In January 2013 a prominent national US newspaper quoted former Secretary of State, Condolezza

In his essay “Paper Tigers,” Wesley Yang discusses his own experiences as an Asian American, tying them into the larger picture of Asians functioning in American society today. Yang’s argument is that even though Asian Americans are one of the most successful ethnicities in the country, stereotypes that Asian Americans are exposed to affect the way other Americans view them. Because of personal bias and racism, human society fails to see other people for who they are and put too much emphasis on what they are supposed to or not supposed to be in America today. Stereotypes cloud people’s vision and judgment and keep some from achieving their goals because others have a pre-created

In today’s society mass media has major influences on the beliefs/perceptions one may have on certain ethnicities or controversial topics. Media outlets have the power to shape certain situations and place people in an image that may not always be accurate. As stated in an article by Narissra M. Punyanunt-Carter, Communication research and theory suggest that the mass media is an important source of information about African Americans and media portrayals contribute to public perceptions of African Americans(2008). Further, it was mentioned that media outlets such as television may cause viewers to conceive, alter, or even reinforce their beliefs and opinions about African Americans ( Punyanunt- Carter, 2008). For Instance, in the Netflix documentary called “13th” Media outlets consistently used the word “Super predators” when describing the numerous African American men who were being arrested in the 80’s during the war on drugs era. The constant use of the word super predator can persuade viewers to believe that ALL African American men are super predators when that is not the case! Just because there are a few African Americans who are seen on Media outlets committing heinous crimes does not mean that all African Americans are criminals. As stated in a scholarly article by Tony Weaver, Media outlets create a narrative that portrays African Americans as lazy, violent individuals, who are prone to crime. The Misrepresentation of African Americans in media has

There is a model minority group called “Combating the stereotype,” which is based on ethnicity, race, or religion whose members are to achieve a higher degree on socioeconomic success than the population average. There is a myth that other races should not counted for and the Asian Americans are successful in life. Asian Americans are usually denied assistance if they need help in some ways. When Asian Americans are discriminated their society and their achievements are undstandable and ignored. Asian Americans are percepted of high income level and

In the television show The First 48, which is promoted as being an authentic form of reality television, the depiction of blacks as criminals is evident. In most cases, it is a black person who is suspected, accused and arrested for a crime; although, one might argue the show does its job to follow along with the calls received and crimes reported, the overrepresentation of blacks relative to the population numbers is evident. Ardis C. Martin, in an Academic Psychiatry Journal, writes, “People develop conceptions about the world as a result of repeated exposure to consistent and repetitive images in the media.” In watching The First 48, it is no surprise why a white consumer would come to the realization that all blacks are deviant criminals, while a black consumer would be susceptible to being a criminal because of a media that has already defined him or her by the color of his or her skin.

According to Staples a test lead by Harvard proves these stereotypes. The test showed that every population except for those who are black associate African-Americans with crime. Another test conducted with a simulation game showed that the test-takers were more willing to shoot black “felons” when they are holding an object(n.pag.). In extension showing that African Americans have a stereotypes that they are more violent and will most like be trouble if someone saw them on the street. A stereotype that may be true in some cases but not to all people of that race. A study conducted by a different group illustrated that when someone who was of a white race was asked to picture the image of a criminal they pictured a “black” drug addict compared to someone who was white(Staples n.pag.). Today’s modern day media as a factor in the way that people envision blacks as criminals. But white victims also tend to reinforce these stereotypes(Staples n.pag.).One test confirmed that when black and white test subjects were asked to select which pictures were “criminals” they select pictures of people with darker skin and more African-American features(Staples

We’ve spent so much time in our class on various racial issues seen in the United States of America. It’s our national sport, in a way, it’s always as if there is only one side: nonwhites. But this is one of those binaries where you need both sides to make sense of it. When comparing Asian Americans in America during mid-19th century and the turn of the 20th century, there were many similarities and differences. One way in which they were similar was most Asian Americans intended to work hard, make a lot of money, and then return to their families and villages as wealthy men or stay and fulfill the American dream because this goal didn’t differ from Asian Americans from many immigrants who came to the United States. One way in which they were different was that many white/ European Americans looked down on all immigrants, but Asian Americans were considered racially as well as culturally inferior because most Americans believed that Asian Americans were too different to ever assimilate successfully into American culture. This view was expressed and reinforced by the stereotypical “imaginations” and “images” of Asian immigrants in the 19th and 20th century.

