Challenge to the ‘Model Minority’; Medical Apartheid

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Challenge to the ‘Model Minority’; Medical Apartheid

Innocent Man Sentenced to Death Under Cruel Texas Law
Kenneth Foster, 19, will receive lethal injection at the end of the month even though another man admitted to the crime. According to Texas law, Foster is guilty by association. Alternet.

U.S.Border Patrol Agent Kills Man
Mexican officials condemned the border patrol’s use of ‘excessive force’ against immigrants after US agents shot several times to stop a 23-year-old man from crossing the border. Associated Press.

Doctors’ Unconscious Racism Can Kill You
Psychologists, using a test that reveals unconscious racism, showed that doctors who had the strongest negative association toward people of color were less likely to use aggressive treatment on Black patients.

Kmart: ‘Dora the Explorer’ leads to more dolls of color.
Kmart increased its multiracial doll collection fourfold to respond to the growing demand by girls of color for dolls that look like them.

Report: ‘Model minority’ stereotype untrue for many college students
Despite the generalizations about Asian academic success, a report suggests that, “Southeast Asian and Pacific Islander students are also more likely to need financial aid, and thus have to live with their parents and work to support their families.”

Posted at 8:12 AM, Aug 14, 2007 in News | Permalink | View Comments

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Are these needy asians are just litle ripples in the calm sea of Asian Success ? Can we put a hard number on these ? it is an accepted fact that the asians and carribeans who chose to migrate here has achieved tremendous success , even in the face of overt/covert racism and is now living the american dream , elusive to most Americans , black and white . And that US has been able to amass the most talented around the world. That they will be superior to most blacks and whites is a no-brainer. if there is really a model monority then people would benefit to emulate them , despite their unique history.The people who are today scrambling for financial Aid , won't be there ten years ahead if you track their career. It all depends on how to use the opportunities , how little they may appear.