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For Asian-American students, stereotypes help boost achievement

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imageWhat is behind Asian-American success?Nicola Sapiens De Mitri, CC BY-SA

Conventional wisdom is that all stereotypes are negative and damaging.

African Americans are stereotyped as violent and threatening. Employers stereotype mothers as less competent and less committed. And undocumented immigrants are stereotyped as...

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