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> it is undeniable that asians outperform westerners [Citation needed]

• xiaoma 16y ago
  At least in the context of the US (which was the topic of the article): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_American#Education http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_American#Education http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Race_6_figure_household_and.png http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Race_6_figure_household_an...
  • rgrieselhuber 16y ago
    Looking at the breakdown, then perhaps Indian mothers are the superior ones? :-) The point is that optimizing along one or two metrics such as income or education is myopic (which was the actual topic of the article), especially when you don't take into consideration the associated costs (opportunity and otherwise).
    • xiaoma 16y ago
      Look, you asked for a citation and I spent, apparently wasted, my time getting you two. Looking at income, education, percentage of children born out of wedlock, incarceration rates, and a number of other metrics, those of asian are doing very well compared to whites, blacks, and latinos. If you want to pick your pet metric and explain why asians actually aren't doing so well, then you should provide citations and make your case.
• peteypao 16y ago
  Seriously, right?!