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Asian Americans are the best-educated and highest-income ethnic group in the United States. They are often referred to as the "model minority," suggesting that all Asians are successful in school and in life. But Southeast Asian Americans have some of the lowest high school completion rate...

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Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Arlington, VA : Public Broadcasting Service, [2014]
Subjects:
Southeast Asian Americans > Education > California > Long Beach.
Southeast Asian Americans > California > Long Beach > Social conditions.
Social change > California > Long Beach.
Américains d'origine asiatique du Sud-Est > Éducation > Californie > Long Beach.
Américains d'origine asiatique du Sud-Est > Californie > Long Beach > Conditions sociales.
Social change
California > Long Beach
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Summary:Asian Americans are the best-educated and highest-income ethnic group in the United States. They are often referred to as the "model minority," suggesting that all Asians are successful in school and in life. But Southeast Asian Americans have some of the lowest high school completion rates in the nation. We visit Long Beach, California - the city with America's largest Cambodian community - to find out why this educational crisis is happening and what people are doing about it.
Item Description:Originally produced as an episode of the television series America by the numbers with Maria Hinojosa in 2014.
Physical Description:1 online resource (25 minutes) : sound, color
Playing Time:00:25:26