1.Model Minority Myth: Asian Americans have generally been typified as the model minority which refers to a perception of them being “naturally gifted, hardworking and socially passive” (Asian Americans in Higher Education 13) Their ability to perform well academically and to remain passive in the larger social scheme makes them less threatening than other minorities, especially African Americans but the model minority myth may have worked against them, especially in the field of educational attainment. It is believed that due to the model minority myth, Asian Americans are victims of “political exploitation” (Chun 1980, p.7) and in education they are denied certain services which are readily available to other minorities such as preference in higher education systems. 2: Race: The concept of race is more often than not used as a social construct and it has been historically used as a means of making laws for the minorities and for the purpose of denying them certain rights which are easily given to the majority. Social construction of race has also been used as a means of denying citizenship and marriage rights to people and in the case of Asian Americans, Critical Asian Theory is

Asian Americans are, as is the widely held belief, the “model minority” for their perceived

The unreliable generalizations and disturbing portrayals of members in a racial group contribute to the justification of unequal treatment in various systems that impact people in the society negatively. Racial biases exist unconsciously in our attitudes. This leads to actions that are negatively interpreted in our cultures and diffuse in the media, which in turn, form prejudice and discrimination that structure systems to target minority groups. The two most frequent racial stereotypes in cultural and social agendas are popular culture and the media. Both frame images of African Americans and utilize the images to provide inequality.

As for the popular culture of Black Americans, we will be discussing the representation of these individuals in the media. Black individuals have never been treated as equally as Whites in the media. They are stereotyped as lazy, stupid, violent, and stupid in today’s society (Horton, Price, & Brown, 1999). These degrading stereotypes are reinforced by negative representation and portrayal of these individuals in the media. For example, it is not uncommon for a Black individual to be cast in a movie or television show as a criminal. These beliefs are not true and depict the entire population as bad even though only a small population of individuals fit into this category. In addition, news representation seems to represent Black criminals

The media in the US has been accused of misrepresenting African Americans consequently enhancing their discrimination(The Leadership Conference, 2014). Media is key in reinforcing or advancing specific cultural practices both positive and negative. Research studies conducted on race in media representation identified that from 1955 to 1986, only 6% of media characters were African Americans while 89% were white. Of the identified blacks, 49% lacked high school certification while 475 were poor. The poor representation of the blacks by the media is instrumental in reinforcing the perception that African Americans are inferior to their white counterparts. Given the historical events of the American society, media should make efforts to address racism and related mentalities. Adverts and other mass media content was and continues to enforce racism. The use of racially insensitive caricatures and content with racial undertone continues to bedevil the American society. Given that virtually every household in the US owns a television, broadcasting racially offensive or advancing related themes is bound to reinforce the racist attitudes among Americans.

In today’s society media has influence among the way people act and reflect on certain topics. Media including social media, news outlets, and television have always depicted African Americans in a negative light, therefore leaving those of others races to stereotype all African Americans into a category of criminals.

According to both authors, stereotype promise is the promise of being viewed through the lens of a positive stereotype, which, in turn, can enhance the performance of Asian Americans students (Zhou and Lee 7). These stereotypes becomes what the author has called, “symbolic capital,” and this then creates a self-fulfilling prophecy of “Asian American exceptionalism.” In today’s society, Asian Americans have the highest educational outcomes, highest rates of intermarriage, and lowest rates of residential segregation. Many scholars have explained that these results were because of the Asian culture and values, but Zhou and Lee didn’t think so. The two authors contended that there were nothing essential about Asian culture or values that promotes exceptional outcomes, but, rather, a circular process unique to contemporary Asian immigrants in the United States (Zhou and Lee 7). The contemporary Asian immigrants as the author explained, are on average, highly-educated and highly selected, through which they refer to as “hyper-selectivity.” In result of the hyper-selectivity, “Asian immigrants import class-specific cultural

Ronald Takaki point out how there is a big misconception with Asian Americans in today’s society in his article “The Harmful Myth of Asian Superiority.” Stating, “Asian Americans have increasingly come to be viewed as a ‘model minority.’”(Takaki, 117) Although that is not the case at all, most Asian Americans have to work hard to get to where they are. Moving up is not easy and not something they do to be looked at as role models or as pricks that take everyone’s jobs. They work hard and get more education and a better paying job than everyone else because that’s the only way they are able to make a great living in a new country. Although many would like to point out how they’re income is higher than most Caucasians it is only because they live with many more people that are able to contribute to that.

This stems from the wholly justified objections of various groups -- in recent years, blacks, women and gays, in particular -- to the ways in which they find themselves stereotyped in the mass media and in everyday speech. (Dyer, 1993) It has been ages that Americans media have defined the Asian images to around the whole world. Many of them that shaped that image usually have little or no understanding of the asian culture, its people and its countries, hence the stereotype.