Post 365: Article Review: Asian Americans Are Still Caught in the Trap of the ‘Model Minority’ Stereotype. And It Creates Inequality for All

Article Review:

Asian Americans Are Still Caught in the Trap of the ‘Model Minority’ Stereotype. And It Creates Inequality for All (Click on this title to get to Time Article)

https://time.com/5859206/anti-asian-racism-america/?utm_source=pocket-newtab

This is an excellent article that gives an overview of Asian American history and Asian American racism.  It goes over how Asian Americans are viewed as 'Model Minorities', 'Yellow Peril', 'Perpetual Foreigners' and 'Coronavirus' all at the same time. By reading this article, you gain an understanding of the Asian American history beneath all these labels.

During this upcoming July 4th weekend, we celebrate the American Dream as Asian Americans with all other Americans. Yet, as the article states, no matter how many generations Asian Americans have been in the US, Asian Americans are still treated as 'perpetual foreigners.'

With Coronavirus still raging, many people blame China and indirectly all Asian Americans are implicated in the deadly spread of this virus. You can see the racism against Asians when coronavirus is still called, 'the Wuhan virus', 'the Kungflu virus' or simply, the China virus.

As an Asian American, when I wear my mask, I get nasty looks from some people who think that I am the cause of the coronavirus simply because I am Asian.

If I as an Asian American catch a cold, I am afraid to sneeze in public or cough in public for fear that people will see me as the coronavirus.  As a result, I avoid going out at all even exercising if I have a cold. I never go to the grocery store with a cold these days!  If I have a cough, I suppress it!

If you are Asian, you cannot be forgiven for having a cold, a sneeze or a cough because you are blamed for being the virus. It does not help that some politicians on TV still insist on calling it the 'China' virus because this causes more racism against Asian Americans.

I recommend you read this most informative article in this week before 4th of July and to remember we are all Americans and nobody in America is at fault for creating this virus! Happy 4th of July!