Excerpts from The Myth of the Model Minority: Asian Americans Facing Racism

Chou, Rosalind S.; Feagin, Joe R.

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“…The model minority myth 1 is one of the most prominent themes in research on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in higher education. The myth is often defined as the overgeneralization that Asian Americans achieve universal educational and occupational success (Chou & Feagin, 2015; S. J. Lee & Kumashiro, 2005; Suzuki, 2002).…”

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Toward an Anti-Imperialistic Critical Race Analysis of the Model Minority Myth

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Review of Educational Research

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Over the past three decades, many higher education scholars have engaged in efforts to counter the stereotype that Asian Americans achieve universal and unparalleled academic success. While most of these scholars adopt an anti-oppression approach, some researchers have claimed that this literature reinforces oppressive deficit paradigms. To understand this conflict in existing literature, the current authors utilize an anti-imperialistic approach to analyze scholarship on the model minority myth. The current analysis reveals little evidence that research on the myth reinforced hegemonic deficit thinking. Instead, authors find that scholars largely utilized complex and multifaceted antideficit approaches, challenged dominant essentialist model minority frames, engaged in strategic (anti-)essentialism to navigate complex pan-racial contexts, and reframed the myth to achieve diverse purposes that speak to different audiences. Several implications for conducting critiques of literature reviews and future research on the myth are discussed.

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Toward an Anti-Imperialistic Critical Race Analysis of the Model Minority Myth

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“…Asian identity in America has been racialized throughout its sociocultural and political history [11][12][13]. Asian populations often experience racism ranging from more subtle forms of microaggression to more overt types of discrimination [11,[14][15][16][17]. These experiences can have significant negative effects on physical and psychological wellbeing [9,10,[18][19][20][21].…”

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The Association Between Discriminatory Experiences and Self-Reported Health Status among Asian Americans and Its Subethnic Group Variations

2021

J. Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities

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Purpose Using distinct measures for racial microaggressions and discrimination, this article explored the association between discriminatory experiences and self-reported health status among Asian populations in the USA and its subethnic group variation. Methods This article investigated 4393 Asian American adults from the 2016 Post-Election National Asian American Survey (NAAS). Binary measure of self-reported health (not good/good) was accounted for. Two measures of racial microaggressions included (1) verbal microaggression and (2) behavioral microaggression. Two measures of discrimination encompassed (1) workplace discrimination and (2) institutional racism. Ethic groups were classified to (1) East Asian (n=1491), (2) Southeast Asian (n=1758), or (3) South Asian (n=1144). Results Findings from logistic regression analyses showed that increased workplace discrimination and institutional racism yielded decreased odds of reporting good health status. The association between racial microaggressions, discrimination, and self-reported health status varied across ethnic subgroup, indicating that the verbal aggression score was more predictive for the East Asian group while institutional racism was most harmful to Southeast Asians. Discussion Findings highlighted the racialized interpretation and its variations in self-reported health status among Asian populations. Relating to variations in experiences of racialization and attainment of socioeconomic status, disproportionate relationships of discriminatory experiences and health among Asian populations were further discussed.

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“…Furthermore, Yoo, Burrola, and Steger (2010) found that the degree to which Asian Americans have internalized the model minority stereotype (a belief that Asian Americans are more successful academically, economically and socially than other minority groups, and that this is a result of their cultural emphases on education, hard work and achievement, as well as unrestricted upward mobility in US society) is associated with greater somatic distress symptoms and negative affect. Thus, when Asian Americans place such unrealistic expectations on themselves, including pressure to avoid revealing to others painful instances of racism they experience, they suffer (Chou & Feagin, 2016; Yoo et al, 2010).…”

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“…They also report being stereotyped in a double‐edged manner that includes both positive and negative aspects. Although Asian Americans commonly have been labelled ‘model minority’ members, based on respect for their educational and financial success that has been attributed to their cultural values emphasizing education and hard work (Lai, 2013), they commonly report microaggression experiences of being treated as ‘perpetual foreigners’ based on their physical appearance and cultural backgrounds, including envy and resentment for their achievements and ‘glass ceiling’ limitations on their opportunities for workplace advancement (Chou & Feagin, 2016; Lai, 2013; Sue, Bucceri, Lin, Nadal, & Torino, 2007). Thus, even though the ‘model minority’ stereotype appears to be positive, it places stress on Asian Americans to live up to a White‐constructed concept that denies their actual experiences with racial hostility and discrimination (Chou & Feagin, 2016; Sue et al, 2007).…”

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“…Although Asian Americans commonly have been labelled ‘model minority’ members, based on respect for their educational and financial success that has been attributed to their cultural values emphasizing education and hard work (Lai, 2013), they commonly report microaggression experiences of being treated as ‘perpetual foreigners’ based on their physical appearance and cultural backgrounds, including envy and resentment for their achievements and ‘glass ceiling’ limitations on their opportunities for workplace advancement (Chou & Feagin, 2016; Lai, 2013; Sue, Bucceri, Lin, Nadal, & Torino, 2007). Thus, even though the ‘model minority’ stereotype appears to be positive, it places stress on Asian Americans to live up to a White‐constructed concept that denies their actual experiences with racial hostility and discrimination (Chou & Feagin, 2016; Sue et al, 2007). Furthermore, Yoo, Burrola, and Steger (2010) found that the degree to which Asian Americans have internalized the model minority stereotype (a belief that Asian Americans are more successful academically, economically and socially than other minority groups, and that this is a result of their cultural emphases on education, hard work and achievement, as well as unrestricted upward mobility in US society) is associated with greater somatic distress symptoms and negative affect.…”

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Racism, stress and health in Asian Americans: A structural equation analysis of mediation and social support group differences

Kim

Epstein

2020

Stress and Health

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The buffering effect of social support on the negative effects of racism exposure on health outcomes has been mixed in prior studies regarding Asian Americans. Based on the stress‐coping framework and using structural equation modelling (SEM) methods, we tested a theoretical model portraying simultaneous mediational paths from racism exposure to general physical and mental health through racism‐related stress. Bootstrap analysis was used to test the indirect effects present in the model. Additionally, multi‐group SEM analysis was conducted to investigate the moderation effect of social support from family and friends on the paths in the model. The sample consisted of 310 Asian American adults who completed an online survey. The results from the two‐step SEM analysis and bootstrap analysis supported the theoretical model—racism exposure can simultaneously have a negative indirect effect on Asian Americans' physical and mental health via racism‐related stress. Multi‐group SEM analysis showed that there were no differences in model path coefficients based on having varying levels of social support from friends or family.

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Excerpts from The Myth of the Model Minority: Asian Americans Facing Racism

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Toward an Anti-Imperialistic Critical Race Analysis of the Model Minority Myth

Toward an Anti-Imperialistic Critical Race Analysis of the Model Minority Myth

The Association Between Discriminatory Experiences and Self-Reported Health Status among Asian Americans and Its Subethnic Group Variations

Racism, stress and health in Asian Americans: A structural equation analysis of mediation and social support group differences

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