The odious “model minority” myth is alive and well in America. For decades, it’s been the target of criticism because of the pressures many Asian Americans, in particular, say it places on their ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- There's a stereotype about the Asian American Pacific Islander community that you might have heard of: the "model minority" myth. It claims the AAPI community is the best minority, ...

Asian and Asian American culture is making its way into mainstream media through recent movies and TV shows highlighting the lives and experiences of Asians and Asian Americans. Popular films like ...

It's college application season. For many high school seniors across the country, this is a time of high stress as they meticulously make a case for why they deserve a spot in some of the country's ...

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 ...

Queen's University, Ontario provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation CA. Queen's University, Ontario provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA-FR. May is Asian and Pacific ...

Minority stress describes the stressful situations individuals may encounter due to their ethnicity, race, gender identity, or sexual orientation. Everyone experiences stress from time to time.

“The beauty of this country is that I'm allowed to make my own mistakes,” declares Bhanu Pradeep (Sahana Srinivasan). She’s ...

An Illinois College professor has co-authored a study on MacMurray College's role in World War II, specifically in the relocation of female Japanese American students to continue their education. The ...