“Say something. Come on. Make it sound thoughtful, deep, but not too strong or too long.” This is the voice in my head every time I sit in a group discussion. While others bounce ideas around like beach balls, messy, loud, full of laughter, I sit there, rehearsing my opening line like a diplomat, making […] The post The Asian Erasure Trap, or How Being the “Model Minority” Makes Everyone Feel Safer appeared first on Common Reader.