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Lesson 1 (from Section 1: "ACT I: GENERIC ASIAN MAN")
Objective
Students will acquire background knowledge about Asian stereotyping prior to reading Interior Chinatown.
Public perception of Asian-Americans and the impacts of stereotyping are central concerns of Interior Chinatown. Because the prejudice faced by Asian Americans is often cloaked behind a facade of admiration, students may be unaware of how pernicious and debilitating it is. This lesson asks students to look behind that facade and see the damaging effects of stereotypes about Asia and Asian Americans.
Lesson
Viewing: Play Canwen Xu's TEDx talk "I Am Not Your Asian Stereotype" (available online).
Reading: Distribute copies of "Asian Americans Are Still Caught in the Trap of the ‘Model Minority’ Stereotype. And It Creates Inequality for All," by Viet Thanh Nguyen (available online).
Written Assignment: Imagine that you are an Asian American author who has written a new novel that tries to communicate the impact of stereotyping on people of...
Aligned to the following Common Core Standards:
- ELA-Reading: Literature RL.9-10.2, 9-10.10, 11-12.2, 11-12.10
- ELA-Writing W.9-10.2, 9-10.7, 9-10.10, 11-12.2, 11-12.7, 11-12.10
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