The Oakland attacks and the model minority myth
Asian American demonstrators rally for Huey P. Newtons release in 1969. (Courtesy of Roz Payne) on February 17, 2021 Dr. Beverly Tatum’s watershed psychological analysis on race offers words that ring as saliently today as they did in 1997: “In terms of intergroup relations, the myth of the model minority has served to pit Asian Americans against other groups targeted by racism. The accusing message of the dominant society to Blacks, Latinxs, and Native Americans is, ‘They overcame discri...
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