
We speak about Asian Americans as a single block. Here's how incredibly complex they are
CNN
Asian Americans are often labeled as a singular group, but the fastest growing population in the US is far from a monolith — and their complex history and cultures are often glossed over.
While they have been in America since the nation's infancy, Asian Americans continue being harmed by stereotypes like the "model minority" as well as racial violence. Much of the recent anti-Asian bias is a result of many people being ignorant of the group's history in the country and xenophobic messaging around the Covid-19 pandemic, experts and lawmakers say.

A little-known civil rights office in the Department of Education that helps resolve complaints from students across the country about discrimination and accommodating disabilities has been gutted by the Trump administration and is now facing a ballooning backlog, a workforce that’s in flux and an unclear mandate.












