{"id":109274,"date":"2023-11-30T14:59:27","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T19:59:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2023\/11\/30\/asian-americans-and-the-model-minority-stereotype\/"},"modified":"2024-12-09T13:55:22","modified_gmt":"2024-12-09T18:55:22","slug":"asian-americans-and-the-model-minority-stereotype","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/race-and-ethnicity\/2023\/11\/30\/asian-americans-and-the-model-minority-stereotype\/","title":{"rendered":"3. Asian Americans and the \u2018model minority\u2019 stereotype"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the survey, we asked Asian Americans about their views and experiences with another stereotype: Asians in the U.S. being a \u201cmodel minority.\u201d Asian adults were asked about their awareness of the label \u201cmodel minority,\u201d their views on whether the term is a good or bad thing, and their experiences with being treated in ways that reflect the stereotype.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-callout has-beige-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what-is-the-model-minority-stereotype\">What is the \u2018model minority\u2019 stereotype?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amid the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s, another narrative about Asian Americans became widespread: being characterized as a \u201cmodel\u201d minority. In 1966, two articles were published in <a href=\"https:\/\/inside.sfuhs.org\/dept\/history\/US_History_reader\/Chapter14\/modelminority.pdf\">The New York Times Magazine<\/a><em> <\/em>and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.routledgehandbooks.com\/doi\/10.4324\/9781315778228.ch21\">U.S. News and World Report<\/a><em> <\/em>that portrayed Japanese and Chinese Americans as examples of successful minorities. Additionally, in 1987 <a href=\"https:\/\/content.time.com\/time\/covers\/0,16641,19870831,00.html\">Time magazine<\/a> published a cover story on \u201cthose Asian American whiz kids.\u201d The model minority stereotype has characterized the nation\u2019s Asian population as high-achieving economically and educationally, which has been <a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1002\/9780470996928.ch13\">attributed to Asians being hardworking<\/a> and deferential to parental and authority figures, among other factors. The stereotype generalizes Asians in the U.S. as intelligent, well-off, and able to excel in fields such as math and science. Additionally, the model minority myth <a href=\"https:\/\/www.degruyter.com\/document\/doi\/10.1515\/9781400848874\/html\">positions Asian Americans<\/a> in comparison with other non-White groups such as Black and Hispanic Americans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For many Asians living in the United States, these characterizations do not align with their <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/race-ethnicity\/2022\/08\/02\/what-it-means-to-be-asian-in-america\/#the-model-minority-myth-and-its-impact\">lived experiences<\/a>&nbsp;or reflect their <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2018\/07\/12\/income-inequality-in-the-u-s-is-rising-most-rapidly-among-asians\/\">diverse socioeconomic backgrounds<\/a>. Among Asian origin groups in the U.S., there are <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2021\/04\/29\/key-facts-about-asian-americans\/\">wide differences<\/a> in economic and social experiences. Additionally, academic research has investigated how the pressures of the model minority stereotype can impact Asian Americans\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s10900-008-9137-1\">mental health<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/sibl\/Publications\/Cheryan%20&amp;%20Bodenhausen%20(2000).pdf\">academic performance<\/a>. Critics of the myth have also pointed to its impact on other racial and ethnic groups, especially Black Americans. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/epdf\/10.17953\/amer.26.3.qm86n1j56w025m75?needAccess=true\">Some argue<\/a> that the myth has been used to minimize racial discrimination and justify policies that overlook the historical circumstances and impacts of colonialism, slavery and segregation on other non-White racial and ethnic groups.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;awareness-of-the-term-model-minority&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"awareness-of-the-term-model-minority\">Awareness of the term \u2018model minority\u2019<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-310-wide\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-124028\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2023\/11\/30\/asian-americans-and-the-model-minority-stereotype\/re_2023-11-30_asian-american-discrimination_3-01-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e4e5db\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e4e5db;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" height=\"748\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_3-01.png?w=310\" alt=\"An opposing bar chart showing the share of Asian adults who have heard of the term &quot;model minority.&quot; 55% of Asian adults say they have not heard of the term, while 44% say they have. Across immigrant generations, 62% of second-generation and 60% of 1.5-generation Asian adults have heard of the term, compared with smaller shares of third- or higher-generation (40%) and first-generation (32%) Asian adults. \" class=\"wp-image-124028 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_3-01.png 620w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_3-01.png?resize=124,300 124w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_3-01.png?resize=424,1024 424w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_3-01.png?resize=168,405 168w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_3-01.png?resize=200,483 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_3-01.png?resize=260,627 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_3-01.png?resize=310,748 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_3-01.png?resize=420,1013 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_3-01.png?resize=133,320 133w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_3-01.png?resize=265,640 265w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More than half of Asian adults (55%) say they have <em>not <\/em>heard of the term \u201cmodel minority.