Report Takes Aim at ‘Model Minority’ Stereotype of Asian-American Students

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<p>Not sure which section to post this in but I thought maybe a few people on CC would find this story interesting: Report</a> Takes Aim at ‘Model Minority’ Stereotype of Asian-American Students - NYTimes.com</p>

<p>Excerpts:</p>

<p>"But it pokes holes in stereotypes about Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders, including the perception that they cluster in science, technology, engineering and math. And it points out that the term “Asian-American” is extraordinarily broad, embracing members of many ethnic groups."</p>

<p>"Their educational backgrounds, the report said, vary widely: while most of the nation’s Hmong and Cambodian adults have never finished high school, most Pakistanis and Indians have at least a bachelor’s degree."</p>

<p>"The report found that contrary to stereotype, most of the bachelor’s degrees that Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders received in 2003 were in business, management, social sciences or humanities, not in the STEM fields: science, technology, engineering or math. And while Asians earned 32 percent of the nation’s STEM doctorates that year, within that 32 percent more than four of five degree recipients were international students from Asia, not Asian-Americans."</p>

<p>"The report also notes the underrepresentation of Asian-Americans in administrative jobs at colleges. Only 33 of the nation’s college presidents, fewer than 1 percent, are Asian-Americans or Pacific Islanders."</p>