Reexamining Asian American Masculinity and the Model Minority Myth Through a School-Based Counseling Group

Abstract

Adolescent Asian American males frequently encounter prejudice, discrimination, and emasculation, which result from and are exacerbated by the myth of the “model minority” group. This article provides school counselors with a group intervention, based on a collectivism and resiliency framework, for working with Asian American adolescent males. Recommendations regarding recruitment, screening, selection of participants, and group sessions underscore for school counselors the need to promote the well-being and resilience of Asian American males in school-based interventions.

A Rites of Passage Counseling Group: Black Panther as a Metaphor of Strength and Resiliency for Young Black Males

“…Corresponding with the recent emphasis on culturally responsive counseling, school counselors need sensible, practical tools when providing services to diverse populations (Burt et al, 2021). While normally thought of as leisure entertainment, CBCs can be of therapeutic usage for school counselors.…”