How the Model Minority Myth Helped End Affirmative Action

Ellen Wu, author of The Color of Success, discusses the latest Supreme Court decision that has effectively eliminated the use of affirmative action in college admissions. In a live interview on Twitch, Wu explains how the persistence of the ‘model minority’ myth has minimized the role racism plays in the persistent struggles of non-Asian minority groups — especially black Americans, and how it was the primary tool in dismantling affirmative action.

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