From The Washington Post:
[Jennifer] Lee, a sociologist at the University of California, Irvine, is an author of the new book “The Asian American Achievement Paradox,” which examines how stereotypes based on race can determine students’ chances for success. For their research, she and co-author Min Zhao surveyed hundreds of students like Ophelia – children of Vietnamese and Chinese immigrants who felt they were treated differently because of their race.
 
For the full story, please visit http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/08/28/the-self-fulfilling-prophesy-of-stereotyping-asian-american-students/.

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