For Asian Americans, Claiming American Identity Means Rejecting the Model Minority Myth

Andrew Yang’s op-ed is clearly the product of someone who hasn’t learned about structural racism

Last month, Andrew Yang wrote an op-ed in the Washington Post on how Asian Americans can be “part of the cure” during this COVID-19 pandemic. I was annoyed after reading it and sighed in disappointment that he is one of the more prominent Asian American politicians (well, political candidates) at this time.