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*Racial retrenchment was done by pitting Black Americans and Asian Americans, considered the model minority, against each other. Anti-Blackness among White Americans was most prominently used against anti-racist efforts by centering individual advancement as a success among minority groups. Reactionary forces pitted Asian Americans' perceived success on par with White people as proof that Black people's suffering is a character issue. | *Racial retrenchment was done by pitting Black Americans and Asian Americans, considered the model minority, against each other. Anti-Blackness among White Americans was most prominently used against anti-racist efforts by centering individual advancement as a success among minority groups. Reactionary forces pitted Asian Americans' perceived success on par with White people as proof that Black people's suffering is a character issue. | ||
* Tensions between the Korean American community and the Black community exploded in the 1970s throughout major U.S. cities as both disadvantaged communities tried to succeed in the racial landscape of the U.S. | * Tensions between the Korean American community and the Black community exploded in the 1970s throughout major U.S. cities as both disadvantaged communities tried to succeed in the racial landscape of the U.S. | ||