Model Minorities Fighting the Master Narrative

In this work, three men challenge the master narrative that is imposed on American history through textbooks and through the stories that are told to us every day.  They publicly denounce the fact that many Americans are being kept ignorant about the plight of Asian Americans in history, especially in terms of erasing the Japanese internment during World War II from textbooks.  They want people to know them for more than Pearl Harbor.

The three men protest other aspects of our society.  By being called Asian Americans, they feel displaced; they are called Asians in America, and in Asia they are called Americans, so where do they belong? Another aspect they decry is that there is a model minority myth.
I appreciate the fact that they included Indian Americans (I say this for distinction alone; I know that they can be called simply "Americans") when they speak of the model minority myth.

The tape across the mouths of the people in the video represents the fact that until now, Asian Americans have been relatively silent and have flown under the radar of CRT, but now must make themselves known.  The singers are imploring other Americans whose heritage is from Asia or India to speak out.  Most Americans, due to the black-white binary, are fully aware of the civil rights movement and understand the purpose of gaining rights for black people in ghettos and making their educational experience better.  But what about the Asian and Indian Americans that are slumped into that category simply because of their minority status? Their history and narrative are far different than African Americans'.  They often are well-educated and self-sufficient, which leads to the myth of the model minority.  They must be treated as a separate entity from African Americans.  It was awesome to hear these men's side of the story; I will try to avoid labeling people as "Asian American" in the future, because until now, I never thought that it would make them feel alienated.  I always considered it a sort of sign of respect.  This class is helping me to understand other cultures more thoroughly.