Stereotypes: Similarities Between The Black Community And The Asian Community

Many studies and individual portray Asians as hegemonic; however, this is not the case. There are vast disparities between these large labels. These labels often view Asians as the model minority. This label not only discounts the difference within the ethnicity but allow false comparisons to be made. These comparisons between the Black community and the Asian community create a divide. Although many view the model minority as a beneficial stereotype it is both detrimental to a plethora of people within the ethnicity but also outside of that ethnicity and race.
Historically, different governmental, groups have tried to divide and conquer minoritized groups. There has been a deep fear that minorities would come together and create change. This created a push to divide minoritized groups based on their culture, skin tone, and political agency. To
Being of Asian descent is wide, encompassing label and generating a stereotype about these individuals creates a false narrative. For example, Bhutanese-Americans have far higher rates of poverty than other Asian populations, like Japanese-Americans. This stereotype also means that there is less of a governmental and social aid focus. In a way, this stereotype ignores specific nationalities by assuming that the histories of these diverse people are the same. The history of Asian Americans is so different, and the model minority stereotype erases that powerful history.
Nevertheless, Asian minorities have to face certain treatment that has hurt them rather than helped. For example, due to the “positive” stereotype of Asian Americans being intellectuals, students throughout school who identify as Asian are ignored by teachers. Teachers often belief the student is more than capable of doing the work. This creates an atmosphere in which children who may be struggling get behind because they are ignored or are afraid of proving the stereotype