Question

if someone made the following statement asian americans and Pacific Islanders are a model minority, how would you explain that the statements are misconceptions and why or why not.
include whether you think most americans believe these mixconceptions, and why or why not.

Answer 1

I would begin by looking at what the model minority is. This wikipedia article talks about it and even addresses your question to a degree:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model_minority