Andrew Yang’s recommendations for combating anti-Asian racism have united the Asian American community with comedian Jenny Yang responding with her own satirical video
Underlying the parody is Jenny Yang’s critique that Andrew Yang’s recommendations actually undermine Asian Americans. She spoke withWhat was your first gut response to the op-ed?
Individuals living in our community take a lifetime trying to undo any sense of shame about who they are as Asians, because they grew up feeling like they had to be less than, feeling like they had to accommodate other people's needs in order to survive, and he just in one fell swoop tried to argue that that's still the way to go.
Yang’s recommendations invoked the model minority stereotype that he leaned into during his campaign. Some people still think of that as a compliment. Why is it problematic?
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