6.6.5 - Challenges to Success - Perpetual Foreigner

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Asian American Education Project
6.6.5 - Challenges to Success - Perpetual Foreigner
In this lesson, students will learn how the Perpetual Foreigner Stereotype has impacted Chinese Americans in the fields of science and technology, civic engagement, and the arts. Students will identify the specific ways that this stereotype has manifested, from racial profiling to exclusion and more. Students will analyze how this specific form of racism and xenophobia creates barriers and challenges for Chinese Americans.