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Model Minority Myth

By: Yu-Wei Wang & Frances C. Shen
In: Encyclopedia of Counseling
Edited by: Frederick T. L. Leong
Subject:General Counseling & Psychotherapy, Counseling Psychology
Keywords:Asian Americans; Asian students; model minority; model minority myth; myths; stereotypes; white Americans

The model minority myth refers to a set of stereotypes that are composed of several positive qualities purportedly unique to all Asian Americans. Asian Americans [Page 1212]represent a very diverse population in the United States, with approximately 29 distinct ethnic ...

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  Wang, Y., & Shen, F. (2008). Model minority myth. In F. T. Leong (Ed.), Encyclopedia of counseling (Vol. 1, pp. 1212-1214). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963978.n408
  
  Wang, Yu-Wei, and Frances C. Shen. "Model Minority Myth." In Encyclopedia of Counseling, edited by Leong, Frederick T. L., 1212-14. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963978.n408.
  
  Wang, Y. and Shen, F. 2008. Model Minority Myth. In: Frederick T. Leong Editor, 2008. Encyclopedia of Counseling, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 1212-1214 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963978.n408> [Accessed 20 Jun 2021].
  
  Wang, Yu-Wei and Frances C. Shen. "Model Minority Myth." Encyclopedia of Counseling. Edited by Frederick T. Leong. Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2008, pp. 1212-14. SAGE Knowledge. 20 Jun 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963978.n408.
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