Chinese American Model Minorities Case Study

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1. The Chinese Americans were named the “model minority” because they were considered the perfect models of how a human being should be. The Chinese American kids had the best scores among their peers and schools. They never had committed a crime and always abide the law. The scholars further the idea of Chinese Americans being the model minority. The scholars discovered the Chinese American had several extraordinary accomplishments that they had achieved.
2. The stereotypes of a Chinese American were that they were law-abiding citizens, humble people, bookworms and the ones who were on top of the economic ladder.
3. Chiu wanted everyone to know that yes, the Chinese Americans were overachievers and hard working but there is another side to them that people don't know of which includes them being thieves, kidnappers, murderers and even rapist. He wanted to show everyone that they are just like any other human being and they to make good and bad decisions in life.
4. Chui’s request to the media was to expose the Chinese American and show them the truth that there are criminals among these intelligent people. He was so sick of the stereotypes people always compared them to and wanted it to stop. Chiu wanted to stop being compared to the other stereotypes.
5. The media
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Chiu illustrates “superhuman” and “subhuman” very descriptively. He describes that the stereotypical superhuman are the ones who are academically and economically successful in life. They believe they are smarter than any other kids in their schools. Chiu gives specific details of what a “subhuman” really is. He says that a subhuman s lots of things like, rapist, drug dealer, con artist, murder and a thief. He shows them being wicked criminals who are desperate and took horrible steps in life to fulfill their need. The discussion is very important because it's describe the different sides of a Chinese Americans and everyone might be good and humble people but some even might be criminals or

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