\u201d Just under half (44%) say they have heard of the term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are some differences in awareness of the term across demographic groups:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Ethnic origin:<\/strong> About half of Korean and Chinese adults say they have heard of the term, while only about one-third of Indian adults say the same.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Nativity:<\/strong> 57% of U.S.-born Asian adults have heard the term \u201cmodel minority,\u201d compared with 40% of immigrants.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Immigrant generation:<\/strong> Among immigrants, 60% of those who came to the U.S. as children (\u201c1.5 generation\u201d in this report) say they have heard of the term \u201cmodel minority,\u201d compared with 32% of those who came to the U.S. as adults (first generation). And among U.S.-born Asian Americans, those who are second generation are more likely than those who are third or higher generation to say the same (62% vs. 40%).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Age:<\/strong> 56% of Asian adults under 30 say they have heard of the term, compared with fewer than half among older Asian adults.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Party:<\/strong> 51% of Asian adults who identify with or lean to the Democratic Party say they\u2019ve heard the term, compared with 34% of those who identify with or lean to the Republican Party.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"awareness-of-the-term-model-minority-varies-across-education-and-income\">Awareness of the term \u2018model minority\u2019 varies across education and income<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-310-wide\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-124029\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2023\/11\/30\/asian-americans-and-the-model-minority-stereotype\/re_2023-11-30_asian-american-discrimination_3-02-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e3e3db\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e3e3db;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" height=\"509\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_3-02.png?w=310\" alt=\"A bar chart showing the share of Asian adults who have heard of the term &quot;model minority&quot; by education and income level. Highly educated and higher income Asian adults are more likely to have heard of the term.\" class=\"wp-image-124029 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_3-02.png 620w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_3-02.png?resize=183,300 183w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_3-02.png?resize=247,405 247w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_3-02.png?resize=200,328 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_3-02.png?resize=260,427 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_3-02.png?resize=310,509 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_3-02.png?resize=420,690 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_3-02.png?resize=160,263 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_3-02.png?resize=320,525 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asian adults with higher levels of formal <strong>education <\/strong>and higher family <strong>income<\/strong> are more likely to say they have heard of the term \u201cmodel minority\u201d:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>53% of Asian adults with a postgraduate degree say they have heard the term, compared with smaller shares of those with a bachelor\u2019s degree or less.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>54% of Asian adults who make $150,000 or more say they have heard the term, higher than the shares among those with lower incomes. Among Asian Americans who make less than $30,000, only 29% say they have heard of the term \u201cmodel minority.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Notably, awareness of the term is higher among those born in the U.S. than immigrants across all levels of education and income.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;views-of-the-term-model-minority&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"views-of-the-term-model-minority\">Views of the term \u2018model minority\u2019<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among Asian adults who have heard of the term \u201cmodel minority,\u201d about four-in-ten say using it to describe Asians in the U.S. is a bad thing. Another 28% say using it is neither good nor bad, 17% say using it is a good thing, and 12% say they are not sure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-420-wide\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-124030\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2023\/11\/30\/asian-americans-and-the-model-minority-stereotype\/re_2023-11-30_asian-american-discrimination_3-03-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e2e6e5\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e2e6e5;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" height=\"790\" width=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_3-03.png?w=420\" alt=\"An exploded bar chart showing among Asian adults who have heard the term, their views of whether describing U.S. Asians as a &quot;model minority&quot; is a good or bad thing. 