USA TODAY: Positive stereotypes about Asian Americans are rooted in reality: They are more educated, wealthier and value work, marriage and family more than Americans as a whole, according to a Pew Research report out today.
The study, which includes a survey of 3,511 Asians, shows that more than 60% of recent Asian immigrants have at least a college degree. Many work in high-paying fields such as science, engineering, medicine and finance. “These are not the tired, poor huddled masses of that inscription on the Statue of Liberty,” says Paul Taylor, executive vice president of the Pew Research Center. “Recent Asian arrivals are the most highly educated … immigrants in U.S. history.”
The USA‘s 18.2 million Asians are the fastest-growing racial group and have surpassed Hispanics as the largest group of new immigrants. They represent 6% of the population. … (more)
EDITOR: Recent immigrants to the USA with their zeal and initiative are our salvation. Within two generations, they too will be complacent.
