Political Identities & The Media

Such stereotypes and categorizations have a significant impact on minorities living in a mainstream culture that is dominant in terms of politics, economics, education, and institutions like law enforcement and the media. When crises like WWII occur, such stereotypes are used to oppress minorities who are deemed a ôthreatö to national interest or social stability. However, such stereotypes are often perpetuated in the media in times of crisis or non-crisis. In childrenÆs books, educational curricula, and the media, negative stereotypes often form images of minority cultures in the minds of mainstream culture that impact both. In Who Am I? we see the stereotypes of Asian Americans as the arch-villain like Fu Manchu or the specialist or scientific-minded Asian like Charlie Chan. Such stereotype

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