Rethinking the “ModelMinority”
Describe and discuss the history of Asian immigration to the U.S., legislative acts that restricted immigration
from Asian countries, and the reasons for the growth in the Asian population in the U.S. since 1970. Citations
used no more than 5 years old. Please use Permalink for all citations.
Frey, W. H. (2018). Diversity explosion Chapter 5: Asians in America: The Newest Minority Surge Phil, Y.,
Yang, J. (2018, November 08). They call us not quite not white [Audio podcast].
http://theycallusbruce.libsyn.com/episode-53-they-call-us-not-quite-not-white
Supporting Material
Sen, S. (2018). Not quite not white: Losing and finding race in america. Penguin Books.
Axelrod, J. (2019). A Century Later: The treaty of Versailles and its rejection of racial equality. National Public
Radio. https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2019/08/11/742293305/a-century-later-the-treaty-of-versaillesand-its-rejection-of-racial-equality
Nakamura, T. (Director). (2006). Pilgrimage [Film]. Center for Asian American Media. https://videoalexanderstreet-com.chamberlainuniversity.idm.oclc.org/watch/pilgrimage