Wow, what a powerful article.  I can totally relate to this article…perhaps because I’m Asian.  I’ve been uncomfortable with the “model minority” label since probably high school.  I don’t understand how people continue to lump a group of people together into one and assume that all characteristics apply to everyone within that category.  For instance, I recall clearly when I took Honors Geometry and AP Calculus in high school.  What a mistake.  I think I took it since my dad was a math professor and it was expected that Asians, especially with a parent who taught math, excelled in math.  I pulled off a C in both courses with my father’s nightly tutoring sessions.   I certainly wasn’t the typical Asian math student.  Another example is my husband.  Often times media portrays Asian male as technologically savvy.  What happened to my husband?  Why didn’t he get the computer gene?  ”Model minority” sounds so positive, but the impact is quite negative if you don’t fit the mold.  Also, I just never took into consideration the impact that this term would have on other cultures/races/ethnicity.  Have I been racist towards others by not realizing that my actions that fit the “model minority” definition are derogatory towards them?  There are so many times I say to myself, “I don’t see color in my children,” but am I being really color blind?  I think as an educator, we need to constantly bring in different perspectives, cultures, traditions, etc. to our classroom regardless of what month it is.  Who says you can only celebrate Black History in February?  Why limit Asian American celebration to the Lunar New Year or the month of May?  I need to see all my students as “model” NOT just the Asian Americans.