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Debunking The Model Student Minority Myth

caption: Students study in a Singapore Starbucks.
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Students study in a Singapore Starbucks.
Flickr Photo/Nicola Sapiens De Mitri (CC-BY-NC-ND)

Marcie Sillman talks with Yoonsun Choi, University of Chicago professor, about the "model minority" myth and why lumping Asian students in one category makes it harder for people to succeed.

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