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I just don't buy this anymore. Not when Asians, Indians, Nigerians, Lebonese, Cubans, Iranians and Jews all do better than average White households in America
by noetic_techy 7y ago
I just don't buy this anymore. Not when Asians, Indians, Nigerians, Lebonese, Cubans, Iranians and Jews all do better than average White households in America and are over represented in education. If it permeates everything, why does it not apply to these groups?
Amy Chau wrote a great book on this: The Triple Package.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Triple_Package https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Triple_Package
- 40acres 7y agoPerhaps because those groups were not subject to the institutional effects of slavery? If I told you that a people were discriminated against for hundreds of years would you be surprised to learn that they statistically under-perform their peers on certain measures? It's like asking why aren't there more Jews in Spain.
- steveeq1 7y agoAsians were discriminated against, quite heavily, in america during the 19th and early 20th century. Doesn't seem to be affecting them . . .