Asian/Americans and Education: A Critical Analysis of the “Model
Minority” as Perpetrators and Victims of Crime
Edited by
Daisy Ball, Ph.D., Framingham State University
Nicholas D. Hartlep, Ph.D., Illinois State University
Under Contract with Lexington Books (Rowman & Littlefield Imprint)
“Race and Education in the Twenty-First Century” Book Series
For more information about the series: https://rowman.com/Page/
This edited volume uses Palumbo-Liu’s (1999) conceptualization of
Asian/American--the backslash replaces the common hyphen in order to
include hybrid identities, as well as individuals who have ties to
Asia, such as Asian Nationals, adopted Asians, Asian Americans, and
those from the diaspora. Unlike other racial minority groups,
“Asian/Americans” (Palumbo-Liu, 1999) are commonly thought of as the
“model minority” rather than as a criminal threat. Model minorities
are not thought to do violent things (Hartlep, 2015); more often than
not, model minorities are associated with academic prestige and
success. In this collection, we showcase Asian/Americans’ interactions
with the U.S. criminal justice system: As perpetrators of crime, and
as victims in a “double” sense--victims of crime, and victims of
unjust criminal justice practices.
Organization of the Book
Introduction: Asian/Americans and Crime: A Critical Overview
Part 1: Asian/Americans: When the Model Minority becomes a Criminal Threat
Part 2: Asian/Americans: Model Minorities and Victims of Crime?
Part 3: Asian Americans and Unjust Criminal Justice Practices
Conclusion: Asian/Americans and Criminal Justice Involvement:
Directions for the Future
Introduction
Asian/Americans and Crime: A Critical Overview
The introduction situates the current status of Asian/Americans in the
United States. Asian/Americans are typically cast as conformist,
normative members of society, and are commonly associated with
educational accomplishments; Asian Americans are not commonly
associated with crime. In fact, little is known about Asian/Americans’
relationship to the world of criminal justice. Therefore, the current
volume is necessary, so that we can reach a deeper understanding of
the relationship between Asian/Americans and the criminal justice
system: Asian/Americans as criminals and as victims.
Asian/Americans are not unknown to our criminal justice system—they
are both the victims of crime, and the perpetrators of crime, in the
U.S. However, victimization and violence is not what typically comes
to mind when one considers Asian/Americans, due to their presumed
“model minority” status. In the introduction, we review the history of
Asian/American criminal justice involvement alongside the emergence of
the model minority stereotype, from the early days (1800-1965) to the
present. This critical historical overview includes a discussion of
minority marginalization and commodification of Asians arriving to the
States (Takaki1989; Miller1969), legal discrimination faced by
Asian/Americans (Chan 1991; Ancheta 2006), and violence faced by
Asian/Americans (Chan 1991).
Part 1
Asian/Americans: When the Model Minority becomes a Criminal Threat
Part 1 addresses cases in which Asian/Americans are the perpetrators
of crime. We seek contributions that investigate relatively unknown
cases of Asian/American criminality, as well as contributions that
revisit and shed new light on notable cases of Asian/Americans as
criminals. We are particularly interested in scholarship that
clarifies the relationship between race and crime when it comes to
Asian/American criminality, and that highlights the stark contrast
between Asian/Americans as academic superstars vs. Asian/Americans as
criminals.
● 4 chapters are being solicited for Part 1
Part 2
Asian/Americans: Model Minorities and Victims of Crime?
Part 2 addresses cases of victimization against Asian/Americans. We
seek contributions about cases in which the primary victims are of
Asian descent. We are particularly interested in cases in which
victimization was clearly race-based. While we are most interested in
scholarship addressing new or under-reported cases of Asian/American
victimization, we are also interested in an historical perspective,
and will therefore consider contributions that add to the conversation
about well-known cases of crime against Asian/Americans, such as the
infamous murder of Vincent Chin. We are especially interested in
contributions that illustrate that, due to their presumed model
minority status, Asian/Americans as victims of crime have been
oft-overlooked, receiving attention instead for their academic
accomplishments.
● 4 chapters are being solicited for Part 2
Part 3
Asian/Americans and Unjust Criminal Justice Practices
Part 3 interrogates criminal justice practices as they relate to the
treatment of Asian/Americans, as both perpetrators of crime, and
victims of crime. While discourse concerning criminal justice
practices and people of color is currently a subject of much debate,
such discussions typically exclude the treatment of Asian/Americans.
This is a necessary and understudied topic. We seek scholarship that
sheds light on the inequities faced by Asian/Americans when they are
involved with our criminal justice system--whether they are thought to
be the criminal or the victim. We are interested in contributions that
focus solely on Asian/Americans and criminal justice practices; we are
also interested in comparative pieces, which shed light on criminal
justice treatment of Asian/Americans compared to other racial/ethnic
minorities, and compared to whites.
● 4 chapters are being solicited for Part 3
Conclusion
Asian/Americans and Criminal Justice Involvement: Directions for the Future
The conclusion revisits the history of Asian/Americans and the
criminal justice system in America, and will link Parts I, II, and III
together to make the case that Asian/Americans, while assumed to be
the “model minority,” have involvement with the American criminal
justice system from various angles, and are victims of crime and
criminal justice practices at steeper rates than whites. Directions
for future research, and a general call for awareness about this
topic, will conclude the volume.
Publication Schedule:
5/26/2015 CFC Released
8/15/2015 Chapter Submission Deadline
9/15/2015 Publication Notifications
11/15/2015 Chapter Revisions Due
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E-mail Chapters for Consideration to: Daisy Ball, Ph.D.
modelminoritybook@gmail.com
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