“…the stereotypical association of Asian American men with high intelligence works against them. The model minority stereotype of "nerdy and geeky" Asian American men strips them of strong and powerful masculinity as "nerd" perpetuates frail, soft and pejoratively feminine characteristics, contrasted to strong and rough masculine characteristics (Cheng, 1996, Lu andWong 2013). The ideological assaults on Asian American men as effeminate, emasculated, and androgynous de-sexualized uni-dimensional caricatures have been an ongoing part of popular media and literature in the U.S. history (Eng, 2001, Espiritu, 2008.…”