About 4 in 10 Asians who know the term ‘model minority’ say it is a bad thing

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November 29, 2023

Discrimination Experiences Shape Most Asian Americans’ Lives

About 4 in 10 Asians who know the term ‘model minority’ say it is a bad thing

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About 4 in 10 Asians who know the term ‘model minority’ say it is a bad thing

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Discrimination Experiences Shape Most Asian Americans’ Lives
Majorities of U.S. Asians say anti-Asian discrimination is a major problem – and that racial issues they face get too little attention
Similar shares of U.S.-born and immigrant Asian adults have been treated as foreigners by strangers
Most Asian adults have experienced stereotypes associated with being a ‘model minority’ but fewer than half have ever heard the term

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