What makes some people more successful than others?

(income, education, high family stability, low crime rate)

Partly inspired by Amy Chua and Jed Rubenfeld, THE TRIPLE PACKAGE: How Three Unlikely Traits Explain the Rise and Fall of Cultural Groups in America, Penguin

Press HC, The (February 4, 2014)Different sources provide slightly different statistical information

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What makes some people more successful

than others?

What makes some people more successful than others?

(in income, education, high family stability, low crime rate)

UT Austin, Computer Engineering Graduation, 2013Largest number of graduate degrees confered to certain cultural groups

JEWS, 10 percent of Vienna’s population in

1900

What makes some people more successful

than others?

Robert Barany Karl LandsteinerOtto LoewiJ Wagner-Jauregg

Three out of four Austrian Nobel Prize

winners in Medicine were Jewish.

10 percent of Vienna’s population in 1900With full equal civil and legal rights by 1867-68

Jews accounted for :

48 % of Doctors in 188061% of Doctors in 1881

58 % of Lawyers in 1890 http://www.cas.umn.edu/assets/pdf/WP011.PDF

85.5% of Lawyers in 1934 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Jews_in_Vienna

75% of Banks in 1934

Gentile

http://www.cas.umn.edu/assets/pdf/WP011.PDF

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Jews_in_Vienna

JEWS

Viktor Frankl 

Freud

Psychotherapists

Gustav Mahler

Composers

Stefan Zweig

Walter Mosley

Arnold Schonberg Franz Kafka

Writers Theologian

Martin Buber

Austrian President

Famous Viennese Jews

What makes some people more successful in America than others? (income, education, high family stability,

low crime rate)

Asian-Americans

Asian-Americans One of the top public schools in NYC, where admissions are based solely on test scores. In 2013

9 black students, 24 Latino students, 177 white students

620 Asian American students

Source: National Assessment of Educational Progress 2000

Twelfth Grade Students Proficient in Mathematics Twelfth Grade Students

Proficient in Mathematics

23%

3%7%

26%

9%6%

0%

25%

50%

75%

100%

White African

American

Hispanic Asian/Pacific

Islander

American

Indian/Alaska

Native

Disadvantaged

Twelfth Grade Students

Proficient in Science

20%

3% 4%

34%

10%4%

0%

25%

50%

75%

100%

White African

American

Hispanic Asian/Pacific

Islander

American

Indian/Alaska

Native

Disadvantaged

Twelfth Grade Students

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Bachelor's Degree or Higher Educational Attainment

Ethnicity or nationality Percent of PopulationTaiwanese 74.1%Indian 67.9%Pakistani 60.9% Jews 59.0%Iranian 57.2%Korean 50.8%Chinese (incl. Taiwanese) 50.2%

Non-Hispanic White 30.7%

General US Population 28.0%

Asian-Americans

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_American

Educational AttainmentPercent of “Age 25 and Over” in Asian-American

Population

Source: U.S Census Bureau, Current Population Survey 7/08, American Community Survey 2007

49.4

18.6

17.7

14.2

8.5

31.6

17.9

32.6Bachelor'sDegree+

Some College

High SchoolGrad.

Less ThanHigh School

Grad

Asian-American

Non-Hispanic White

Asian-Americans

Household IncomePercent Distribution of Asian-American Household Income

Source: U.S Census Bureau, Current Population Survey 7/08, Income in 2007

20.2

11.9

18.2

24.9

24.9

31.3

13.7

19.0

19.0

17.0

Less than $25,000

$25,000-49,999

$50,000-74,999

$75,000-99,999

$100,000+

Asian-American

Total U.S.

Asian-Americans

Of the 141 U.S. Presidential Scholars in 2012, 48 were Asian Americans (52 in 2011) – mostly Chinese and Indian.

Asian-American SAT scores average 143 points of the U.S. average - including 63 points over whites, and that gap is increasing.

Intel Science Talent Searches over the last five years have picked 23 Asian-Americans (mostly Indian and Chinese) of the top 50.

Asians and Asian-Americans represent 30-50% of enrollees in leading U.S. music programs

Asian-Americans

Asian Indians

According to the 2010 U.S. Census, Indian Americans had

the highest household income of all ethnic groups in the United States

Indian Americans, along with other Asian Americans, have attained the highest educational levels of all ethnic groups in

the U.S. Almost 40% of all Indians in the United States have a master’s, doctorate or other professional degree

Asian Indians

Indian Americans have some of the lowest poverty rates for all communities, One of the lowest rates of single parent households As of 2002 there were more than 233,000 US firms owned by

Indian Americans

In Silicon Valley, Indians have started more start-ups than the next four immigrant groups combined (British, Taiwanese, Chinese, and Japanese).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_American

Sunita Lyn  Pandya

Deepak Chopra 

Dr. Sanjay GuptaBobby Jindal 

Nikki Randhawa Haley

Satya NadellaCEO Microsoft

Kalpana Chawla

EthnicityBachelor's

Degreeor Higher

Indian 71.1%Total US Population

28.0%

Ethnicity Household Income

Indians$88,53

8Total US Population

$50,221

Zubin Mehta

Asian Indians

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_American

Have current or recent American-Indian CEOs.

