Racist discourse against Asian Americans in the U.S.: From “the model minority” to “Chinese virus”

Session Submission Type: Symposium

Abstract

This panel addresses racism against Asian-Americans in US society through reviews of “the model minority” myth and the stereotypes of Asian-Americans in popular culture and studies that explore how these stereotypes are amplified during the COVID-19 pandemic time and how Asian-Americans are presented in the children’s literature.

Content Area

• AREA 7. Critical, Cultural, and Social Issues of Literacy Practices In and Out of School

Chair

• Xiaodi Zhou, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Discussant

• Danling Fu, University of Florida

Presenters

• Lin Deng, University of Florida

• Jiayi Xu, University of Florida