{"id":4405,"date":"2008-05-07T17:17:10","date_gmt":"2008-05-08T00:17:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogbullet.wordpress.com\/?p=669"},"modified":"2008-05-07T17:17:10","modified_gmt":"2008-05-08T00:17:10","slug":"rejecting-the-model-minority-tag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/?p=4405","title":{"rendered":"Rejecting the Model Minority Tag"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/p>\n<p>A. R. Sakaeda <a href=\"http:\/\/newsblogs.chicagotribune.com\/race\/2008\/05\/rejecting-the-m.html\">blogs<\/a> at the Chicago Tribune News Blogs<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>When people talk about the model minority, &#8220;model&#8221; is code for never making other people feel uncomfortable about racism.  &#8220;Model&#8221; means not being like all those other troublesome people of color.  It means keeping your mouth shut and your eyes lowered.  It means smiling brightly and nodding along.  <em>Yes, sir!  Whatever you say, sir!<\/em> It means never complaining.<\/p>\n<p>Members of the model minority often are used to shame other people of color.  <em>They can do it, why can&#8217;t you?  If you would only have those same close-knit families. If you only valued education more. If you only worked harder.  Racism is a thing of the past. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>Holding up Asian Americans as a model divides communities of color, making it difficult for us to see our commonalities.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>[Hat Tip: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.angryasianman.com\/2008\/05\/model-minority-my-ass.html\">angry asian man<\/a>]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/categories\/blogbullet.wordpress.com\/669\/\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/tags\/blogbullet.wordpress.com\/669\/\" \/> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/gocomments\/blogbullet.wordpress.com\/669\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/comments\/blogbullet.wordpress.com\/669\/\" \/><\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/godelicious\/blogbullet.wordpress.com\/669\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/delicious\/blogbullet.wordpress.com\/669\/\" \/><\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/gostumble\/blogbullet.wordpress.com\/669\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/stumble\/blogbullet.wordpress.com\/669\/\" \/><\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/godigg\/blogbullet.wordpress.com\/669\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/digg\/blogbullet.wordpress.com\/669\/\" \/><\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/goreddit\/blogbullet.wordpress.com\/669\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/reddit\/blogbullet.wordpress.com\/669\/\" \/><\/a> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/stats.wordpress.com\/b.gif?host=blogbullet.wordpress.com&amp;blog=743885&amp;post=669&amp;subd=blogbullet&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1\" \/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A. R. Sakaeda blogs at the Chicago Tribune News Blogs<br \/>\nWhen people talk about the model minority, &#8220;model&#8221; is code for never making other people feel uncomfortable about racism.  &#8220;Model&#8221; means not being like all those other troublesome people of color.  It means keeping your mouth shut and your eyes lowered.  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