Why Are Asian Americans Sometimes Referred to as the "Model

question 48

Multiple Choice

Why are Asian Americans sometimes referred to as the "model minority"?

• A)All immigrants groups from Asia have been wealthy.
• B)Asian immigrants did not come to the U.S. fleeing war or political strife.
• C)The term is traced back to a period when Asian features were thought to be the most beautiful.
• D)No one really knows how the term originated, but continues to be used.
• E)Asian Americans have the highest family incomes, even higher than Whites, and their children are most likely to go to college.

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