Asian American financial situation

Running head: ASIAN AMERICANS1
Asian Americans: The Case for Social/Racial Justice
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ASIAN AMERICANS

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Asian Americans: The Case for Social/Racial Justice
The US minorities do not usually have a flattering image: racialized, poor and crime-inclined. This sweeping generalization is not, of course, correct and does in fact distort states of past, current and future states of minorities. Clouded by many minorities – African-Americans, Native Indians, and Hispanics, for instance – Asian-Americans are perhaps US least visible minority. In contrast to many minorities, particularly African-Americans, Asian-Americans are perceived almost exclusively from a cultural lens as aliens. This lens dims several actual realities about Asian-Americans. Interestingly, financial situation of Asian-Americans is distorted via such lens. To put matters into a more correct perspective, current short essay highlights some realities reported by established and credible sources of Asian-American financial situation.
Confirming a widely view, Asian-Americans are reported to save more compared to overall US population. According to a Prudential Financial report, Asian-Ame...