Abstract
The Social Breakdown team is at it again! This time we’re talking about the myths of the model minority. It’s important to break down this myth, because we live in a world of identity politics where we fight over who gets to speak for whom and how we represent ourselves within institutions. Who is the model minority, and how did this term come to be? What social pressures defy or reproduce stereotypes? And what problems does this myth create for other people of color? Join us in our conversation on the model minority and the taken-for-granted notions of this myth. We have our eyes on you, Silicon Valley!
Keywords
model minority, tokenism, upward mobility
Sources
- History of term ‘model minority’
- The Professional Burdens of Being a ‘Model Minority’
- Why Do Democrats Feel Sorry for Hillary Clinton?
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