The model minority stereotype is a form of racism that targets Asian/Americans, portraying them as consistently hard working and academically successful. Rooted partially in news media portrayal and popular press reinforcement, the model minority stereotype has tremendous societal, ethical, moral, and psychological implications. In his talk, editor Hartlep will discuss Modern Societal Impacts of the Model Minority Stereotype, an edited volume that highlights current research on the model minority stereotype and the implications it has on American culture and society, as well as the U.S. Asian/American population. In this dynamic presentation, Dr. Hartlep will discuss why the stereotype is socio-politically volatile. As Kang (2014) points out, “Laudatory views of Asians can be invoked to discredit the claims of other minority groups and then revoked when Asians emerge as a potential threat to whites” (p. 92). This presentation will be nontraditional because the thoughts of various chapter contributors are audio-visually embedded within Dr. Hartlep’s talk.
References
Kang, M. (2014). “I just put Koreans and nails together”: Nail spas and the model minority. In N. D. Hartlep (Ed.), The model minority stereotype reader: Critical and challenging readings for the 21st century (pp. 89-114). San Diego, CA: Cognella.
Nicholas D. Hartlep holds the Robert Charles Billings Chair in Education at Berea College where he Chairs the Department of Education Studies. Prior to Berea College, Dr. Hartlep Chaired the Department of Early Childhood and Elementary Education at Metropolitan State University, an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution (AANAPISI) in St. Paul, Minnesota. While there he also served as the Graduate Program Coordinator.
Dr. Hartlep has published 25 books, mostly recently What Makes a Star Teacher? Seven Dispositions that Encourage Student Learning (Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2019). His book The Neoliberal Agenda and the Student Debt Crisis in U.S. Higher Education, with Lucille L. T. Eckrich and Brandon O. Hensley (2017) was named an Outstanding Book by the Society of Professors of Education.
Dr. Hartlep is the recipient of multiple awards including: John Saltmarsh Award for Emerging Leaders in Civic Engagement Award fromthe Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU, 2018); the Community Engaged Scholarship Award and the President’s Circle of Engagement Award (Metropolitan State University, 2017); Graduate of the Last Decade Award (University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 2016) for his prolific writing; University Research Initiative Award (Illinois State University, 2015); and Distinguished Young Alumni Award (Winona State University, 2015).
Dr. Hartlep is currently writing What Can Be Learned from Work Colleges? An Education That Works (SUNY Press). www.nicholashartlep.com
