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3 Must-Read Books To Help You Break Through The Bamboo Ceiling
1) Model Breakers: Breaking Through Stereotypes and Embracing Your Authenticity
Click Here To Check Out “Model Breakers”
Career coach and tech savant Charlene Wang invites us to change the limiting beliefs we impose on ourselves and break through the stereotypes that can keep us from achieving our dreams. If you are looking for some inspiration to surpass stumbling blocks in your personal and professional journey, this book is a must read.
2) Breaking the Bamboo Ceiling: Career Strategies for Asians
Click Here To Check Out “Breaking the Bamboo Ceiling”
This is a classic for those wanting to learn more about the bamboo ceiling. It delves deep into the phenomenon and discusses how being Asian affects the way we interact with colleagues, managers, and clients. The author provides actionable strategies for young Asian professionals to take so that they can reach their full potential in the corporate world.
3) The Color of Success: Asian Americans and the Origins of the Model Minority
Click Here To Check Out “The Color of Success”
The “Color of Success” explains the astonishing transformation of Asians in the United States from the “yellow peril” to “model minorities.” It goes deep into the history of the Asian diaspora and how the invention of the “model minority” myth took place through multiple historical events, such as wartime internment camps, the juvenile delinquency panic of the 1950s, Hawaii statehood, and the African American freedom movement
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Kaori Sakamoto Is The First Woman to Three-Peat in 56 Years
Japan’s Kaori Sakamoto made history as the first woman in 56 years to win three consecutive figure skating world titles.
Sakamoto, 23, clinched her third world title at the World Figure Skating Championships in Montreal, rallying from fourth place.
She is the first woman since Peggy Fleming in 1968 to win three consecutive years.
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President Biden Targets AAPI Voters In Battleground States
The Biden campaign has released a new ad targeting Asian American and Pacific Islander voters in battleground states.
The ad follows AAPI married couple and small-business owners Jenny Poon and Odeen Domingo and their experience raising a family.
Asian Americans owned 612,194 businesses in 2020, the highest across all minority group.
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Wisconsin Mandates Asian American History in Public School Curriculum
The Wisconsin State Senate unanimously approved a bill requiring the teaching of Asian American and Hmong history in public schools.
Current laws require public schools to teach Black American, Latino American and Native American history.
Now, the bill is awaiting signed approval from Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers to become law.
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