Word: asianized
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Emily Y. Yang '01, co-president of the Harvard Asian American Association, noted that the group was created in the 1970s when Harvard did not allow two Asian students to participate in a panel on minority issues...
...think it is very important to recognize the fact that Asian-Americans tend to be forgotten," Yang said...
...Many Asian-Americans feel they are the victims of the stereotype that they all have high academic achievement and are well educated, according to Yang...
...stereotype we want to break," Yang said. "The majority of Asian-Americans don't have opportunities. If you go into Asiatown or Chinatown you definitely see Asians discriminated against...
Census figures back up this view of many Asian-Americans who are still socio-economically disadvantaged. In 1990, Asian Americans in Boston had a per-capita income half that of whites and over $1,000 below blacks...