Below is my finalized abstract. I believe that this shows the most improvement in my writing. I felt as if this was not that difficult to write as I practiced summarizing articles through the annotated bibliography, which I found similar to the abstract. However, because it was my own writing, I thought more of the information held a higher significance than what was truly need for the abstract. Between drafts, I ended up cutting out pieces and readded new ones into the abstract, a process that I generally avoid doing. But, due to the limited word count, I deemed it uncomfortable but necessary to improve.

Some examples of my changes are cutting down unnecessary and lengthy sentences such as: 

"Institutions do understand that such a blatantly untrue and racist myth damages students' mental health and often warps other’s perceptions and expectations of them, and they have hence created programs, such as California’s Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum, that are meant to encourage the dismantilization of such stereotypes."

This was written in my rough draft which i changed and shortened to:

"Schools, for example, have created frameworks such as the Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum that serve to educate students about these false perceptions."

I challenged myself to be as strong and concise within my word limit as I could, and I believe that I was able to accomplish this through my revisions.

The model minority myth is a harmful stereotype of Asian Americans responsible for pressuring the community to achieve unrealistic perfection often in the form of succeeding in higher education and a hard working mindset. This stigma began in the 60’s after Asians were only let into the states if they were educated or wealthy previously, creating selective immigration. In modern day, all ages and ethnic groups of Asian Americans are heavily affected by this American trope combined with conservative, traditional family values. Casual microaggressions and blatant racism is ignored far too often, and under pressure, Asian Americans tend to avoid seeking external help because Asian values for tackling problems lean independent or passive. The new yellow peril phenomenon of COVID-19 has also worsened the stigma, and now creates an additional label of Asians being disease-carriers. Overall, newer generations as well as institutions have understood that this stereotype creates detrimental effects on Asian Americans, and have worked to dismantle the myth. Schools, for example, have created frameworks such as the Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum that serve to educate students about these false perceptions. Many have also taken to social media to spread awareness about the harm that this particular archetype brings in movements such as “Stop AAPI Hate” after the increase in anti-Asian hate crimes during the pandemic. The essay overviews how the model minority myth has created an impact on the Asian American community and outlines the necessary steps to improve both state and national curriculums to deconstruct the myth.