SAN FRANCISCO -- There's a stereotype about the Asian American Pacific Islander community that you might have heard of: the "model minority" myth. It claims the AAPI community is the best minority, ...
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 ...
As an Asian-American myself, I like to attribute most of our ethnicity’s success to the hard work we put in. But I’ve come to realize that a narrow mindset is what’s feeding into the dangerous model ...
Editor’s Note: This feature is part of CNN Style’s series Hyphenated, which explores the complex issue of identity among minorities in the United States. From the outside looking in, Prachi Gupta’s ...
The SSFA argued in a suit brought to the Supreme Court that Asian Americans were victims of racial discrimination under standards that use race as a factor for admission. Credit: Ana Glassman In an ...
Asian and Asian American culture is making its way into mainstream media through recent movies and TV shows highlighting the lives and experiences of Asians and Asian Americans. Popular films like ...
“The beauty of this country is that I'm allowed to make my own mistakes,” declares Bhanu Pradeep (Sahana Srinivasan). She’s ...
In this op-ed, Mythili Sampathkumar explores Usha Vance, Kamala Harris, and how the model minority myth plays into the Indian community's growing role in American politics. Whatever happens on the ...
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*(CNN) — From the outside looking in, Prachi Gupta’s family was the epitome of the American Dream. In short, the ‘model minority” myth fits them to a tee. Her father was a doctor, her mother was a ...