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The Myth of the Model Minority: Asian Americans Facing Racism, by Rosalind S. Chou and Joe R. Feagin. Boulder, CO: Paradigm Publishers, 2008. 251pp. $23.95 paper. ISBN: 9781594515873.
Many Americans across all ethnic and racial groups have characterized Asian Americans as the "model minority." This label serves as an example for blacks and Hispanics who continually strive for the upward mobility that Asians experience in education, socioeconomic status, and occupational attainment. While this "model minority" status often carries positive connotations, Rosalind Chou and Joe Feagin in The Myth of the Model Minority...