Pepsi, Sun Microsystems, MasterCard, United Airlines, Motorola, Adobe Systems, Citigroup, Citibank, HSBC North America, McKinsey, U.S. Airways, and now Microsoft

Asian Indians

Bachelor's Degree or Higher Educational Attainment

Ethnicity or nationality Percent of Population

Taiwanese 74.1%

Indian 67.9%

Pakistani 60.9%

Jews 59.0%

Iranian 57.2%

Korean 50.8%Chinese (incl. Taiwanese) 50.2%

Non-Hispanic White 30.7%

General US Population 28.0%

Chinese Americans

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_American

Jews

Elena Kagan

Stephen Breyer

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

, who represent less than 2 percent of the U.S. population, have 33 percent

of the Supreme Court seats

Jews

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Elena Kagan

Stephen Breyer

Bachelor's Degree or Higher Educational Attainment

Ethnicity or nationality Percent of Population

Taiwanese 74.1%

Indian 67.9%

Pakistani 60.9%

Jews 59.0%

Iranian 57.2%

Korean 50.8%Chinese (incl. Taiwanese) 50.2%

Non-Hispanic White 30.7%

General US Population 28.0%

Jews

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model_minority

UniversityEnrollment for

Jewish Students (est.)

 % of Student

body

Undergraduate Enrollment

Binghamton University 3,200 29% 11,000

University of Maryland, College Park 6,500 26% 25,857

New York University 6,500 33% 19,401

Boston University 4,000 20% 15,981

Cornell University 3,500 25% 13,515

University of Miami 3,100 22% 14,000

Brandeis University 56%

Jews represent less than 2 percent of the U.S. population, but they have ten times more students in major Universities

Jews

Jews have higher educational achievement than Americans generally. 4 times more

Graduates

35%

58%

31%23% 25%

6%

High school or below College Graduate

Jewish population

U.S. population

Highest degree attained

Jews

Proportionally more Jews have

high status occupations than do all Americans.

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

Professional/Technical Management/Executive Business/Finance

Jewish populationU.S. population

Jews

22%

28%25%

36%

20% 19%

12%9%

22%

8%

under $25,000 $25-50,000 $50-75,000 $75-100,000 $100,000 andmore

Jewish populationU.S. population

Jews have higher household incomes than Americans generally, but many Jews have

low household incomes.

http://www.jewishfederations.org/page.aspx?id=46193

Jews

139 of the richest 400 Americans are Jewish, including 20 of the richest 50. Those top 20 control some $211.8 billion in personal wealth. http://www.jta.org/2009/10/05/fundermentalist/at-least-139-of-the-forbes-400-are-jewish51% of Pulitzer-prize winners for non-fiction

37% of Academy Award winners for best director

13% of M.D.s

36% of U.S. Nobel-winners

Jews

Henry Kissinger.• Michael Dell

Mark Zuckerberg

Sergey Brin,

Elie Wiesel Rahm Emanuel

SpielbergL. Bernstein

Dick MorrisHolbrook

Jews are very successful

Nigerian Americans

UC Berkeley 4th year Nigerian student Obi Amajoyi 

Why do immigrant kids perform so well in America: The Nigerian example

http://emotanafricana.com/2011/06/13/why-do-immigrant-kids-perform-so-well-in-america-2/

Data show Nigerians the most educated in the U.S. http://www.chron.com/news/article/Data-show-Nigerians-the-most-educated-in-the-U-S-1600808.php

Nigerian Americans represent 20 to 25 percent of the black students at Harvard University's business school.

According to the 2000 Census, the rate of college diploma acquisition is highest among  Nigerian Americans at 58.6 percent.

Nigerian Americans

Educational Attainment: College Diploma

Ethnicity or nationality

Percent of Population

Nigerian Americans 58.6

Non-Hispanic White

30.7%

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model_minority

Graduate DegreeEthnicity or nationality

Percent of Population

Nigerian Americans 28.3

Non-Hispanic White

8.1

Mormons

Harry ReidUS Senate Majority Leader

Paula HawkinsUS Senator

Michael O. LeavittSecretary, Health and Human Services

Stewart UdallUS Secretary of the Interior

Mormons

The Osmond Brothers, pop Philo T. Farnsworthinventor (television)

Steve Young

quarterback

Ron Dittemoredirector, space shuttle

Ralph Atkin

founder, SkyWest Airlines Lieutenant General

Brent Scowcroft

Mormons make up 1.7% of the population, and own "10 times more Florida real estate than the Walt Disney company".

In 2008 the Church of England had assets of about $6.9bn (£4.2bn).

