Andrew Yang’s mayoral run is the cure for the model minority myth
Andrew Yang’s mayoral run is the cure for the model minority myth Melody Lu / Staff Illustrator By Harry Shi | April 7, 2021, 2:16 PM
Surrounded by busy New Yorkers on their determined walks, I, a somewhat-awkward Asian guy holding a petition sheet and a “YANG FOR NEW YORK” sign shout out, “If you’re a registered Democrat in the city, you can sign on this sheet to get Andrew on the mayoral primary ballot!” My shouts rarely receive a response. Most of the time, I either endure painful silence, or worse, an accusatory frown that makes me feel self-conscious about being Chinese. An inner voice echoes in my head: “Will I get beat up?”