The document discusses the "model minority myth" which defines Asian Americans as well-educated, successful, career-driven and law-abiding compared to other minority groups. While census data shows Asian Americans achieve higher education and incomes than whites and other groups of color, several factors are not considered regarding their experiences. The myth may create tensions between Asian Americans and other minority groups and can alienate Asian Americans.

1. Model Minority Myth
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3. Question Formulation
1. Ask as many questions as you can.
2. Do not stop to discuss, judge, or
answer questions
3. Write down every question exactly
as it is stated.
4. Change any statement into a
question.

4. The model minority myth defines all Asian-Americans as being well
educated successful career-driven and law-abiding citizens in the United
States as compared to other racial/ethnic minority groups such as African
Americans and Latino the notion of model minority is based on census
data and other demographic statistics that indicate that Asian Americans
achieve higher levels of education and household incomes than Whites
than other groups of color although these data may appear accurate e.g.
Asian American have higher incomes that African Americans and Latinos
several factors are not taken into account when understanding this
group's experience . . . (Nadal, 138)

5. Model Minority Myth: Questions we Generated
● What makes being a model minority
“special”?
● Do Filipinos fit into the myth? Is that good or
bad?
● Do people believe all Asian Americans fall
into this minority myth? What happens when
Asians believe the model minority myth?
● Does being in the “model minority” give
certain advantages?
● What effect does the “model minority myth”
have on society?
● How does model minority affect Asian
Americans in higher education?
● Does this concept of model minority exist in
other countries?
● Is the model minority myth racist?
● Why do they target Asians? Who are “they”?
● How does it affect other ethnicities?
● Why do we need to label people as “model
minorities”? Who is this “we”?
● Can this create tension between AA and
other minority groups?
● How do we defy the model minority myth?
● How does the myth alienate us from other
minorities?
● Who is the model minority?
● How does the “tiger mom” fit into this myth?