THE MYTH OF THE MODEL MINORITY

I.   Introduction

II.  What is the Model Minority Thesis?

A.  Press Accounts

B.  Politics

C.  Genetics

III. The Reality

A.  The Model Minority "Myth"

1.  Racial Categories

2.  Misleading Income Data

3.  Regional Differences

4.  Hidden low-wage workforce

5.  Women

IV.  Why Is It Harmful?

A.  Asian American Diversity

B.  A Political Weapon

C.  Yellow Peril