Stereotypes Of Asian Americans In The Model Minority Myth

The Model Minority Myth is a myth that sets forth a stereotype that all Asian Americans are individuals who always achieve at a high level in their academic and professional endeavors. This perception sets forth a notion that all Asian Americans must be intelligent or high achieving—. If one does not adhere to this stereotype, one may feel like an outlier. According to Li Zhou, the myth is "a racist trope that suggests that all Asian Americans are well off and pits them against other groups." It pits groups against each other because of the strong presence of stratification in our contemporary society–with Asian Americans at the top of the rung in education and wealth. This causes divisions because people think these individuals come from a higher social class, which automatically creates entrenched stereotypes. In

This statistic reveals that in professional spaces, there is unequal representation–with most of the focus being on Asian Americans. Suppose in policy talk, there is more representation for Asian Americans, causing more of their problems to be addressed—excavating the obscured data; however, this does not remain true for the Pacific Islander community. For instance, in policy, Pacific Islanders constantly do not get the proper attention in politics–leaving them unrepresented. In the Senate, there was a bill that disenfranchised those from practicing hula–depriving them of their culture. This bill passed with a landslide. This analysis shows stark differences between the two communities and their unequal representation. Where Asian American problems get addressed, Pacific Islanders continue to be marginalized. Pacific Islanders face more obscurity than Asian Americans, yet it is not talked about much within the AAPI