As an Asian-American myself, I like to attribute most of our ethnicity’s success to the hard work we put in. But I’ve come to realize that a narrow mindset is what’s feeding into the dangerous model ...

In their book, The Myth of Model Minority: Asian Americans Facing Racism, Rosalind Chou and Joe Feagin (2008) write about a young Chinese American woman named R.W.-- who murdered her mother by ...

For years, a stereotype concerning the supposed academic dominance of Asian Americans has crept its way into American culture. However, a recent report by a national commission now challenges the ...

In ABC's recent prime-time sitcom Selfie, Asian-American actor John Cho stars as the charming, successful, and romantic male lead Henry Higgs—a refreshing shift from the history of desexualized Asian ...

Introduction. Imperatives of Asian American Citizenship -- Part I. War and the Assimilating Other -- Leave Your Zoot Suits Behind -- How American Are We? -- Nisei in Uniform -- America's Chinese -- ...

As Black Lives Matter movements are gaining support, many people are arguing that our youth are needed to speak up for change. My next two blog posts were inspired by some of our summer undergraduate ...

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