Modern societal impacts of the model minority stereotype
By: [edited by] Nicholas Daniel Hartlep, Illinois State University, USA
Series: Research essentials
Publisher: Information Science Reference, an imprint of IGI Global
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Hershey, PA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 403
ISBN-13: 9781466674677; 9781466674684
Subjects: Asian Americans; Social conditions; Race identity; Education; Model minority stereotype; Racism; Asian Americans in popular culture; Mass media; Race relations; Ethnic relations
Description: "This book highlights current research on the implications of the model minority stereotype on American culture and society in general as well as Asian and Asian-American populations by offering an in-depth analysis of current social issues, media influence, popular culture, identity formation, and contemporary racism in American society"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references ( pages 351-395) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction / Nicholas Daniel Hartlep; title: "I can't afford for you to flunk" : positive Asian stereotypes and supportive communication for Asian college students / Chau-Sa T. Dang, Susan L. Kline; title: Spelling otherness : Indian Americans as the "new model minority" / Sanjukta Ghosh; title: The intersection of the Asian American model minority myth and sports : the "Linsanity" narrative / Teresa A. Mok, David W. Chih; title: From model minority to "angry Asian man" : social media, racism, and counter-hegemonic voices / Tanya Grace Velasquez; title: "You speak good English" : stereotyping of the perpetual foreigner / Rong Chang, Sarah L. Morris; title: Thwarting or embodying model minority stereotypes : an alternative look at adjustment of Asian international students in American higher education / Eunyoung Kim, Katherine C. Aquino; title: Heritage language learning for contesting the model minority stereotype : the case of Korean American college students / Hyun-Sook Kang; title: "I hate my own race. The teachers just always think we're smart" : re-conceptualizing the model minority stereotype as a racial epithet / Sophia Rodriguez; title: A double-edged sword : side effects of the model minority stereotype on Asian immigrants in the U.S. / Bita H. Zakeri; title: Model minority : normative exception and/or example? / Karen Sy de Jesus; title: Narratives of Asian/American educators : a case study of resistance and rhetoric / Trish Morita-Mullaney, Michelle C.S. Greene; title: The model minority narrative and its effect on Asian American identity and social status / Guy Lowe.