WWW.NEWDEMOGRAPHIC.COM This seminar examines the most common racial stereotypes—both negative and positive—about Asians and Asian-Americans and demonstrates how these widespread ideas can manifest themselves in everyday life. Using a variety of media, Carmen Van Kerckhove explores the historical origins of these stereotypes and explains why they are so harmful.

1. Challenging Racial Stereotypes and Understanding Their Origins Geishas and Math Nerds:

3. Foreignness

4. Success and Intelligence

5. 1984 1987

6. Top of the Class: How Asian Parents Raise High Achievers and How You Can Too (2005)

7. BusinessWeek (September 14, 2006)

8. Sexuality and Physicality

10. “ The Chinese Must Go” cap pistol (1879)

11. The Cheat (1915)

12. The Master Detective (1911) 12 Chinamen and a Woman (1950)

13. Dragon Lady vs. Lotus Blossom

14. Lucy Liu

16. How can positive stereotypes be harmful?

17. Good Student Stereotype

20. Good Businessman Stereotype

23. Impact in the Workplace?

24. Racial stereotypes are all around us. There’s no way not to be affected by them. But you can challenge these stereotypes.

25. Discussion

26. newdemographic.com racechangers.com racialicious.com addictedtorace.com