Battling Asian Hate: Asian American Students Reclaim their Place in Diversity Discourse

During rising anti-Asian violence and racism, Asian American students are overlooked due to stereotypes of model minority success and a focus on statistical measures of academic achievement. This commentary interrogates how Asian Americans have been excluded from discussions of diversity and minority student needs in higher education. It shows how Asian Americans have been racialized as yellow peril foreigners and model minorities and how anti-Asian racism has persisted on college campuses. Lastly, it focuses on the important ways Asian American students have raised their voices to challenge anti-Asian hate and invisibility to advocate for culturally and racially relevant curricula and support services.