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We haven't been through this subject in class this week but I can already see what theme we will be tackling. I come from an Asian American background and my education has always been a big deal for me but also for my family. I resonate deeply with the students from the bay area described in Nancy Allred's article Asian Americans and Affirmative Action: From Yellow Peril to Model Minority and Back Again. The fact that Asian Americans are viewed as the "model minority" in society makes me sad because it places a false expectation on Asian American children and makes them feel like they need to succeed and they need to be "smart". When I saw that phrase in the article, it made me realize that in high school there was always that standard that Asians had to be good and they had to be in advanced placement classes. Even though it is just a phrase, I easily saw this in my high school and the competition between the students was very prominent.
What can we do to stop this idea that Asians have to be good in school and they have to study something in STEM?
References
Allred, Nancy Chung. Asian Americans and Affirmative Action: From Yellow Peril to Model Minority and Back Again. 14 Asian Am. L.J. 57.
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