May

21 2020

Yellow Peril to Model Minority: Asian Americans in the United States

THIS PROGRAM WILL TAKE PLACE ON THE ONLINE PLATFORM ZOOM. REGISTERED GUESTS WILL BE SENT A LINK TO JOIN 24 HOURS IN ADVANCE OF THE PROGRAM, AND AGAIN THE DAY OF THE PROGRAM.
Dr. Madeline Y. Hsu, Professor of History at the University of Texas at Austin, will discuss the history of U.S. immigration restrictions targeting Chinese migrants, including how exemptions for Chinese “elites” led to a shift in perception of Asian Americans as a model minority.