February 16, 2010
CU Independent student news website launches “Speak Out Campaign,” organizes beats to cover racism, other “isms”
![CU Independent faculty advisor Amy Herdy has guided her students from its darkest days to a new campaign against racism and prejudice. The bus sign above her is part of the students](https://nikkeiview.com/images/amyherdy.jpg)
Another part of the “model minority myth†— that Asian-American students should perform well in science, technology, engineering and math fields — also can be unfair to students, Maeda said. “Some are great at music or English,†Maeda said. “And if they don’t live up to the model minority myth it puts an extra pressure on them, giving them the idea that they somehow aren’t good enough in their endeavors.â€
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