Asian immigrants to the U.S. tend to be already highly educated and from the middle or upper class, for a number of reasons. Thus, they get a completely different start in life in the U.S. compared to other minorities. Although Asians achieve a much greater degree of success in the U.S., the "model minority" stereotype is a myth because Asian-Americans still bump into the glass ceiling, receive lower pay even with the same qualifications, and have higher poverty rates. The image of boat people escaping the ravages of war and communism to take full advantage of American opportunities is also a myth, in that Southeast Asians actually have the lowest success rate of all Asians.
Almost 90% of all Asian Americans come from just six countries: China, India, the Philippines, Vietnam, Korea and Japan. U.S. residents who say they are Asian or Asian in a combination with one or more other races comprise 5% of the total U.S. population (13.1 million). Since Census 2000, the number of people who are part of this group has increased 9%, the highest growth rate of any ethnic group.
While Chinese Americans and Filipino Americans are the two largest groups by country of origin within the Asian-American community, other groups relatively new to the United States such as Asian-Indian Americans, Vietnamese and Koreans have become more numerous in recent years. Immigrants from India represent the fastest growing segment — more than doubling in size since 1990.
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are a model minority.
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders belong to a single “Asian American” culture.
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Those two statements are patently ridiculous!
First, Asian-Americans include Israelis, Saudis, Jordanians, Syrians, Palestinians, Lebanese, Kuwaitis, Turks, Afghans, Kazakhs, Russians, Tajiks, Kyrgiz, Uzbeks, Yemenis, Omanese, Iraqis, Iranians, Bahrainians, Pakistanis, Indians, Mongols,
Chinese, Laotians, Bangladeshis, Burmese, Malaysians, Bhutanese, Vietnamese, Nepalese, Thais, North Koreans, South Koreans, Cambodians, and Japanese.
Since there are so many different cultures on the mainland of Asia, plus many more in the Pacific Islands, there is no way we can lump them together.
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First, Asian-Americans include Israelis, Saudis, Jordanians, Syrians, Palestinians, Lebanese, Kuwaitis, Turks, Afghans, Kazakhs, Russians, Tajiks, Kyrgiz, Uzbeks, Yemenis, Omanese, Iraqis, Iranians, Bahrainians, Pakistanis, Indians, Mongols,
Chinese, Laotians, Bangladeshis, Burmese, Malaysians, Bhutanese, Vietnamese, Nepalese, Thais, North Koreans, South Koreans, Cambodians, and Japanese.
Since there are so many different cultures on the mainland of Asia, plus many more in the Pacific Islands, there is no way we can lump them together.
Where did this question come from?
Did you notice that the website you used for this paragraph is from a group that is lobbying for affirmative action for Asian-Americans?
http://www.huppi.com/kangaroo/L-aamodel.htm
http://www.huppi.com/kangaroo/L-aamodel.htm
This is a question in an online Ethnicity course....and of course the information in the text is over 6 years old.
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