How has the Model Minority Myth affected you? by Diane Pham https://padlet.com/dianepham77/n9yh2o7y4o42qvfr The Model Minority experience is unique to each person. How has it made you feel? What are the challenges/disadvantages that come with it? Share as little or as much as you'd like. This will be anonymous unless you are logged into your padlet account. This is a safe space to share your experience, and we are here to listen and support you. en-us 2021-03-31 08:10:30 UTC 2026-01-04 17:04:41 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/dianepham77/n9yh2o7y4o42qvfr/wish/1404910480 Because I am Asian, people told me that the only way for me to get into an "elite college" was to have perfect grades and a TON of extracurriculars. I also hesitated to tell people that my mother never went to college because most of my Asian friends had deep roots in higher education.]]> 2021-04-11 20:37:07 UTC https://padlet.com/dianepham77/n9yh2o7y4o42qvfr/wish/1404910480 as one of the only asian kids in my school, a lot of racist playground taunts and misinformation about asians--what we eat, cultural traditions, etc jalyn3 https://padlet.com/dianepham77/n9yh2o7y4o42qvfr/wish/1404911875 2021-04-11 20:37:57 UTC https://padlet.com/dianepham77/n9yh2o7y4o42qvfr/wish/1404911875 https://padlet.com/dianepham77/n9yh2o7y4o42qvfr/wish/1404912203 I've grown up in a very white and East Asian community, and I've felt pressure to uphold the expectations that my parents, teachers, and peers have of me. I always feel like I have to involved in everything and successful at everything I do. When I think I might want help regarding mental health, I've been made to feel as if I'm overreacting.]]> 2021-04-11 20:38:13 UTC https://padlet.com/dianepham77/n9yh2o7y4o42qvfr/wish/1404912203 https://padlet.com/dianepham77/n9yh2o7y4o42qvfr/wish/1404912572 I felt like people had preconceived thoughts about me. I felt like I had to live up to those expectations or else I would be seen as even less than everyone else. I would be seen as Asian and as only Asian instead of being seen as myself.]]> 2021-04-11 20:38:30 UTC https://padlet.com/dianepham77/n9yh2o7y4o42qvfr/wish/1404912572 https://padlet.com/dianepham77/n9yh2o7y4o42qvfr/wish/1404912619 My peers would kind of look down on me if I didn't do well on something and it made me feel really burdened]]> 2021-04-11 20:38:33 UTC https://padlet.com/dianepham77/n9yh2o7y4o42qvfr/wish/1404912619 https://padlet.com/dianepham77/n9yh2o7y4o42qvfr/wish/1404912842 I felt like there was a lot of really high expectations that put a lot of pressure on me all the time. Some of my peers in elementary/middle school used to make it a goal to score higher than me on assignments/tests and it could be really isolating at times.]]> 2021-04-11 20:38:43 UTC https://padlet.com/dianepham77/n9yh2o7y4o42qvfr/wish/1404912842 felt like i had to compete with other asians to get anything, from spots in clubs to places in college jalyn3 https://padlet.com/dianepham77/n9yh2o7y4o42qvfr/wish/1404913272 2021-04-11 20:39:05 UTC https://padlet.com/dianepham77/n9yh2o7y4o42qvfr/wish/1404913272 https://padlet.com/dianepham77/n9yh2o7y4o42qvfr/wish/1404913604 Expectations from my parents to succeed in high school made me really stressed about my grades and I always compared myself to my friends and lowkey was really jealous because of their success compared to mines.]]> 2021-04-11 20:39:22 UTC https://padlet.com/dianepham77/n9yh2o7y4o42qvfr/wish/1404913604 https://padlet.com/dianepham77/n9yh2o7y4o42qvfr/wish/1404913712 Personally, this hasn’t affected me, but a lot of my friends have talked about their experiences with mental health issues. A lot of asian parents don’t really believe in depression or any other mental health complications and perceive it as just an excuse. They think so highly of us to the point that mental health is something that they overlook and it really upsets me. I just wished it was something that was more emphasized by our parents.]]> 2021-04-11 20:39:27 UTC https://padlet.com/dianepham77/n9yh2o7y4o42qvfr/wish/1404913712 https://padlet.com/dianepham77/n9yh2o7y4o42qvfr/wish/1404914443 I always felt pressured to get good grades and whenever i didn’t have an A, I experienced really bad anxiety. The constant build up of anxiety definitely took a toll on my mental health. ]]> 2021-04-11 20:40:01 UTC https://padlet.com/dianepham77/n9yh2o7y4o42qvfr/wish/1404914443 https://padlet.com/dianepham77/n9yh2o7y4o42qvfr/wish/1404914473 I put my all into my schoolwork, especially for my stem classes, and it usually pays off. However, a lot of times this has meshed into my identity as a whole and it’s definitely given me imposter syndrome, especially when I don’t do as well as I expected. Some people have brushed off my accomplishments and talked about me behind my back on this.]]> 2021-04-11 20:40:03 UTC https://padlet.com/dianepham77/n9yh2o7y4o42qvfr/wish/1404914473 I get super stressed whenever I face the difficulties in my schoolwork and my parents pressuring me to work hard to achieve my dreams. https://padlet.com/dianepham77/n9yh2o7y4o42qvfr/wish/1404915613 2021-04-11 20:41:01 UTC https://padlet.com/dianepham77/n9yh2o7y4o42qvfr/wish/1404915613 jalyn3 https://padlet.com/dianepham77/n9yh2o7y4o42qvfr/wish/1404916222 Sometimes, I have been the token 'asian' friend and that people ask me dumb questions like "how do you say __ in your language" and questioins about asians in general

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