Falling under the larger AAPI umbrella and the pervasiveness of the modelminoritymyth, it was difficult for these NHPI students to advocate for resources to support PIER.
Education advocates are not only fighting for equal resources for students, but are also up against the ModelMinorityMyth, which claims that Asian American students achieve above and beyond the general population.
And I know it can be tempting -- given the success that's on display here tonight -- for people to buy into the myth of the "model minority" and glance over the challenges that this community still faces.