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AsAminUS-EnduringAnti-AsianRacismModelMinorityMythandRacialTriangulation-2.pptxAsian Americans in the U.S.
Enduring Anti-Asian Racism, Model Minority Myth, and Racial Triangulation
ETHST 1
Dr. Frank Perez
Lecture Layout
What we're covering:
Who are Asian Americans?
Enduring Anti-Asian Racism in the U.S.
Anti-Asian Discrimination/Violence
AAPI Issues: Invisibility and the Model Minority Myth
The Model Minority Myth
Racial Triangulation
Key terms:
White Washing:
The casting of whites for roles that would normally be written/casted for a Person of Color
The casting of whites to play a Character of Color that is extremely offensive (Black/Brown/Red/Yellow Face)
Type Casting:
Casting BIPOC individuals to play stereotypical roles
This is done to create entertainment for white audiences that also creates tensions within the actor's community as they see him/her betraying their culture
Model Minority: refers to a minority group or a member of such a group stereotypically viewed as being more successful than other such groups or individuals. It is most often applied to Asian Americans.
Racial Triangulation: this theory posits/argues that AAPI communities are seen as having a generally higher social standing than other communities (essentially honorary Whites)
Who are Asian Americans?
Asian Americans or AAPI-Desi (Asian American/Pacific Islander/Desi) encompasses the second largest ethnically diverse community
All peoples of East/Southeast Asia
All peoples of the Pacific Islands
All peoples of South Asia/Indian subcontinent
This group has very different cultures and economic realities
Like with Latinx/Chicanx communities, this group is often understood with a monolithic framework collapsing their experiences rather than appreciating the diversity within the group
Projected to be largest immigrant in the U.S.
Significantly large undocumented populations
Many are U.S. born and English-speaking
Poverty rates vary between various AAPI communities
Anti-Asian enduring racism in the U.S.
As we have seen, AAPI communities have faced generations of Racism/Racial Discrimination and Violence
Discriminatory laws and policies like Chinese Exclusion Act, Japanese Internment Camps, and Mob Violence/Lynchings in Ethnic Enclaves
Recently, this diverse community has faced extreme violence due to misperceptions about terrorism and the Covid 19 pandemic
Arab looking communities all seen as "terrorist" after 9/11 and Asian looking communities blamed for Covid 19
Anti-Asian Discrimination/Violence
Misrepresenting AAPIs
AAPIs have been misrepresented in media in two important ways that lead to the misunderstanding of their struggles
White Washing:
The casting of whites for roles that would normally be written/casted for a Person of Color
The casting of whites to play a Character of Color that is extremely offensive (Black/Brown/Red/Yellow Face)
Type Casting:
Casting BIPOC individuals to play stereotypical roles
This is done to create entertainment for white audiences that also creates tensions within the actor's community as they see him/her betraying their culture
These persistent representations lead to misconceptions about the realities within these communities and individuals abilities/struggles
AAPI Issues Invisibility and The Model Minority Myth
Recently, AAPI issues bring to light the reality that discrimination this community is invisibly/unnoticed
Socially, the U.S. has used AAPI as a buffer to explain away persistent systematic/institutional discrimination against other Communities of Color
Political/Media leaders and influencers misconstrue AAPI talent and success through the model mynority myth to show that the U.S. is post-racial and not racist
The Model Minority Myth
The Model Minority Myth is used to mask persistent discrimination in U.S. and indirectly blame Black and Brown communities for their social circumstances
The term model minority refers to a minority group or a member of such a group stereotypically viewed as being more successful than other such groups or individuals. It is most often applied to Asian Americans.
The idea behind the term model minority is criticized as a form of stereotyping that also ignores or obscures not only the racism and discrimination that Asian Americans face but also the wide diversity among Asian Americans. It is also criticized for serving to perpetuate White Supremacy and create divisions between minority groups.
Issues with the "Myth"
1) AAPI groups are expected to fit the myth no matter what
AAPI individuals that aren't STEM savvy or economically successful are seen as outliers/deficient
2) Pits AAPI's against other minority groups
AAPI success is at the same Black and Brown failure causing tension between the communities
3) The narrative masks what's really going on
AAPI communities have a long history of discrimination and while there are some who are successful many others struggle
Racial Triangulation
We can understand the experiences of AAPI communities through the lens of Racial Triangulation
This theory posits/argues that AAPI communities are seen as having a generally higher social standing than other communities (essentially honorary Whites)
However, AAPI communities are never seen as fully American because their "Asian" ancestry will perpetually make them foreign
Essentially, AAPI communities sit between Whites and other BIPOC communities because some within the group have success
Lecture Layout
What we covered:
Who are Asian Americans?
Enduring Anti-Asian Racism in the U.S.
Anti-Asian Discrimination/Violence
AAPI Issues: Invisibility and the Model Minority Myth
The Model Minority Myth
Racial Triangulation
Key terms:
White Washing
Type Casting
Model Minority
Racial Triangulation:
