The Model Minority Myth Hurts Us ALL
Channel: Becoming Enough | BetiGrewUp
Date: 2020-06-18

Hey everyone, 

I wanted to switch up my content in response to the George Floyd protests, so I am creating this series about how we can do better as American Desis. The antiblackness in the Indian community can be pervasive, and we can't just keep letting it slide. This whole playlist will be a series of short videos on different topics so that you can learn more about our history and what you can do to start having these conversations.

In this video, I'm focusing on how the Model Minority Myth hurts us all, even if it promises that Asian Americans are "higher on the ladder."
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RESOURCE LIST:
Anti-Oppression Resource and Training Alliance:

https://aorta.coop/portfolio_page/understanding-and-resisting-divide-and-conquer-tactics/

Images and SA for black lives: https://blackdesisecrethistory.org

More info on MMM:
https://beneficialstate.org/perspectives/unpacking-the-model-minority-myth/

Asian American college grad infographic by Equitable Growth

What protests have accomplished in the last couple of weeks:

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jun/08/what-have-protests-achieved-george-floyd-death-police-funding-statues

Document of police brutality at protests:
Tinyurl.com/GFProtestPoliceBrutality

How to be Antiracist talk with Dr. Ibram X. Kendi and Jemele Hill:

https://youtu.be/TzuOlyyQlug

Antiracism Resources: tinyurl.com/ANTIRACISMRESOURCES
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