No, Asian Americans don’t have an innate ability to earn straight As. The existence of that notion is known as the model minority myth, and its effects are pervasive. Listen to learn more!
Sources
https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2017/04/19/524571669/model-minority-myth-again-used-as-a-racial-wedge-between-asians-and-blacks
https://thepractice.law.harvard.edu/article/the-model-minority-myth/
https://www.learningforjustice.org/magazine/what-is-the-model-minority-myth
https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/japanese-american-relocation
https://pacificasiamuseum.usc.edu/exhibitions/online-exhibitions/debunking-the-model-minority-myth/
