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A review by declaun
The Color of Success: Asian Americans and the Origins of the Model Minority by Ellen D. Wu
5.0
Solid 5/5 stars.
Likes:
+ Comprehensive history of the early Asian-American experience in the United States
+ Chronologically organized and easy to follow
+ Thesis on how the modern model minority myth comes into being
+ Gives a nod to the vital role that inter-minority community collaboration and coordination is to advancing civil rights
Difficulties:
- Very dense, logical but laborious
- Focuses too heavily on just Chinese and Japanese American experiences (To be fair, the study and analysis would be unwieldy if the scope wasn’t narrowed so I understand)
Likes:
+ Comprehensive history of the early Asian-American experience in the United States
+ Chronologically organized and easy to follow
+ Thesis on how the modern model minority myth comes into being
+ Gives a nod to the vital role that inter-minority community collaboration and coordination is to advancing civil rights
Difficulties:
- Very dense, logical but laborious
- Focuses too heavily on just Chinese and Japanese American experiences (To be fair, the study and analysis would be unwieldy if the scope wasn’t narrowed so I understand)