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media portrayals of Asian Americans  

Definition

  • Historically, media portrayals of Asian Americans have been ambivalent. Asian Americans have been depicted either as a threat—the “yellow peril”— or as a role model for other minority groups. [Source: Encyclopedia of Race and Crime; Media Portrayals of Asian Americans]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-JJSZ0GX3-0

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