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From Narrative Scarcity to Research Plenitude for Asian Americans

Jennifer Lee, Karthick Ramakrishnan
RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences April 2021, 7 (2) 1-20; DOI: https://doi.org/10.7758/RSF.2021.7.2.01
Jennifer Lee
aJulian Clarence Levi Professor of Social Sciences at Columbia University, United States
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Karthick Ramakrishnan
bProfessor of public policy and political science at University of California, Riverside, United States
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    Bachelor’s Degree or Higher Among Asian Americans

    Source: Authors’ tabulation based on analysis of 2017 American Community Survey 1-year estimates.

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    Poverty Rates Among Asian Americans

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    Limited English Proficiency Among Asian Americans

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    Changes in Support for Affirmative Action Among Asian Americans

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    Experienced Threats or Harassment Among Asian Americans

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    Experienced Insults or Called Names Among Asian Americans

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RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences: 7 (2)
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