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I Am Not Your Asian Stereotype | Canwen Xu | TEDxBoise

2016

Bad driver. Math wizard. Model minority. In this hilarious and insightful talk, eighteen-year-old Canwen Xu shares her Asian-American story of breaking stereotypes, reaffirming stereotypes, and driving competently on her way to buy rice.

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Asian American and Pacific Islander Well-Being