Reddit reviews Myth of the Model Minority: Asian Americans Facing Racism, Second Edition

> Asian America is made up of over 45 distinct ethnic groups speaking over 100 language dialects. Among these groups, some, such as Hmong Americans [and Filipino Americans], are among the poorest in the U.S. by ethnicity.

> Moreover, statistics concerning our success exaggerate. The reality is that larger Asian American family incomes result in part from a larger number of earners per household. Asian Americans actually trail whites in per capita income. And the most successful Asian American ethnic groups – the Taiwanese, Indian, Malaysian, and Sri Lankan American minorities – include a large share of members who were drawn to the U.S. as business investors or highly skilled workers.

There is lots of good, in depth literature on this subject.

And some books too.(http://www.amazon.com/The-Myth-Model-Minority-Americans/dp/1594515875)

Prejudice, stereotyping, discrimination, and racism, are all different things. Oppressions take many different forms.

I received this book from my schools AAPI group. It was an interesting read. Theres a second edition out right now

It's actually something of a myth that Asian-Americans are favored in US society or don't face racism. Obviously every group has their own experience and I'm not aware that law enforcement racial profiling is as much of an issue (though it could be), but while the supposed preferred status of Asians in US society is often invoked it's not always there culturally speaking.