Psych study on professional Indian-Americans finds "model minority status" is maintained by deflecting the impact of structural racism; embracing the myth of meritocracy; as well as defaulting to cultural pride to disengage from race discussions.https://twitter.com/leafwarbler/status/963734982119313408 …
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And I can say that I have personally witnessed each of those things from folks in the Indian diaspora even though (and partly why)
@lorises and I have chosen to raise@sanzarimafia and@nilavi_a in much more diverse cultural contexts than is typical of other desis.
Thank you for sharing! All communities need to examine how we interact with racist structures, migrants included. Well done to your family for seeking out a multicultural home.
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Thanks. Change has to begin at home, right?
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