The ramifications of the model minority stereotype are diverse and divisive. Since its social inception, the model minority image has been damaging because of its inaccuracy, creation of the social pressure to achieve, threat to relationships, and detrimental assumptions.
Given the ubiquity of the image and the fact that Asian Americans are the fastest growing ethnic group in the United States, it is imperative to detail how the stereotype can both shape and hinder the development of Asian-American youth and families, particularly in ways that transcend current knowledge.
This special issue aims to drive new insights into the Asian-American experience, encourage researchers to target unique domains of development, and promote a more nuanced understanding of the lives of diverse Asians Americans.
Table of contents
- Moving Beyond the Model Minority
Pages 1–6
Kiang, Lisa; Huynh, Virginia W.; Cheah, Charissa S. L.; Wang, Yijie; Yoshikawa, Hirokazu - Hyper-Selectivity and the Remaking of Culture: Understanding the Asian American Achievement Paradox
Pages 7–15
Zhou, Min; Lee, Jennifer - Academic Social Support and Student Expectations: The Case of Second-Generation Asian Americans
Pages 16–30
Cherng, Hua-Yu Sebastian; Liu, Jia-Lin - Are They Political? Examining Asian American College Students' Civic Engagement
Pages 31–42
Wray-Lake, Laura; Tang, Julia; Victorino, Christine - Losing Kapwa: Colonial Legacies and the Filipino American Family
Pages 43–55
David, E. J. R.; Sharma, Dinghy Kristine B.; Petalio, Jessica - Disentangling the Myth: Social Relationships and Filipino American Adolescents' Experiences of the Model Minority Stereotype
Pages 56–71
Rodriguez-Operana, Victoria C.; Mistry, Rashmita S.; Chen, Yu Jung - Stigma Consciousness, Racial Microaggressions, and Sleep Disturbance Among Asian Americans
Pages 72–81
Ong, Anthony D.; Cerrada, Christian; Lee, Rebecca A.; Williams, David R.