42% say it is a bad thing, 28% say it is neither a good nor bad thing, 17% say it is a good thing, and 12% say they are not sure. \" class=\"wp-image-124030 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_3-03.png 840w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_3-03.png?resize=159,300 159w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_3-03.png?resize=768,1445 768w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_3-03.png?resize=544,1024 544w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_3-03.png?resize=817,1536 817w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_3-03.png?resize=215,405 215w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_3-03.png?resize=200,376 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_3-03.png?resize=260,489 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_3-03.png?resize=310,583 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_3-03.png?resize=420,790 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_3-03.png?resize=640,1204 640w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_3-03.png?resize=740,1392 740w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_3-03.png?resize=160,301 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_3-03.png?resize=320,602 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These views vary by ethnic origin, nativity, age and party. Among those who have heard of the term:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Ethnic origin: <\/strong>Among Indian adults, the gap between those who say the term \u201cmodel minority\u201d is a bad thing and those who say it is a good thing (36% vs. 27%) is smaller than among other ethnic origin groups.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Nativity:<\/strong> 60% of U.S.-born Asian adults say describing Asians as a model minority is a bad thing, while 9% say it is a good thing. Meanwhile, immigrants\u2019 views of the model minority stereotype are more split (33% vs. 21%, respectively).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Immigrant generation:<\/strong> Among immigrants, 43% of 1.5-generation Asian adults say using the term \u201cmodel minority\u201d is a bad thing, compared with 26% of first-generation Asian adults.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Age:<\/strong> Asian adults under 30 are far more likely to say the model minority label is a bad thing than a good thing (66% vs. 8%). Meanwhile, Asian adults 65 and older are more likely to say describing Asian Americans as a model minority is <em>a good thing<\/em> (36%) than a bad thing (17%).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Party:<\/strong> 52% of Asian Democrats say describing Asians as a model minority is a bad thing, about three times the share of Asian Republicans who say the same (17%).&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among those who know the term \u201cmodel minority,\u201d views of whether using it to describe Asians in the U.S. is a good or bad thing does not vary significantly across education levels. By income, Asian adults who make less than $30,000 are somewhat less likely to say it is a bad thing than those with higher incomes.[18. numoffset=&#8221;18&#8243; Some of these groups had relatively small sample sizes. For shares of Asian adults who have heard of the term \u201cmodel minority\u201d and say using the term to describe the U.S. Asian population is a good or bad thing, by education and income, refer to the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/race-ethnicity\/2023\/11\/30\/asian-american-discrimination-2023-appendix-additional-tables\/\">Appendix<\/a>.]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"views-of-the-model-minority-label-are-linked-to-perceptions-of-the-american-dream\">Views of the \u2018model minority\u2019 label are linked to perceptions of the American dream<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-420-wide\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-124031\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2023\/11\/30\/asian-americans-and-the-model-minority-stereotype\/re_2023-11-30_asian-american-discrimination_3-04-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"eaeae5\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #eaeae5;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" height=\"482\" width=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_3-04.png?w=420\" alt=\"An opposing and exploded bar chart showing among Asian adults who have heard of the term, their views of whether describing U.S. Asians as a &quot;model minority&quot; is a good or bad thing by their perceptions of the American dream - whether they believe they have achieved the American dream, are on their way to achieving it, or believe it is out of their reach. Asian adults who see the American dream as out of their reach are more likely to say calling Asians a &quot;model minority&quot; is a bad thing, and less likely to say it is a good thing. \" class=\"wp-image-124031 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_3-04.png 840w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_3-04.png?resize=261,300 261w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_3-04.png?resize=768,881 768w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_3-04.png?resize=353,405 353w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_3-04.png?resize=200,230 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_3-04.png?resize=260,298 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_3-04.png?resize=310,356 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_3-04.png?resize=420,482 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_3-04.png?resize=640,734 