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2 stereotypes that diminish the humanity of the Atlanta shooting victims—and all Asian Americans

2 stereotypes that diminish the humanity of the Atlanta shooting victims—and all Asian Americans

 

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The media tends to render Asian Americans as either a “perpetual foreigner” or “model minority”—both stereotypes that have been levied in tandem against immigrants from Asia since the 1830s. Associate Professor Angie Chuang shares on The Conversation.