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Breaking the Model Minority Myth
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This episode explores how the model minority myth in AAPI communities perpetuates harmful stereotypes. Through interviews, we discuss how the subtle effects of the myth can be seen across classrooms and the workplace, prompting the urgency to maintain DEI programs.
On January 21 of 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order titled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity” a move to end Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion–or DEI–initiatives in contexts across the nation. Remember that policy is incontainable to Washington D.C. It grabs our lives and directs them, eroding or supporting actual people. You’re listening to “Breaking the Model Minority Myth,” episode 1 of “Beyond the Broken Dream,” where Calafia fellow Kaelyn Tan discusses how this equity is overdue amidst Asian Americans’ struggles against the model minority myth.
Resources:
https://calmatters.org/california-divide/2023/02/silicon-valley-inequality/
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Calafia’s past issues have focused on youth criminal justice reform, educational equity, and addressing stigmas within communities of color. Check out the last fellowship's issue titled, Systems below and contact Jarrett Ramones at [email protected] for a print copy.
Be on the look out for our next print issue False Promises: The Chasm Between Home and Hope coming soon.
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