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Model Minority Mythbusters

The Model Minority myth perpetuates the stereotype that Asian Americans are smart, high achievers who are successful, but only because they keep their heads down and don't make waves. What sound like positive attributes are actually harmful because this myth puts all Asian Americans in a box and erases their individuality and the adversities that come with living as a minority in the United States. Included in this list are stories from Asian American voices that challenge the Model Minority Myth.

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  • Minor Feelings

    An Asian American Reckoning

    Hong, Cathy Park,
    Book, 2020New York : One World, [2020] — 305.895 Hon
  • Adapted into the ABC TV series under the same name.
    Book, 2013New York : Spiegel & Grau, c2013. — B Huang
  • Dear Girls

    Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets & Advice for Living Your Best Life

    Wong, Ali
    Book, 2019New York : Random House, 2019. — 792.76 Won
  • Book, 2015New York : Crown Archetype, [2015?] — 791.45 Kal
  • The Color of Success

    Asian Americans and the Origins of the Model Minority

    Wu, Ellen D.
    eBook, 2013Princeton University Press, 2013
  • Sigh, Gone

    a Misfit's Memoir of Great Books, Punk Rock, and the Fight to Fit in

    Tran, Phuc, 1974-
    Book, 2020New York, NY : Flatiron Books, 2020. — B Tran
  • Book, 1996New York : Riverhead Books, 1996, ©1995. — PS3562.E3347 N38 1996
  • Graphic Novel, 2019Marietta, GA : Top Shelf Productions, an imprint of IDW Publishing, [2019] — B Takei
  • Adapted into the 1993 movie of the same name.
    Book, 1989New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, [1989] — TAN
  • DVD, 2022Santa Monica, CA : Lionsgate, [2022] — E
  • DVD, 2017Universal City, CA : Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, [2017] — M
  • DVD, 2021Universal City, CA : Universal Studios, [2021] — B
  • DVD, 2021[Beverly Hills, California] : Fandango Media, [2021] — M
  • DVD, 2021Culver City, CA : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2021] — Y