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model minority  

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  • The term model minority refers to a racial or ethnic minority that despite past prejudice and discrimination is able to achieve great success economically and socially. The minority subgroup emerges as the “main character of a success story” about how a disadvan-taged group overcomes those disadvantages and achieves prosperity. [Source: Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Society; Model Minority]

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