The Myth Of The Model Minority Summary

The “model minority” stereotype has many negative influences on Asian Americans. There are increasingly high expectations to younger generations to succeed in their academics in order to achieve their career goals. In the cases where members of the emerging generation fail to succeed, they are not only ridiculed by their families, but also by a society which has come to expect only great things from them. Another pitfall coming from the “model minority” stereotype is the incorrect assumption that Asian Americans are held in this high standard that there is no longer any prejudice or discrimination against their ethnic group. The stereotype was created with the intent to make an example out of what society saw as an exemplary minority group; …show more content…
He talked about how the Chinese changed from obeying the law and staying clear of crimes, to joining gangs and committing criminal activities. The perceptions of Chinese Americans have changed several times throughout America's history. The first stereotype of Chinese Americans were the Fu Manchu and the Charlie Chan image as well as the coming of dim opium dens and filthy gambling halls. Then, with the coming of the WWII, China was America's ally and Chiang Kai Shek was a hero to all. The American people heard about the clean, amiable, upright, and industrious Chinese Americans. It was in the late 1970's and early 1980's that the Chinese American was the face of the Model Minority. Chiu says that the Chinese are no different from any other ethnic group and that they don't need any special attention. He is sick of hearing how well the Chinese Americans are doing in school and how the Chinese Americans are being stereotyped as either subhuman or superhuman. Chiu says there is another side of academic and economic success of the Chinese American. Some do steal, cheat, and murder; the media needs to report on Chinese Americans the way they are--a human being, no more or