In this episode, Partner Raymond Kim looks at the model minority myth, or the idea that Asian Americans are the "ideal" minority group who has worked hard and achieved the American Dream. Raymond traces the myth's origins to a 1960s article praising the Japanese American community's ability to overcome post-internment challenges, and he describes two major issues associated with this myth: Not only does it ignore Asian American communities that are not thriving, it is also used against other minority communities. Reflecting on the See more +
In this episode, Partner Raymond Kim looks at the model minority myth, or the idea that Asian Americans are the "ideal" minority group who has worked hard and achieved the American Dream. Raymond traces the myth's origins to a 1960s article praising the Japanese American community's ability to overcome post-internment challenges, and he describes two major issues associated with this myth: Not only does it ignore Asian American communities that are not thriving, it is also used against other minority communities. Reflecting on the myth's long-term effects, Raymond explains how it has made the Asian American community invisible, with that lack of visibility becoming apparent only within the last year. He says moving forward, it's important to have discussions around issues like the model minority myth to help others recognize the social, ethnic and economic diversity within the API community. See less -
