Comments on: Model Minority: Good or Bad?

By: 8Asians.com » Asian American Students and School Stereotypes: An Asian American/Asian Canadian Blog

Tue, 08 Jan 2008 22:17:50 +0000

[...] I wonder, after reading this article, if the “model minority” stereotype has translated into the workforce? I haven’t really read too many articles or studies on this subject. Academic success, as far as I understand, has not translated into corporate success, where many Asian Americans (even in San Francisco / Silicon Valley) have been hitting the glass or “bamboo” ceiling (CNN: American Morning: An Asian glass ceiling?). Any thoughts on the “model minority” stereotype or the “bamboo ceiling”? (Note: 8Asians has blogged about the model minority stereotype in: “Model Minority: Good or Bad?“ [...]

By: Bertie

Bertie — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 14:14:20 +0000

i prefer having the model minority stereotype. it’s inaccurate, but hey… as a member of another minority group (gays) who is associated with child molesters, terrible diseases, promiscuity, ugly hairdos, drugs, alcoholism, and mental illness by places such as freerepublic, positive stereotypes are good, taking into account the alternatives. people are always going to stereotype. might as well have a good one.

we can’t get rid of stereotypes; if we get rid of one… another will simply take its place. so i say use it to your advantage.

By: Bertie

Bertie — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 14:14:00 +0000

we can’t get rid of stereotypes; if we get rid of one… another will simply take its place. so i say use it to your advantage.

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 04:49:14 +0000

I once had a job interview where the interviewer said, “This job requires a lot of math. But since you’re Asian, that’s no problem for you.”

Even though he offered more money than a competing job offer, I went with the other offer.

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 04:49:00 +0000

I once had a job interview where the interviewer said, “This job requires a lot of math. But since you’re Asian, that’s no problem for you.”

Even though he offered more money than a competing job offer, I went with the other offer.

By: Xxxtine

Xxxtine — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 17:54:37 +0000

my very first article published in a magazine was about my getting a job based on the model minority stereotype, except that at the time I wrote it, I didn’t know there was a term for it.

I was sacked 3 days later from said job. Her parting words were, “This has nothing to do with how you were raised.” (huh?)

I think Akrypti hits it right on the nail where the community actually needs to learn to be true to themselves and hold on to what they believe in and not be so concerned about what society may think about them.

And what’s up with calling us ‘Minorities’? … Over half of the world’s population is of Asian descent.

By: Xxxtine

Xxxtine — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 17:54:00 +0000

my very first article published in a magazine was about my getting a job based on the model minority stereotype, except that at the time I wrote it, I didn’t know there was a term for it.

I was sacked 3 days later from said job. Her parting words were, “This has nothing to do with how you were raised.” (huh?)

And what’s up with calling us ‘Minorities’? … Over half of the world’s population is of Asian descent.

By: darkmoon

darkmoon — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 14:51:01 +0000

Sorry. I didn’t back up my answer on where I saw that Jozjozjoz said myth… At least that was my assumption.

What’s interesting is that this topic is actually a very good one for non-Asians to read. They would get a better understanding of the cultural backlash that some of the first gens face. Don’t know about you guys, but this topic was just one of the many things that I found where Chinese (mine) culture and American culture just didn’t mix well together. We isolate ourselves at times, and with all of the things from table manners to our work ethics, it’s just different. Not sure about ya’ll (yes, I said ya’ll), but it took me a long time figuring out how to mesh the two together between family life and friends/school.