Scott Nakagawa

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[00:00:00] What is to you when your mind is the idea of the model minority.

[00:00:05] Scot: The idea of the model minority to me is a stereotype about Asian-Americans in particular that sometimes applies to other groups and sometimes groups apply it to themselves but not particularly where Asian-Americans are concerned. The model minority basically suggests that Asians by culture or in some instances even by biology have a greater disposition toward success value education more work hard are quiet uncomplaining cooperative and are willing to make sacrifices in order to achieve a better life. And you know they’re it’s hard to describe the model minority except in terms of what it’s not the model minority is not prone to criminality not prone to protest not disruptive and willing to basically quietly work and do as they are told.

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Scott Nakagawa-Helen Ying

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[00:00:03] Dmae: As far as you were talking about we chat which happens and what led you to I guess have concerns. Can you talk a little bit about that.

[00:00:15] Helen Ying: Well actually it wasn’t me that had concerns. It was really more of my friends who contacted me because you know she said the group that’s organizing this rally in Portland. They don’t have a lot of experience. They really need to have CCA (Chinese Citizens Alliance) get involved in and help them to make sure that they have their T’s crossed and i’s dotted and so on. And knowing you know that’s what they’re you know primarily because of the detention. You know that there was a Chinese-American officer you know the person who was killed in shot and killed was an African-American. And so there was a concern that the African-American.

[00:01:00] Helen: African-American Community may take issue with a group of Chinese rallying you know at Pioneer Square. And did it. Read more...