Analysis Of The Model Minority Myth

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How and why does the Model Minority Myth continue to be believed and perpetuated in today’s American society? How do Asian Americans navigate living under the Myth and what are the consequences and effects of those navigations, especially regarding self-identity and mental health? How does the Myth affect the different ethnicities that are grouped under the umbrella term of “Asian”? The Myth was started in the late 1960’s with multiple newspaper articles published about the success of Asian Americans and how that success could be attributed to Asian cultural values. Due to this success, Asian Americans were generalized as a successful minority that did not face discrimination or racism since the Myth was characterized as positive and not hurtful. The Myth has continued to exist and be prevalent today, even with the scholarly understanding that it is indeed a myth. In my paper, I will claim that in order to navigate living under …show more content…

I recognized how people who internalize it and use it to their advantage are not necessarily giving their support to the Myth; they are doing so as a way to work around the discrimination that the Myth causes. This leads to a further research question of what should Asian Americans do to lead to the end of the Myth while being able to still counter the discrimination that they face as a result of the Myth? As I am arguing for Asian Americans not to use the Myth to their advantage, to strengthen that argument, I will have to conduct further research to find some suggestions for what Asian Americans can do to help end the Myth while ensuring that they are still able to succeed under the discrimination they face. The problem is a complex one that cannot be solved quickly but the consequences continue to exist so necessary action must be taken as soon as

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