumption driven by a shared cultural ...

Introduction. Imperatives of Asian American Citizenship -- Part I. War and the Assimilating Other -- Leave Your Zoot Suits Behind -- How American Are We? -- Nisei in Uniform -- America's Chinese -- ...

In this op-ed, Mythili Sampathkumar explores Usha Vance, Kamala Harris, and how the model minority myth plays into the Indian community's growing role in American politics. Whatever happens on the ...

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