Edmond Li ASA 002 A03 Week 2

In the article, "Taking Action: Asian American Faculty against Injustices in the Academy" by Shirley Hune, Hune talks about the racial discrimination on Asian Americans. Although Asians are the fastest-growing ethnicity in the United States, it's hard to notice the discrimination they've experienced on the surface. Often labeled as quiet, hard workers, high achievers, and economically successful-a model minority group that, in this view, no longer encounters the racial discrimination of the past. (Hune pg. 2)

While it does seem positive, it brings to light more problems. In my experience, this myth sets some expectations I have to overcome. In academic studies, we are expected to work harder than our peers and do not gain as much support as other troubled minorities. Being a model minority also means being pitted against others and this can hurt the relationship with the other communities.

This mindset also created a society against Asian Americans. They are accused of stealing jobs and experience anti-Asian immigration laws. As time goes on, however, the once quiet Asian Americans began to let their voices out to fight against these laws and for student diversity. Hopefully, the model minority myth will be seen as just a myth overall.


Question: Who is the most well-known advocate to fight for Asian American rights?

Bibliography: Valverde, Kieu-Linh Caroline, and Wei Ming Dariotis. Fight the Tower: Asian American Women Scholars Resistance and Renewal in the Academy. Rutgers University Press, 2020.

Hartocollis, Anemona, and Ted Siefer. “On Eve of Harvard Bias Trial, Dueling Rallies Show Rifts Among Asian-Americans.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 14 Oct. 2018, www.nytimes.com/2018/10/14/us/harvard-protest-affirmative-action.html.