The Race Card Project
By Michele Norris
Kristal Vanessa Baradi,
Milpitas, CA
…or Domestic Helper. I am a Filipino- American, I was born in Hawaii. My husband is white, we meet in the Army (yes, I served for 8 years Active Duty). Everywhere we go people ask me where I was from of how long did it take for my husband to petition me or people will joke around and say ” I will call ICE on you” or ” is this your first time in America?”
Dylan Ha,
Milpitas, CA
The model minority myth is the idea that Asians are the “perfect” minority. They don’t retaliate against the majority, conform to societal standards, and assimilate into American culture. This myth is used to create a divide between the minorities in America. The myth blinds Asians into thinking that they are not like other oppressed minorities like Black and Hispanic Americans. While minorities should be fighting together against the oppressive majority, things like this are used to create divides.
Phillip Keys,
Milpitas, CA.
I am white & grew up in a largely white part of Santa Clara County in California. However, after living in Japan for nearly 10 years, I now live in Milpitas, a city in which “minorities” are the majority, namely 62% Asian per the 2010 Census. By now I am of course become used to being a minority.
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