Although ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ was a step in the right direction, whitewashing, desexualization and the ‘model minority’ myth are harmful. Campaigns like #starringJohnCho prove the lack of opportunities available to non-white performers By Kelly Fung While we can applaud the fact that more Asian-American women are taking the lead in Western media, notably actress and comedian […]
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“The pattern they see is regardless of whether they’re involved in these ERGs, they’re not seeing much in the way of progress,” said Karthick Ramakrishnan, founder of AAPI Data. By Kimmy Yam Asian Americans are most likely to participate in employee affinity organizations but don’t feel sufficiently supported within their companies, a new survey shows. Research
Since the 1960s, Asian Americans have become the country’s “model minority,” largely due to significant increases in mobility that have mostly (though perhaps inaccurately) been attributed to education. By Stefanie K. Johnson and Thomas Sy Asians do outperform other minorities and white people when it comes to education, employment, and income. According to 2010 data from the U.S. Department of Labor, Asians are
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