Asians are not a model minority: A dive into the visible and invisible moments for the Asian community in the context of the United States.
For my capstone project, I am interested in exploring racial tensions, unconscious bias, and what it means to be a minority in America. Asians are often referred to as “model minorities”, which comes with certain assumptions that should be challenged, as well as privileges that are not to be ignored.
With the current climate, I have been reevaluating my position as a minority and legal alien. Previously, I have been shielding myself as someone powerless to drive change. Today, I am beginning to challenge this notion.
Keywords :
Timeline, minority, violence, exclusion, policy
Research:
Asian-Americans had the highest rate of any of the groups for which the NYC calculates a poverty rate (non-Hispanic white, non-Hispanic black, Hispanic, and non-Hispanic Asian. https://medium.com/nyc-opportunity/some-good-news-on-asian-american- poverty-in-new-york-city-b403024f0548
George Floyd’s murderer included a Hmong-American https://www.npr.org/2020/06/04/868978380/for-one-immigrant-community -george-floyds-death-isn-t-just-about-black-and-white
Korean American businesses sustained half of the damage in the Rodney King Riots, sparked by tensions between the black and Asian American communities. https://www.cnn.com/2017/04/28/us/la-riots-korean-americans/index.html
A like-minded example
Potential Partner or Audience:
Social Media, Instagram Stories
Neighborhood community groups & forums
Local farmers market & businesses
Beginning with the End:
Infographic of sentiments and mentions of Asians in US history, as a group and separated by ethnicities.
Timeline of significant events in US history that are relevant to the Asian community ( Chinese Exclusion Act, Japanese Internment Camps, Construction of ChinaTowns, The LA Riots)
Notable people in the Asian community that are often lost to history.
