Welcome back everyone! This is the second episode to the Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month series. Today we'll be focusing on the model minority myth and its unfortunate effects.
The model minority is a myth that views APIs in a "do-gooder" monolith, ultimately erasing diversity and struggles in API communities. It may be viewed as compliment to others, but is ultimately a problem to all. In this episode, we'll be focusing on what it is and the communities it harms.
Resources from this episode:
BLACKBURN, S. (2019, March 21). What is the model minority myth? Retrieved May 10, 2021, from https://www.learningforjustice.org/magazine/what-is-the-model-minority-myth
https://depts.washington.edu/sibl/Publications/Model%20Minority%20Section%20(2011).pdf
