In the reading Hmong Does Not Mean Free: The Miseducation Of Hmong Americans, Mouvangsou discusses the discriminations and divisions in the Hmong community through its miseducation of this “Model Minority” mindset. Many of our Asian American backgrounds are similar in that our parents came to America looking for a better life for their children to thrive. Our families have a history of struggle and sacrifice for us to thrive and live the life we are living today. However, through this comes the expectations for Asian Americans to be successful. Because our families were able to work hard and fight the struggle to get to America, our mindset is that the least we can do is excel in our education. The reading emphasizes how our “Model Minority” mindset of “Education is critical for a successful future” pg. 11. Because of our identity of just being “Asian American,” we are expected more than any other ethnic group to be essentially be perfect and yet we are still not getting the equality we deserve. We need to work harder and feel this need to prove our true values to people when we shouldn’t. We are expected to succeed but we constantly lack the proper resources and support our people need to achieve success in these institutions that we are told to thrive in.
Question: Since this miseducation adds to the lack of resources and support when reaching higher education, do we know how many Asian Americans actually graduate in the UC system?
References:
Mouavangsou, K. N (2016). Hmong Does Not Mean Free: The Miseducation of Hmong Americans
Moua, M. (2018). Navigating Graduate Education as a First-generation, Hmong American Woman: An Autoethnography. Hmong Studies Journal, Volume 1-25
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