640w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_3-04.png?resize=740,849 740w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_3-04.png?resize=160,184 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_3-04.png?resize=320,367 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the survey, <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/race-ethnicity\/2023\/05\/08\/asian-americans-and-life-in-america\/#most-asian-adults-say-the-american-dream-is-within-reach-but-about-a-quarter-say-they-will-never-achieve-it\">we asked Asian Americans<\/a> if they believe they have achieved the American dream, are on their way to achieving it, or if they believe the American dream is out of their reach. Among those who have heard of the term \u201cmodel minority\u201d:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>54% of Asian adults who believe the American dream is <em>out of their reach <\/em>say describing Asian Americans as a model minority is a bad thing. This is higher than the shares among those who believe they are <em>on their way to achieving<\/em> (44%) or believe they have <em>already achieved <\/em>the American dream (30%).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Meanwhile, 26% of Asian adults who believe they have <em>achieved <\/em>the American dream say the model minority label is a good thing. In comparison, 14% of those who believe they are <em>on their way to achieving<\/em> the American dream and 11% of those who believe that the American dream is <em>out of their reach <\/em>say the same.<a id=\"_msocom_1\"><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;how-knowledge-of-asian-american-history-impacts-awareness-and-views-of-the-model-minority-label&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-knowledge-of-asian-american-history-impacts-awareness-and-views-of-the-model-minority-label\">How knowledge of Asian American history impacts awareness and views of the \u2018model minority\u2019 label<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this survey, we asked Asian Americans <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2023\/06\/29\/relatively-few-asian-americans-say-theyre-well-informed-about-asian-history-in-the-u-s\/\">how informed they are<\/a> about the history of Asians in the U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whether Asian adults have <em>heard <\/em>of the model minority label is linked to their knowledge of Asian American history:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>62% of Asian adults who are extremely or very informed of U.S. Asian history have heard of the term \u201cmodel minority.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Smaller shares of those who are somewhat informed (44%) or a little or not at all informed (29%) about U.S. Asian history say they are aware of the term. \u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-640-wide\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-124032\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2023\/11\/30\/asian-americans-and-the-model-minority-stereotype\/re_2023-11-30_asian-american-discrimination_3-05-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"eaece8\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #eaece8;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" height=\"392\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_3-05.png?w=640\" alt=\"A bar chart showing Asian Americans' awareness and views of the &quot;model minority&quot; label by their knowledge of U.S. Asian history. About 62% of Asian adults who are extremely or very informed of U.S. Asian history say they have heard of the term &quot;model minority,&quot; compared with smaller shares among those who are less informed. However, among those who have heard of the term, similar shares of Asian adults across knowledge levels say describing Asians in the U.S. as a &quot;model minority&quot; is a bad thing. \" class=\"wp-image-124032 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_3-05.png 1280w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_3-05.png?resize=300,184 300w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_3-05.png?resize=768,470 768w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_3-05.png?resize=1024,627 1024w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_3-05.png?resize=661,405 661w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_3-05.png?resize=200,123 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_3-05.png?resize=260,159 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_3-05.png?resize=310,190 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_3-05.png?resize=420,257 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_3-05.png?resize=640,392 640w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_3-05.png?resize=740,453 740w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_3-05.png?resize=160,98 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_3-05.png?resize=320,196 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, among those who have heard of the \u201cmodel minority\u201d label, <em>views<\/em> on whether using it to describe Asian Americans is good or bad are similar regardless of how informed they are on Asian American history. About four-in-ten across knowledge levels say describing Asian Americans as a model minority is a bad thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;most-asian-americans-have-experienced-model-minority-stereotypes&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"most-asian-americans-have-experienced-model-minority-stereotypes\">Most Asian Americans have experienced \u2018model minority\u2019 stereotypes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-420-wide\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-124033\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2023\/11\/30\/asian-americans-and-the-model-minority-stereotype\/re_2023-11-30_asian-american-discrimination_3-06-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e2e6e5\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e2e6e5;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" height=\"748\" width=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_3-06.png?w=420\" alt=\"A bar chart showing the share of Asian adults who say in their day-to-day encounters with strangers in the U.S., people have assumed that they are good at math and science (58%) or not a creative thinker (22%). 