Asian Americans: Model Minority or Double Minority?.

Hu, Arthur

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Publication Date: 1989

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Asian Americans: Model Minority or Double Minority?

Hu, Arthur

Amerasia Journal, v15 n1 p243-57 1989

Using averages to characterize populations is misleading. The normal curve for income per capita for Asian Americans is wider than for other groups. While some Asians are wealthy, many are poor. Census data are used to analyze the status of women, educational attainment, and affirmative action among Asian Americans. (VM)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Acculturation, Affirmative Action, Asian Americans, Economic Status, Family Financial Resources, Higher Education, Immigrants, Income, Minority Groups, Racial Differences, Social Status

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