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#313876 in Books Wu Ellen D 2015-12-29 2015-12-29Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.43 x .94 x 5.85l; .0 #File Name: 0691168024376 pagesThe Color of Success Asian Americans and the Origins of the Model Minority
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. How Chinese in America Helped Create Model Minority Myth in the 1940s (And more...)By CustomerThere's a little-known truth about the model minority myth that I just started appreciating as a Chinese person in the US much more deeply after reading this book.And when you appreciate this truth; you'll probably notice greater complexities in your identity and upbringing; such as anti-blackness; classism; and white supremacy.One insight from this book pinpoints how Chinese actually helped create the Model Minority Myth in the 1940s. My jaw slammed through the ground. I was like waking up to a legacy of oppressing and being oppressed.I highly recommend this book for any Chinese in America. Agreed that it's a bit dry and therefore hard to synthesize the dense material. I read this as part of a reading group in the grassroots org Rad Chinese where you can find gently digested recorded online summaries and discussions of the book.6 of 6 people found the following review helpful. Seminal work on two Asian American groups.By Gary T. Johnson“Unlike the progeny of turn-of-the-century southern and eastern European immigrants; who melted into unambiguous whiteness in the crucibles of mass consumption; industrial unionism; New Deal ethnic pluralism; and military service; Japanese and Chinese did not disappear into whiteness after the end of exclusion….†Thus writes author Ellen D. Wu in this seminal work on two Asian American groups. As the quotation suggests; she skillfully draws on the scholarship relating to the emigration from Europe of contemporaneous groups. She also makes insightful comparisons about the two groups themselves; for example; comparing and contrasting what happened during World War Ii (when the Japan was the enemy and China was the ally) and the Cold War; when the roles essentially were reversed.13 of 13 people found the following review helpful. Excellent history of the Asian American experienceBy jushExcellent history of the Asian American experience; but also places this story in the larger context of America's struggle with race; class; education; and politics; that still resonate today. A must read for anyone interested in Asian American history.
