The Myth of the Model Minority Myth

Sociological Spectrum

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 309-321

  Sakamoto, Arthur ^a   Takei, Isao ^b   Woo, Hyeyoung ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84862603093     PISSN: 02732173     EISSN: 15210707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02732173.2012.664042     Document Type: Article

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