I always get B’s in math (NOT EVEN AP LEVEL, HAHAHA), and although I’m in honor roll, my class rank number is just a bit short of being part of the top 10%.
I have a lot of personal issues too. I get angry a lot.
Oh, and I’m Filipino.
THAT’S OKAAAAY :D
I like to draw.
Do what you do best, and improve upon it if it’s something that you’re passionate about.
It’s like my childhood in cartoon form. Ah memories.
This guy doesn’t and SHOULDN’T represent Asian-Americans as a whole. It’s impossible to stereotype a race that contains many different cultures and personalities.
I have always been bothered by the term “Model Minority.” In fact, I didn’t even know what that meant before coming to Wellesley. Where I’m from (Saint Paul, MN) the Asian population is mainly made up of the Hmong people. I am among the first generation of Hmong Americans. Hmong people only started to migrate to the U.S. after 1975, when the Vietnam War ended. We are still building ourselves up, and yes, we are not all doctors, lawyers, etc. We are not model minorities.
At first, it felt good to be respected right off the bat. Because I am Asian, I am automatically regarded as smart and successful. But I soon came to realize how wrong that was. Why are we pitting one race against another? Why am I thought to be smart/successful just because I am Asian? No, I work hard, thank you very much, and that is how I a successful! I will continue to work hard and hopefully so will my fellow Hmong and we can make our way up. But let’s just get one thing straight: There is no such thing as “Model Minority!”
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LOL
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Nice guys finish FIRST
Feat. Ryan Higa, KevJumba, Dominic Sandoval, and some other guys from YTF.
Ryan Higa is a popular Youtube star with 4.1 million subscribers.
Half-Filipino Bruno Mars is one of today’s best-selling artists and along with Far East Movement, is one of the first Asian-American chartoppers. This is his mugshot from a few years ago when he was arrested for possession of cocaine.
Asians can be “bad” too.
NOW I’M FEELIN SO FLY LIKE A G6
This song topped the charts on the Billboard Hot 100 last year.
Far East Movement is the first Asian-American act to accomplish such a feat, proving that just as long as you can create something really cool that will appeal to the masses, race shouldn’t be something that prevents you from doing so.
Mickey Rooney stars as the bumbling Mr. Yunioshi in the 1961 cult classic, Breakfast at Tiffany’s. The actor who portrays a caricature of a (supposedly) Japanese man is not of Asian background. This is an example of “yellowface” in which non-Asians imitate and act out stereotypical behavior that often makes their subject appear bizarre and dim-witted.
FAST FORWARD
Gedde Watanabe takes on the role of super-geeky, socially awkward Long Duk Dong in another widely popular film, Sixteen Candles (1984). Despite the still-racist portrayal, at least there is a quick shift in progression from Yunioshi. Hey, at least Long Duk Dong is played by an actor of Asian background, and not some guy who, with the help of eye tape and yellow foundation, is made up to masquerade as an “Asian.”
TODAY
Sandra Oh plays Dr. Cristina Yang in the medical drama, Grey’s Anatomy. While she is a medical professional, she has rocky on-screen relationships with several men and an abortion as well. According to her character biography on ABC’s website, she is “married to Dr. Owen Hunt” (Grey’s Anatomy online).
Showing examples of Asian-American characters with personal problems on television make it known of the fact that Asians are not an elite, flawless people-much unlike the self-sufficient and emotionally secure illusion that the model minority stereotype displays.
DON’T EVEN GET ME STARTED WITH THESE GUYS…
Actually, never mind. Look how dashing they both look in their orange suits! I wonder why they are wearing them…perhaps they are going to a science convention? /sarcasm
Harold and Kumar (John Cho and Kal Penn), a dynamic duo that consist of two clowns with a love for smoking marijuana and causing mayhem are the stars of their own films and NOT the sidekick/”best friend” archetype that stands only second to a white character.
Films showing humorous Asian-Americans contrast the cold and overly serious trope of the model minority.
Race shouldn’t be something that prevents you from achieving your goals, whether they’re as small as being able to do a one-arm handstand, or bigger, like winning an award for most creative macaroni sculpture of the century.
