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AP Kultura GBM

Hosted by: April Joy Payumo & Mandy Altura

(aka sPAm duo)

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New Members!

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Ice Breaker: What’s in the box?

  • Introduce your name, year, major, and favorite way to eat spam
    • One person will have 30 sec to find an object and put it near them (don't show it on camera)
    • Everybody else takes turns asking up to 10 yes or no questions to try and figure out what is in “the box”
    • The person who guesses correctly will be the next person to get an object

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Model Minority Myth

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CREDITS: This presentation template was created by Slidesgo, including icons by Flaticon, and infographics & images by Freepik.

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What is the Model Minority Myth?

According to Teaching Tolerance:

“This myth characterizes Asian Americans as a polite, law-abiding group who have achieved a higher level of success than the general population through some combination of innate talent and pull-yourselves-up-by-your-bootstraps immigrant striving. “

However, this expands to the AAPI community as a whole. It creates a so-called positive stereotype that effectively pigeonholes whole groups of people.

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Let’s break it down

Model:

A system or thing used as an example to follow or imitate

Minority:

a relatively small group of people, especially one commonly discriminated against in a community, society, or nation, differing from others in race, religion, language, or political persuasion.

Myth:

A widely held but false belief or idea

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Why are AAPIs considered the Model Minority?

High rates of college acceptance

High median income

Smallest Percentage of incarcerated people

57% of AAPI males and 53% of AAPI females had earned a Bachelor’s degree or higher in 2018

As of 2017, AAPIs had the highest median household income at $81k. The next highest median income being caucasians at $68k

As of October 31, 2020, AAPIs made up only 1.5% of the incarcerated population in the U.S.

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Examples of the Model Minority Myth

...APPLIED

  • Why aren’t you good at math?
  • Oh so you’ll carry the group right?
  • I thought you would’ve been quiet and introverted.
  • Why do you care so much about “X problem,” Some people have it worse than you.
  • You’re a Pacific Islander? Are you good at football?
  • You have a tiger mom.

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How is the Model Minority Myth harmful?

  • Expectation to go into STEM
  • Perpetuates the myth of Asians as perpetual foreigners
  • Ignores distinctions and differences within the community
  • Harmful to the struggle of racial justice
    • Pits minority races against each other

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Discussion Questions

  • How has the Model Minority affected you (or anyone you know) personally?
    • If you once believed the MMM, do you still believe aspects of it?
    • If you don’t believe the MMM anymore, was it difficult to unlearn?
  • Have you ever experienced the Model Minority Myth being pushed onto you? (perhaps in college?)

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What can we do to combat the Model Minority Myth?

  • Diversify the media you consume
  • Make your own informed decisions
  • Try not to worry about stereotypes
    • If you like music, art, sports, etc., don’t be afraid to put yourself out there and try new things! (APSA Auxiliaries?!)
  • Use your voice!

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At the end of the day, the MMM only has as much power over us as we give it. It’s up to us to determine whether we pass these values onto the next generation.

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AAPI Representation in the Media

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History of AAPI Representation

  • One of the first areas of representation in Hollywood was the Grauman’s Chinese Theatre
    • Opened 1927, remnant of Hollywood’s fascination
    • Audiences were given an exotic glimpse of a land unknown to them
  • All-American Girl in 1994
    • First TV-show centering around an Asian-American family
  • Challenges:
    • Stereotyping
      • Based on historical events, (Martial Arts, Spiritual beings)
      • Polynesians: provided a colorful background in tropical settings, often depicted as laughing and dancing
    • Yellowface

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Why Representation is Important?

  • The content our society views on screen is supposed to reflect its people.
    • Stories
  • When the media depicts stereotypical representation for people of color, they and others may fail to see what’s underneath
    • Media has a big responsibility to accurately portray minorities
  • Without representation, struggles of marginalization are not told
    • A good film with strong representation can jump start conversations about struggles that are currently being experienced
      • Black Panther (2018)

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Is it getting better?

  • Crazy Rich Asians (2018) was a blockbuster hit in Hollywood, raking in $238 million at the box office
    • Reinforced the idea that diversity could mean good business
  • Over the past decade, Asian Americans have become showrunners, studio executives and producers
    • Lulu Wang’s The Farewell, Nahnatchka Khan’s Always Be My Maybe
    • “Parasite” by Bong Joon-Ho won Best Picture in the 92nd Academy Awards
  • Other asian industries are becoming more mainstream in the west
    • Kpop, Anime, etc.
  • Short answer: Yes, it is getting better, but still far from where it could be!
    • Keep the conversation going!

