05/22/2021
Learn why the ‘model minority’ myth hurts Asian Americans | EYE NEWS TV with Thomas Wong, OD and his optometry students.
Asian Americans are often stereotyped as studious, successful, smart , a model minority who excel in education and accomplish the “American Dream.” Despite its positive overtones this stereotype is damaging for Asian Americans and other students of color. The model minority myth pits students of color against each other and ignores the reality of systemic racism that Asian Americans continue to encounter.
Dr. Thomas Wong is and Associate Clinical Professor serving as the Director of Clinical Externships and Director of New Technologies at SUNY Optometry. He served as the chief of adult and pediatric primary care at the Univeristy Eye Center from 2011 to 2015, and previously as the Chief of Optometry at Kaiser Permanente Mid-Atlantic States.