Debunking the ‘Model Minority’ Myth:Using Cutting Edge Data Webcast

May 21, 2014

Discussion I: “Why ‘Model Minority’ Is a Myth?”

Dr. Rupali Doshi, HAB Medical Officer

Dr. Michael Lu, Associate Administrator for MCHB

“Why ‘Model Minority’ Is a Myth?”Myth 1 states that the “model minority” myth suggests that Asians have reached equality with Whites and parity existent.

Myth 2 -- The “model minority” myth reinforces the idea that simply working harder or smarter will assure that individuals can overcome disadvantage and discrimination. In addition, the “model minority” myth assumes that individual equity is attainable.

Myth 3 – The “model minority” myth perpetuates the notion that Asians are fully included in the political discourse; that they do not face racism; they have no social inequities; and do not face some problems as other minority groups.

Discussion II: “The Value of Disaggregated Data in Programs”

Dr. Alek Sripipatana, Chief, Data Branch, BPHC

Mr. Jeffrey Caballero, Executive Director, AAPCHO

Disaggregating Data

Asian American and

Pacific Islander

Asian AmericanNative Hawaiian

and Pacific Islander

Office of Management and Budget, Directive 15

Disaggregating Data (cont’d)

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50.0%42.7%

48.3%

32.3%

23.8%

40.4%

36.6% 35.8%

Diabetic Patients with HbA1c < 7%

Data Source: 2012 Uniform Data System

AAPCHO Data Warehouse

• Currently AAPCHO has 11 CHCs transmitting data to the AAPCHO data warehouse which houses data from 328,564 unique patients accounting for 5,795,797 encounters between 2006 through 2012.

• Among the 11, 4 CHCs also participate in the HRSA Community Health Applied Research Network (CHARN) project and transmit data to the Data Coordinating Center that aggregates data from 4 CHC networks.

AA&NHOPI Ethnicities in the AAPCHO Data Warehouse

•Asian Indian/South Asian•Cambodian/Khmer•Chinese•Filipino•Guamanian/Chamorro•Hmong•Japanese•Korean•Lao•Marshallese

•Micronesian•Mien•Mixed AANHOPI•Native Hawaiian•Other Asian•Other Pacific Islander•Samoan•Thai•Tongan•Vietnamese

Discussion III: “Delivering Culturally Appropriate Services”

Tanya Cepero-Chapman, Public Health Analyst, BPHC

Sharlene Chun-Lum, Executive Director, Papa Ola Lokahi

5 Native Hawaiian Health Care Systems

Components for effective health care system:

• Health Education• Health Research• Health Services• Health Promotion &

Disease Prevention• Data & Information• Traditional healing

practices or attention to culturally appropriate delivery of services

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