model minority

Two women kiss in front of a red background with a yellow stream twining through it like a stream of silk. The woman on the left bears a pink hoodie and a ponytail embraces her partner, garbed in a black dress with her hair in an updo. Her hands are placed on the first woman's chest in an intimate gesture.

“Saving Face” is the Best 2000s Queer Rom-Com You’ve (Probably) Never Seen

The 2004 film features a mother and daughter navigating new circumstances amidst cultural expectations with humor and sensitive, deft craft.…

April 21, 2024

In an article about Asian Americans as a model minority, protesters gather at a BLM rally.

The Model Minority Myth Is a Boon to Academic Inequality

Evan Tsuei, Westmont College

The Model Minority Myth turned Asian Americans into a discriminatory tool against fellow minorities, as demonstrated in affirmative action court cases.…

December 16, 2022

Unpacking the Anti-Blackness of the Asian-American Community

Shashank Rao, University of Michigan

As a result of their own struggles with racism, Asian Americans have exhibited a history of complicity in the oppression of black bodies.…

December 1, 2017

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Unpacking the Anti-Blackness of the Asian-American Community