The Mormon church was worth four times that.

Nolan D. ArchibaldCEO, Black and D

Gary S. BaughmanPresident, CEO (retired)

Fisher Price

Francis W. CashCEO, La Quinta Properties, Inc.

Gary L Crittenden CFO, American

Express

J. Ralph Atkinfounder, SkyWest

Airlines

J.W. Marriott, Jr.

Executive Chairman and Chairman of the BoardMarriott International, Inc.

Gary Crittenden

Chief Financial Officer of Citi since 2007.  Previously CFO at American Express, Sears,

and Mosanto

Eric Varvel,

CEO of the global Investment Bank of Credit Suisse, 2009-

present

James H. Quigley,

CEO of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu,

2007-2011

1.A sense of superiority, exceptionalism

Jews "chosen people“ “But you are a chosen

people…” 1 Peter 2:9, "Chinese kids are typically raised on a diet of stories about how Chinese civilization is the oldest and

most magnificent in world history.”

Do Indian-Americans really go around thinking they’re superior? The answer is an awkward yes, if you temper superiority to mean something closer to “distinct, exceptional culture.” http://theaerogram.com/triple-package-roots-indian-american-success/

Many countries of all kinds have claimed exceptionality, including India, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exceptionalism

Some Factors which determine success:

Amy Chua and Jed Rubenfeld, THE TRIPLE PACKAGE: How Three Unlikely Traits Explain the Rise and Fall of Cultural Groups in America, Penguin Press HC, The (February 4, 2014)

A study of freshmen at 28 elite American colleges and universities in which Asian-American students earned the highest grades and entered with the highest SAT scores,

BUT had the lowest self-esteem scores of all ethnic and racial groups.

These students are being pushed to succeed, but aren't being told that they are perfect. It's the opposite of the "trophy for everyone" approach to much of American child-rearing.

Amy Chua and Jed RubenfeldTHE TRIPLE PACKAGE: How Three Unlikely Traits Explain the Rise and Fall of Cultural Groups in America, Penguin Press HC, The (February 4, 2014)

2. Insecurity (outsiderdom), - a sense that they haven't done good enough,

Some Factors which determine success:

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https://www.google.com/#q=Success+of+Chinese+Americans+ppt&start=30

2. Insecurity - a sense that they haven't done good enough,

Some Factors which determine success:

3.Good impulse control (deferred gratification)

(1972 Stanford marshmallow experiment)

Follow-up studies on these preschoolers found that those who were able to wait the 15 minutes were significantly less likely to have problems with behavior, drug addiction or obesity by the time they were in high school, compared with kids who gobbled the snack in less than a minute.

The gratification-delayers also scored an average of 210 points higher on the SAT.

Some Factors which determine success:

4. Hard work, Practice, Persistence “The 10,000 hour Rule to become

outstanding” MALCOLM GLADWELL, O u t l i e r s THE STORY OF SUCCESS

Work ethic

Persistence

Success

Some Factors which determine success:

5. Networks (Extended family, same clan …)

6. Other Factors

Some Factors which determine success:

The Buddhist and Confucian values and traditions of many Asian American families follow closely the prerequisites for the American dream— hard work, education, and achievement.

The Puritan – American Mindset of Hard work and frugality, as well as social success and wealth, were signs of the Elect.They made America successful

That puritan mindset has been abandoned by white Protestant America –

a section of the population that now has below-average wealth and success.

That used to be US

Within three generations, this upward mobility more or less burns out.

“One example: "from 1950 to 1990, Jewish high schoolers made up roughly 20% of the finalists in the prestigious, nationwide Intel Science Talent Search; since 2010, only 7%.“

"Assimilation and success weaken the insecurities and other cultural forces that drove the first and second generation to rise."

Assimilation wrecks the of impulse control, deferred gratification. (Vacation now – pay later; get things now - put it on your credit card)

What is the Long Term Outcome?

For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD your God has chosen you out of all the peoples on the face of the earth to be his people, his treasured possession. Deuteronomy 7:6, NIV

1.Exceptional, SpecialBut you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. 1 Peter 2:9, NIV

What does the Bible say?

The LORD will make you the head, not

the tail. If you pay attention to the commands of the LORD your God that I give you this day and carefully follow them, you will always be at the top, never at the bottom.

Deuteronomy 28:13

If you fully obey the LORD your God and carefully follow all his commands I give you today, the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations on earth.

Deuteronomy 28:1

2. Insecurity, Greatness Conditional

Be patient, then, brothers and sisters, until the Lord's coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop, patiently waiting for the autumn and spring rains. James 5:7 11 Jesus continued: “There was a man who had two

sons. 12 The younger one said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them.13 “Not long after that, the younger son got together all he had, set off for a distant country and there squandered his wealth in wild living Luke 15:11-13 (NIV)

3. Impulse Controlled, Delayed Gratification (Patience?)