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Asians are good at math? Why dressing up racism as a compliment just doesn't add up

  • Written by Niral Shah, Assistant Professor of Learning Sciences & Human Development, University of Washington
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The narrative that “Asians are good at math” is pervasive in the United States. Young children are aware of it. College students’ academic performance can be affected by it. And Asian American presidential candidate Andrew Yang has made his mathematical...

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