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Asian model Lauren Chan makes history as first out lesbian on SI swimsuit issue

Asian and Middle Eastern plus-sized model Lauren Chan has made history as the first out lesbian model ever to grace the cover of the annual Sports Illustrated (SI) swimsuit issue, the sports ...
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Two Asian-American Editors Unpack The “Model Minority Myth” (& How It’s Affected Their Lives)

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The “Model Minority Myth” is exactly that—a myth, and a problematic one that stereotypes Asian Americans as having more academic, ...
Los Angeles Times

As the nation wrestles with race, this ‘Asian Superstar’ uses fashion to find common ground

On the same day that the Supreme Court struck down the use of affirmative action in college admissions, model Julia Lee lets off steam by attending the Midcity Comedy Show in Los Angeles. Most of the ...
Newsweek

The Model Minority Myth Is Killing Asian American Youth | Opinion

It's college application season. For many high school seniors across the country, this is a time of high stress as they meticulously make a case for why they deserve a spot in some of the country's ...
Yahoo

How the ‘model minority’ myth harms Asian Americans

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. May is Asian and Pacific American Heritage Month, a time when Americans celebrate the profound contributions of Asian Americans ...
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'Not Your Model Minority: Shattering the Myth,' an AAPI Town Hall

NEW YORK (WABC) -- CeFaan Kim hosted and moderated 'Not Your Model Minority: Shattering the Myth,' a town hall marking Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month. The town hall streamed ...
Laweekly

What It Means To Be An Invisible Asian In The Shadow Of Model Minorities

The author’s great uncle, former Prime Minister of Laos, Prince Boun Oum Na Champassak, standing behind former U.S. President John F. Kennedy and the last King of Laos, Sisavang Vatthana. Billingsley ...