63% of Asian adults say they have experienced at least one of these incidents. \" class=\"wp-image-124033 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_3-06.png 840w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_3-06.png?resize=168,300 168w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_3-06.png?resize=768,1368 768w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_3-06.png?resize=575,1024 575w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_3-06.png?resize=227,405 227w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_3-06.png?resize=200,356 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_3-06.png?resize=260,463 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_3-06.png?resize=310,552 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_3-06.png?resize=420,748 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_3-06.png?resize=640,1140 640w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_3-06.png?resize=740,1318 740w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_3-06.png?resize=160,285 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_3-06.png?resize=320,570 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The model minority stereotype often <a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1002\/9780470996928.ch13\">paints Asian Americans<\/a> as intellectually and financially successful, deferential to authority, and <a href=\"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1177\/0190272515606433\">competent but robotic or unemotional<\/a>, especially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.degruyter.com\/document\/doi\/10.1515\/9781400848874\/html\">in comparison with<\/a> other racial and ethnic groups. Additionally, some stereotypes associated with the model minority characterize Asian Americans as successful in fields such as math and science, as well as lacking in creativity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nearly two-thirds of Asian adults (63%) say that in their day-to-day encounters with strangers, they have at least one experience in which someone assumed they are good at math and science or not a creative thinker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Broadly, Asian adults are far more likely to say someone has assumed they are good at math and science (58%) than not a creative thinker (22%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Across these experiences, there are some differences by demographic groups:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-420-wide\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-124034\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2023\/11\/30\/asian-americans-and-the-model-minority-stereotype\/re_2023-11-30_asian-american-discrimination_3-07-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e3e6e5\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e3e6e5;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" height=\"538\" width=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_3-07.png?w=420\" alt=\"A bar chart showing the share of Asian adults who say in their day-to-day encounters with strangers in the U.S., people have assumed that they are good at math and science or not a creative thinker, by education, income, and race. Highly educated, higher income, and single-race Asian adults are more likely to say people have assumed they are good at math and science. \" class=\"wp-image-124034 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_3-07.png 840w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_3-07.png?resize=234,300 234w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_3-07.png?resize=768,984 768w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_3-07.png?resize=799,1024 799w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_3-07.png?resize=316,405 316w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_3-07.png?resize=200,256 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_3-07.png?resize=260,333 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_3-07.png?resize=310,397 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_3-07.png?resize=420,538 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_3-07.png?resize=640,820 640w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_3-07.png?resize=740,948 740w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_3-07.png?resize=160,205 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_3-07.png?resize=320,410 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Ethnic origin:<\/strong> 68% of Indian adults say strangers have assumed they are good at math and science, a higher share than among most other origin groups. Meanwhile, about half or fewer of Japanese (47%) and Filipino (43%) adults say people have made this assumption about them.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Immigrant generation:<\/strong> About seven-in-ten Asian adults who are 1.5 generation and second generation each say people have assumed they are good at math and science, compared with 50% among the first generation and 46% among third or higher generations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Education:<\/strong> About two-thirds of Asian adults with a postgraduate degree or a bachelor\u2019s degree say strangers have assumed they are good at math and science, compared with roughly half of those with some college experience or less. Similar shares regardless of education say people have assumed they are not a creative thinker.