Of Models and Myths: Asian(Americans) in STEM and the Neoliberal Racial Project

Autor/inn/en	Chen, Grace A.; Buell, Jason Y.
Titel	Of Models and Myths: Asian(Americans) in STEM and the Neoliberal Racial Project
Quelle	In: Race, Ethnicity and Education, 21 (2018) 5, S.607-625 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Chen, Grace A.) ORCID (Buell, Jason Y.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1361-3324
DOI	10.1080/13613324.2017.1377170
Schlagwörter	Misconceptions; STEM Education; Asian American Students; Neoliberalism; Educational History; Minority Groups; High Achievement; Interdisciplinary Approach; Racial Bias; Power Structure; Whites; Racial Attitudes; Science Careers; Mathematics; Engineering; Industry; Racial Differences; Asian Americans + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Missverständnis; STEM; Asian immigrant; United States; Student; Students; Asiatischer Einwanderer; USA; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Neo-liberalism; Neoliberalismus; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Ethnische Minderheit; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Racial discrimination; Rassismus; White; Weißer; Rassenfrage; Mathematik; Maschinenbau; Industrie; Rassenunterschied
Abstract	This paper examines historical and contemporary racializations of Asian(Americans) within the STEM system. The prevailing perception of Asian(Americans) as model minorities masks how their multiple and contradictory positionings in the STEM system perpetuate the neoliberal racial project and reproduce systems of racism and oppression. Through a multidisciplinary analysis of STEM education and industry, we demonstrate that the shifting racialization of Asian(Americans) secures advantages for White Americans by promoting meritocracy and producerism and justifies White supremacy. By serving these functions, the racialization of Asian(Americans) within the STEM system is central to the neoliberal racial project. This paper also suggests how STEM education researchers can reveal and resist, rather than veil and support, the neoliberal racial project in STEM. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01