How the Model Minority Myth Helped End Affirmative Action | VICE on Twitch

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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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