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Effects of the stereotype

Main article: Model minority myth

The stereotyping of Asian Americans as the model minority, as well as an unwelcome foreigner influences an individual's perception and attitude towards Asians while negatively affecting the students' academic outcomes, social relationships with others, and psychological adjustments. I'''n addition, the sense of feeling belonging is a fundamental aspect when exposed to a social surrounding like a college institution where a student should have the ability to communicate with professors and establish a supportive environment with peers. ''' For instance, discrimination and model minority stereotyping are linked to Asian American students' lower valuing of school, lower self-esteem, and higher depressive symptoms. '''Additionally, Asian Americans are perceived as shy, quiet, submissive, lacking in sociability due to the high pride, burden, pressure, and stressful expectations expected for their peers and elders. This sort of constant overload caused an increase in psychological distress, anxiety, and depression which can be seen as internalized racism. '''

Asian Americans may also be commonly stereotyped by the general public as being studious, intelligent, successful, elitist, brand name conscious, yet paradoxically passive. As a result, Asian Americans have felt as though they have higher and unreasonable expectations due to their race. '''Asian Americans were seen as "honorary whites", known for being successful without complaints, and pushed down by white supremacy but aided with ground structure by African Americans. ''' This emphasis that Asian Americans are being denial by their racial reality because of the assumption that "Asians are the new Whites"; therefore, they are being dismissed by their intelligence and experiences. '''In addition, due to the model minority image, Asian American students have done the opposite of the "American Dream" by acknowledging their personal issues rather than blaming, as they maintained their hard work and were responsible wit their actions by remaining problem-free. '''

'''College institutions should provide aid to Chinese international students as their proficiency is not the same level as an American student, but not undermine their abilities completely. ''' Educators may overlook the instructional needs and psychological concerns of underachieving Asian American students. The model minority stereotype can also contribute to teachers' having a "blaming the victims" perspective. This means that teachers blame students, their culture, or their families for students' poor performance or misbehavior in school. This is problematic because it shifts responsibility away from schools and teachers and misdirects attention away from finding a solution to improve students' learning experience and alleviate the situation. Furthermore, the model minority stereotype has a negative impact on the home environment. '''A participant from a prestigious California school spoke on the cultural difficulty of residing in the United States based on the thought of not being exposed to their countries' food even with such a large majority of Chinese international students. '''

The model minority stereotype is emotionally damaging to many Asian Americans, since there are unjustified expectations to live up to stereotypes of high achievement. The stereotype influences Asian American students' psychological outcomes and academic experience. The model minority image can lead underachieving Asian American students to minimize their own difficulties and experience anxiety or psychological distress about their academic difficulties. Asian American students also have more negative attitudes toward seeking academic or psychological help due to fear of shattering the high expectations of teachers, parents, and classmates. '''These students have not been given a proper and positive transition to adapting to a new setting and accepting the harsh reality of cultural difference. With this information, the recommendation for schools to promote a more inclusive and less competitive learning environment, would positively help students not be ashamed or afraid to ask for help. ''' Administrators can also improve school climate by monitoring incidents of racial harassment and discrimination.