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Racist stereotyping of Asians as good at math masks inequities and harms students

Racist stereotyping of Asians as good at math masks inequities and harms students

Some people stereotype Asian students as the “model minority” in math achievement: they generalize attributes of a so-called “minority” (racialized) community in a way that just perpetuates racism disguised as a compliment. It is clear, however, that not all students identified as Asian are good at math. The word “Asian” is a category used to represent human […] … learn more→