Why Do We Need to Promote AAPI-Themed Books?
Asian Americans account for close to 7% of the entire U.S. population and are the fastest growing group, but are underrepresented in many spheres of U.S. society, including in literature, history and culture. This negatively impacts public opinion and contributes to the entrenched biases toward Asian Americans such as the perpetual foreigner stereotype and the model minority myth.
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