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Income:<\/strong> 69% of those who make $150,000 or more say strangers have assumed they are good at math and science, compared with 43% of those who make less than $30,000. &nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Race:<\/strong> 59% of single-race Asian adults (those who identify as Asian and no other race) say someone assumed they are good at math and science, compared with 45% of Asian adults who identify with two or more races (those who identify as Asian and at least one other race).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;in-their-own-words-asian-americans-experiences-with-the-model-minority-stereotype&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"in-their-own-words-asian-americans-experiences-with-the-model-minority-stereotype\">In their own words: Asian Americans\u2019 experiences with the \u2018model minority\u2019 stereotype<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In our 2021 focus groups of Asian Americans, participants talked about their views of and experiences with the \u201cmodel minority\u201d stereotype.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many U.S.-born Asian participants shared how it has been <strong>harmful<\/strong>, with some discussing the social pressures associated with it. Others spoke about how the stereotype portrays Asians as monolithic and compares them with other racial and ethnic groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-90b4cc35 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou have to be polished. There\u2019s no room for failure. There\u2019s no room for imperfections. You have to be well-spoken, well-educated, have the right opinions, be good-looking, be tall. [You] have to have a family structure. There\u2019s no room for any sort of freedom in identity except for the mold that you\u2019ve been painted as \u2013 as a model citizen.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right sans-serif wp-block-paragraph\">\u2013U.S.-born man of Pakistani origin in early 30s<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-90b4cc35 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs an Asian person, I feel like there\u2019s a stereotype that Asian students are high achievers academically. They\u2019re good at math and science. \u2026 I was a pretty mediocre student, and math and science were actually my weakest subjects, so I feel like it\u2019s either way you lose. Teachers expect you to fit a certain stereotype and if you\u2019re not, then you\u2019re a disappointment, but at the same time, even if you are good at math and science, that just means that you\u2019re fitting a stereotype. It\u2019s [actually] your own achievement, but your teachers might think \u2018Oh, it\u2019s because they\u2019re Asian,\u2019 and that diminishes your achievement.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right sans-serif wp-block-paragraph\">\u2013U.S.-born woman of Korean origin in late 20s<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-90b4cc35 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe model minority myth \u2026 mak[es] us as Asians [and] South Asians monoliths. \u2026 I\u2019ve had people go, \u2018Oh, so your dad\u2019s a doctor? Is he a lawyer? Do you have money? Do you have this? Do you have that? Are you [in] an arranged marriage?\u2019 And just the kind of image that portrays and gives us. But the expectations put on us as being high performing and everyone assumes you\u2019re going to be smart. \u2026 I am a black sheep in many ways, not only within my family, but within Asian [and] South Asian culture, being [in my profession], someone who\u2019s not a doctor, who hasn\u2019t gone the professional, traditional, educational route. So, it\u2019s very harmful, that too, for those communities within the Asian diaspora who have come to the United States. \u2026 [M]any of them come from impoverished and underrepresented communities and the expectations put on them to produce or the types of jobs and menial labor they have to take on as a result is really a very poisonous mythos to have out there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right sans-serif wp-block-paragraph\">\u2013U.S.-born woman of Indian origin in early 40s<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-90b4cc35 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOne of the reasons the model minority fallacy works so well as an argument against affirmative action [for Indians is] they are a newer immigrant group that has come here and \u2026 [t]here\u2019s a lot of education [in India]. People have opportunity there that then they can come [to America] and continue with those connections. Whereas Blacks and Hispanics have had generations of oppression, so they don\u2019t have anything to build off of. So when you bucket everybody \u2013 Black, Hispanics and Asians \u2013 into one group, then you can make those arguments of, \u2018Oh, [Asians] are the model minority, they can do it.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right sans-serif wp-block-paragraph\">\u2013U.S.-born woman of Indian origin in early 40s<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some participants talked about having <strong>mixed feelings<\/strong> about being called the \u201cmodel minority\u201d and how they felt like it put them in a kind of \u201cmiddle ground.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-90b4cc35 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI feel like Asians are kind of known as the model minority. 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