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The model minority myth is the narrative that Asian Americans represent an ideal of hard-working, self-reliant success that validates the American dream — the claim that any group can overcome discrimination through effort alone. It originated in a 1966 New York Times Magazine article and has since been weaponized politically to minimize discrimination claims, create wedges between minority groups, and shield existing racial hierarchies from scrutiny. The myth does real harm: it makes poor Asian Americans invisible to policymakers, suppresses mental health help-seeking among high-achieving stu…

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