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The Model Minority Stereotype

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The model minority stereotype casts a group as reaching high educational and economic standing without challenging the existing order, and it is applied chiefly to Asian Americans.

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The stereotype can mask individual struggle and reduce support for members who do not fit its pattern.

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A seemingly positive stereotype still generalizes, and it can obscure discrimination the group actually experiences.