Green River LibGuides: Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Studies: Model Minority Myth

Model Minority Myth

Articles
Multimedia

Featured Articles

Model Minorities
A 2013 article from the Encyclopedia of Race and Racism
Pew Research Center: Asian Americans and the ‘Model Minority’ Stereotype
Pew Research Center Survey, 11/30/23: "In the survey, we asked Asian Americans about their views and experiences with another stereotype: Asians in the U.S. being a “model minority.” Asian adults were asked about their awareness of the label “model minority,” their views on whether the term is a good or bad thing, and their experiences with being treated in ways that reflect the stereotype."
Successful yet Precarious: South Asian Muslim Americans, Islamophobia, and the Model Minority Myth.
A 2020 article from Sociological Perspectives
Model Minority Thesis
A 2014 article from Race and Racism in the United States: An Encyclopedia of the American Mosaic
Model Minority
a 2016 article from Asian American Culture: From Anime to Tiger Moms
Educational Attainment and the “Model Minority” Myth
A 2013 article from Immigrants in American History: Arrival, Adaptation, and Integration
Beyond Black and White: The Model Minority Myth and the Invisibility of Asian American Students
From the Urban Review
The “Model Minority” Myth: Asian American Middle Class Before, During, and After the Great Recession
A 2019 article from the Singapore Economic Review
Asian Americans Are Still Caught in the Trap of the ‘Model Minority’ Stereotype. And It Creates Inequality for All
A 2020 article from Time
'Model Minority' Myth Again Used As A Racial Wedge Between Asians And Blacks
A 2017 article from NPR's Code Switch
Model Minorities and Perpetual Foreigners: Stereotypes of Asian Americans From Stereotypes: The Incidence and Impacts of Bias, 2020.

Featured Multimedia

Good Americans (video) "During the Cold War years, Asian Americans are simultaneously heralded as a Model Minority, and suspected as the perpetual foreigner. It is also a time of ambition, as Asian Americans aspire for the first time to national political office. Distributed by PBS Distribution." 56 minutes.
Model Minority Although Michelle Ling’s parents spent their lives fulfilling the 'model minority' vision, Ling’s generation grew up with strong families and self-reliance. They break the stereotypical molds. 2.5-minute video clip.
Unpacking the Model Minority Myth, Yellow Peril, and Racial Triangulation in an Asian America
'They’re Not Like The Others': Breaking Down the Dangers of the Model Minority Myth
A 2021 video from King 5
How The Model Minority Myth Keeps Asian Americans Out Of Management
A 2021 video from CNBC Make It
Audio: Behind The 'Model Minority,' An American Struggle
From NPR Weekend Edition Saturday
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Audio: What It's Like To Grow Up As A Member Of 'Model Minority'
From All Things Considered
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Featured Books

The Myth of the Model Minority: Asian Americans Facing Racism by Rosalind S. Chou; Joe R. Feagin
Call Number: 305.895 C552m 2015
ISBN: 1594515875
Main Collection
Culture Shock for Asians in U.S. Academia: Breaking the Model Minority Myth by Eunkyong Lee Yook
Call Number: Ebook
Publication Date: 2017-03-27
Killing the Model Minority Stereotype: Asian American Counterstories and Complicity by Nicholas D. Hartlep (Editor);
Call Number: Ebook
Publication Date: 2015
Asianfail : Narratives of Disenchantment and The Model Minority by Eleanor Ty
Call Number: Ebook
Publication Date: 2017
The Color of Success Asian Americans and the Origins of the Model Minority by Ellen D Wu
Call Number: eBook
Publication Date: 2013