Asian-American success and the pitfalls of generalization
Asian-American success and the pitfalls of generalization
- April 20, 2016
- A book by Jennifer Lee, sociology professor, is mentioned by Brookings April 20, 2016
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Even the “positive stereotype” applied to Asians can carry a cost for young people by artificially inflating expectations or narrowing life choices, as [UCI professor] Jennifer Lee and Min Zhou show in their excellent book, The Asian American Paradox.
For the full story, please visit http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/social-mobility-memos/posts/2016/04/20-asian-american-success-and-pitfalls-of-generalization-reeves.
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