Model Myth Minority Summary

Continuing on the topic of the ‘Model Myth Minority,’also known as the Caucasian plan by creating Asian-privilege as a tool for Anti-Blackness. “That’s really the key to all this. The work of the African American freedom movements had made white liberals and white conservatives very uncomfortable. Liberals were questioning whether integration could solve some the deeper problems of economic inequality. And by the late 1960s, conservatives were calling for increased law and order...Across the political spectrum, people looked to Asian Americans — in this case, Japanese and Chinese Americans — as an example of a solution, as a template for other minority groups to follow: “Look how they ended up! They’re doing just fine. And they did it all without political protests.” (Washington Post). …show more content…
With this mindset, it allows caucasian contributors to avoid addressing responsibility for addressing racism and the damages it can inflict. In agreement, both African-American populations and Asian-American populations in the west experience different forms of experience, with the latter taking the longer end of the stick. To place them as one in the same would only ensure Caucasian participants in systematic racism to not claim liability for slavery and segregation. Apart from that, Asian-Americans only began to succeed when discrimination (against their group) lessened; when Caucasian-Americans allowed them to succeed. Therefore, the Model-Myth Minority was created by Caucasian-Americans to continue oppressing African Americans while allowing them to use the excuse of ‘not being