Stereotype Showdown
Stereotype that Asian Americans are more “successful” than other American racial groups
What is “Model Minority”?
This federal law that banned labor has been used as a prime example of elevating Chinese American success despite systemic racism.
What is the “Chinese Exclusion act of 1882”
Based off of the 2010 U.S. Census, 37.9% of this ethnic population has less than a H.S. diploma
Based off the 2010 U.S. Census, 14.7% of this ethnic population has a bachelor’s degree or higher
What are Hmong Americans?
In the late 1800s and early 1900s, Asian Immigrants were portrayed as a dangerous to white society
What is Yellow Peril?
The NYT Articles came out on ...
What is 1966?
Attained higher education, well-paying careers, visibly higher settlement in wealthy socioeconomic tax brackets
What’s the stereotype of “success”?
An invisible systemic barrier that prevents certain people from rising to senior-level positions within an organization.
What is a “glass ceiling”?
Based off of the 2010 U.S. Census, 29.4% of this ethnic population has less than a H.S. diploma
Based off the 2010 U.S. Census, 25.8% of this ethnic population has a bachelor’s degree or higher
What are Vietnamese Americans?
These magazines published news about Asian-American “success” stories
What is Time/NYT Magazine?
In the Time magazine article about the Asian-American success stories, what were their “explanations” for their success
What are Genetics/Nature?
Downplays problems within the Asian community. Lack of resources such as healthcare and education. Higher rates of poverty and crime even when compared to other groups of POC.
How is the “Minority Myth” harmful?
This phrase or term means to recognize individual ethnic communities and their individual needs and issues rather than “lumping” everyone into one stereotype.
What is disaggregated political representation?
Based off of the 2010 U.S. Census, 37.4% of this ethnic population has less than a H.S. diploma
Based off the 2010 U.S. Census, 14.1% of this ethnic population has a bachelor’s degree or higher
What are Cambodian Americans?
Used API’s success stories as a “They had racism, but they made it”
How was the myth justified?
Media covers this racial groups:
“Good stereotypes”
They are smart
High achievers
“Bad” stereotypes
Bad drivers
They eat weird food
What are Asian Stereotypes?
A political excuse to be racist to other ethnic communities
How is the “Minority Myth” often used?
This executive order lasted three years and was used to intern Japanese Americans into concentration camps. Creating generational trauma and destroyed lives, businesses, and tore families apart.
What is Executive Order 9066?
Based off the 2010 U.S. Census, 12.4% of this ethnic population has a bachelor’s degree or higher
Based off of the 2010 U.S. Census, 33.8% of this ethnic population has less than a H.S. diploma
What are Laotian Americans?
What Marvel comic book character debuted in Iron Man that had an Asian man as the villain?
What is The Mandarin?
True or False: The numbers of how often Asians are shown in the media don’t matter, as long as we are represented it is ok.
False
This ethnic group were used to "prove" the myth true, specifically after WWII
What are Japanese Americans?
In 1965, this act went into effect and allowed highly trained and intelligent people to immigrate to the U.S. Effectively known as the “Brain Drain” system for leaving countries of origins without skilled labor and educated individuals.
What is the Immigration Act of 1965 / Hart-Cellar Act?
14.7% of Vietnamese Americans, 15% of Koreans, 13.4% of Chinese, and 14.3% of Americans live below the blank..
What is the “poverty line”?
During the COVID-19 pandemic, “yellow peril” fears were revived again when media and politicians used these 2 phrases to describe the virus.
What are “Chinese virus” and “kung flu”?
Due to the lack in English proficiency, many focused on these subjects since this was more used universally than English.
To compensate for the low grades in other subjects like language and social studies
What is Math/Science?