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Examples of AAPI in Media

Asian Representation:

  • Anna May Wong (Considered the first Chinese-American Hollywood Movie Star)
  • Jackie Chan (Rush Hour, Drunken Master)
  • Bruno Mars
  • Simu Liu (Kim’s Convenience, Shang-Chi)

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Pacific Islander:

  • Jason Momoa (Aquaman)
  • Auli’i Cravalho (Moana)

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How it Relates to Model Minority Myth

  • With the conversation of more representation, there will be more opportunities for AAPI people to get in their desired fields
    • Following a career path in media may become more “socially” acceptable
  • Break out of stereotypes, we don’t need to be forced into to traditionally STEM Fields
  • We’re able to put our struggles as a minority on screen, and we can continue to show aspects of our lives that are typically overlooked

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Discussion Questions

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  • Have you ever felt the need for representation in any form of media? (books, movies, games)
  • Do you feel that representation in media is getting better in our current social climate?
  • Who are some AAPI figures that have had an influence you? (Can be fictional or non-fictional)

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Study Sessions Raffle Winner

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Justin Luc

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Night Market

Everybody join us for our biggest Fall Event of the year!

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We will be accepting shoutout donations during the event!

  • $2 for a name shoutout,
  • while $5 gets you a message read out by the host of your choice!

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Catch us at twitch.tv/apsasdsu on Nov 19th, beginning at 5:00 PST. Make sure to click going on the FB event page!

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We hope to see you all there!

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Come together with your APSA family one last time before winter break!

Date: Saturday, December 5th

Time: 6 to 8 PM

Event will be hosted over Zoom

Use this QR code to find the RSVP form! The form will close on Friday, December 4th at 11:59 PM

APSA’s 2020

Kinda Sorta Formal

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First Snow

APSA’s 2020 Kinda Sorta Formal:

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Asking Contest

Categories

  1. Cutest Socially-Distance Asking
    1. PRIZE: APSA 19’-20’ T-shirts
  2. Most Creative Virtual Asking
    • PRIZE: Starbucks gift cards + APSA Merch
  3. First Snow Asking
    • The following things must be included in the asking:
      1. A Korean ballad playing in the background
      2. Wear a scarf
      3. Make a finger heart
    • PRIZE: APSA 19’-20’ T-shirt +MORE APSA merch

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Superlatives

Vote on the following superlatives by Tuesday, December 1st! Awards will be given on the night of KSF!

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  1. Blizzard Glizzard Wizard: Funniest GBMer
  2. Sub-Zero Hero: Most easygoing
  3. Shiver Me Tinders: Biggest heartthrob
  4. Brain Freeze: Most gullible
  5. Move Ya Hips Freezestyle: Most likely to sit on Discord listening to a music bot
  6. Ice Climbers: Dynamic duo
  7. Bing Su Baddie: Best Zoom backgrounds
  8. Frost Byte: Biggest gamer

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Announcements

Social Media

Website: apsasdsu.org

Facebook: SDSU APSA 2020-2021

Discord: https://discord.gg/ZKYRfNC

Spotify: APSA SDSU

TikTok: @apsasdsu

Instagram: apsasdsu

Snapchat: apsasdsu

Twitter: sdsuapsa

YouTube: sdsuAPSA

Flickr: sdsuAPSA

Soundcloud: sdsuAPSA

APSA Valorant Tournament Sign Up

APSA Discord

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Announcements

Study Sessions

Wednesdays (12:00 - 1:30 PM)

Hosted by eXcaliBur duo on APSA Discord

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Auxiliaries

Media — Mondays, 7:00-8:00 PM

Music — Fridays, 2:00-3:00 PM

Dance — Fridays, 6:30-8:30 PM

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ACT Up! Ep. 4

Imposter Syndrome

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Announcements

APSA Fit

FTS Auditions

Live Auditions will be held on February 12th, 2021 from 6:00-9:00 p.m. PST via Zoom

Dance Marathon

  • Join APSA’s Dance Marathon Team!
  • Fundraise for Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego

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Announcements

Fam Sign-Ups

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Meet new people and make new friends !!

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Sign up for a family <3

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APSA Merch

2019-2020 APSA T-Shirt - $15

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Shipping options are available!

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Contact Erwin Rivera or John Fox for more information!

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Venmo: @apsasdsu

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External

Orgs

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SDC Mixer