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Cartographies of Race and Social DifferenceExploring the Model Minority: Deconstructing Whiteness Through the Asian American Example

Cartographies of Race and Social Difference: Exploring the Model Minority: Deconstructing... [This chapter explores the complex racial position of Asian Americans and its implications for the study of sociology of race and ethnicity. The paper argues that Asian Americans have been able to ascend to a model minority status through their conformity to Eurocentric notions of success which dominate the education system and other institutions in North America. Using the Black-White paradigm, this chapter argues that as a result of their subscription to White values, Asians are able to move up the racial hierarchy and seek benefits associated with Whiteness. Despite some mobility, there is a process of boundary policing whereby non-Whites are excluded from the top ring of the hierarchy. This is evidenced by the view of Asians as perpetual foreigners, whereby despite their citizenship or loyalty to their host country, Asian Americans will always be identified by their affiliation with their country of origin. This chapter therefore argues that the model minority stereotype does not exist to serve Asian Americans, but instead is used to perpetuate the myth of meritocracy and deny structural and historic barriers facing minorities. The implications of this in education are explored, along with possibilities for educational futurity.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

Cartographies of Race and Social DifferenceExploring the Model Minority: Deconstructing Whiteness Through the Asian American Example

Part of the Critical Studies of Education Book Series (volume 9)
Editors: Sefa Dei, George J.; Hilowle, Shukri
Dennis, Elisabeth
Cartographies of Race and Social Difference — Dec 5, 2018
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Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Copyright
© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2018
ISBN
978-3-319-97075-2
Pages
33 –48
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-97076-9_3
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Abstract

[This chapter explores the complex racial position of Asian Americans and its implications for the study of sociology of race and ethnicity. The paper argues that Asian Americans have been able to ascend to a model minority status through their conformity to Eurocentric notions of success which dominate the education system and other institutions in North America. Using the Black-White paradigm, this chapter argues that as a result of their subscription to White values, Asians are able to move up the racial hierarchy and seek benefits associated with Whiteness. Despite some mobility, there is a process of boundary policing whereby non-Whites are excluded from the top ring of the hierarchy. This is evidenced by the view of Asians as perpetual foreigners, whereby despite their citizenship or loyalty to their host country, Asian Americans will always be identified by their affiliation with their country of origin. This chapter therefore argues that the model minority stereotype does not exist to serve Asian Americans, but instead is used to perpetuate the myth of meritocracy and deny structural and historic barriers facing minorities. The implications of this in education are explored, along with possibilities for educational futurity.]

Published: Dec 5, 2018

Keywords: Model minority; Whiteness; Racism; Asian Canadians; Racial hierarchies; Canadian culture; Black and White paradigm; Futurity; Anti-racism; Euro-normativity; Colour-blind

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