The Model Minority Myth, Data Aggregation, and the Role of Medical Schools in Combating Anti-Asian Sentiment

被引:28
作者
Liu, Clifford Z. [1 ]
Wang, Eileen [2 ]
Nguyen, Don [1 ]
Sun, Mary D. [3 ,4 ]
Jumreornvong, Oranicha [3 ]
机构
[1] Icahn Sch Med Mt Sinai, Grad Sch Biomed Sci, New York, NY 10029 USA
[2] Hosp Univ Penn, Dept Obstet & Gynecol, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
[3] Icahn Sch Med Mt Sinai, New York, NY 10029 USA
[4] Harvard Univ, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
关键词
HEALTH-CARE EXPERIENCES; OF-LIFE; AMERICAN; DISCRIMINATION; PERSPECTIVES; DISPARITIES; CHALLENGES; STEREOTYPE; BARRIERS; CHINESE;
D O I
10.1097/ACM.0000000000004639
中图分类号
G40 [教育学];
学科分类号
040101 ; 120403 ;
摘要
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in an alarming increase in hate incidents directed toward Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs), including verbal harassment and physical assault, spurring the nationwide #StopAsianHate movement. This rise in anti-Asian sentiment is occurring at a critical time of racial reckoning across the United States, galvanized by the Black Lives Matter movement, and of medical student calls for the implementation of antiracist medical curricula. AAPIs are stereotyped by the model minority myth, which posits that AAPIs are educated, hardworking, and therefore able to achieve high levels of success. This myth acts as a racial wedge between minorities and perpetuates harm that is pervasive throughout the field of medicine. Critically, the frequent aggregation of all AAPI subgroups as one monolithic community obfuscates socioeconomic and cultural differences across the AAPI diaspora while reinforcing the model minority myth. Here, the authors illustrate how the model minority myth and data aggregation have negatively affected the recruitment and advancement of diverse AAPI medical students, physicians, and faculty. Additionally, the authors discuss how data aggregation obscures health disparities across the AAPI diaspora and how the model minority myth influences the illness experiences of AAPI patients. Importantly, the authors outline specific actionable policies and reforms that medical schools can implement to combat anti-Asian sentiment and support the AAPI community.
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