I don't think people understand the model-minority stereotype is negative. You are boxed in. You have to untangle that to find your… — Eddie Huang Copy Share Image
My only goal as a comedian was to stomp the life out of the model-minority myth. — Eddie Huang Copy Share Image
When I was at MIT I was a good model minority. But the concept of an Indian immigrant creating e-mail in Newark,… — Shiva Ayyadurai Copy Share Image
There were definitely auditions and even bookings and jobs where I played your typical Asian model minority: an IT tech guy or… — Manny Jacinto Copy Share Image
Americans are fickle. And what constitutes the enemy is always changing. Believe it or not, at one time Blacks were the favored… — Ishmael Reed Copy Share Image
Part of the problem of being labeled a model minority is that everyone thinks you've made it, but that's far from the… — Arthur Dong Copy Share Image
There have been, in recent years, many Asian American pioneers in the public eye who've defied the condescendingly complimentary 'model minority' stereotype:… — Eric Liu Copy Share Image
“I do think it’s interesting that this idea of being a model minority is tied up with essentially being quiet,’ she says.… — Nikesh Shukla Copy Share Image
“Well, Chinese used to be seen as low, right? Working on the railroad, in laundries, and stuff like that. Now they're seen… — Lisa See Copy Share Image
Within the model minority rhetoric, Asian Americans are represented as “good” minorities and African Americans are represented as “bad” minorities. Here, the… — Jennifer Lee Copy Share Image
