Asian americans beyond the model minority stereotype: The nerdy and the left out

Journal of International and Intercultural Communication

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 20-37

  Zhang, Qin ^a  

^a FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian americans; Foreigner; Model minority; Poor communicator; Stereotypes

Indexed keywords

EID: 79751533055     PISSN: 17513057     EISSN: 17513065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17513050903428109     Document Type: Article

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