Tran Nellie, Yabes Kevin, Miller Arianne
Associate professor at San Diego State University with the Community-Based Block Program.
Counseling psychology doctoral student at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces.
AMA J Ethics. 2021 Jun 1;23(6):E456-464. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.456.
The "model minority" myth (MMM) has far-reaching implications for Asian Americans in many settings, including medicine. For clinicians working with first-generation Asian American college students, this article considers 3 factors that affect how the MMM plays out in clinical care: clinicians' racial identity awareness, cross-racial dynamics, and the extent to which a patient has internalized racism or oppression.
“模范少数族裔”神话(MMM)在包括医学在内的许多领域对亚裔美国人都有着深远影响。对于与第一代亚裔美国大学生打交道的临床医生而言,本文探讨了影响MMM在临床护理中如何体现的三个因素:临床医生的种族身份意识、跨种族动态,以及患者将种族主义或压迫内化的程度。