With everyone going back to work, the 'Bamboo Ceiling' is an issue that affects many Asian workers in the West. Asians are often perceived as good workers but bad leaders, not assertive enough or lacking in communication skills. So today we're discussing what the Bamboo Ceiling is, how it can affect you and ways we can finally break it down.

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Still curious? Take a deep dive into this issue below:

- The Real Reason the U.S. became less racist toward Asian Americans: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/11/29/the-real-reason-americans-stopped-spitting-on-asian-americans-and-started-praising-them/

- Is there a 'bamboo ceiling' at US companies?: https://fortune.com/2011/10/07/is-there-a-bamboo-ceiling-at-u-s-companies/

- The bamboo ceiling and the meaning of meritocracy: https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/the-bamboo-ceiling-and-the-meaning-of-meritocracy-20190923-p52u04

- Hidden in Plain Sight: https://asiasociety.org/sites/default/files/inline-files/HiddenInPlainSight_Paper_042.pdf

Produced by Juna Xu and Sharon Jiang. 
Edited by Sharon Jiang.

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