Prepared by: Korean churches for Community Development

ASIAN AMERICANS – MODEL MINORITY?

AsianshavetheHighestPercentageofPopula5onwiththeHighestA7ainedDegree,asComparedwiththeNa5onalAverage**

168%

111%

65%

40%

159%

112%

68%

34%

179%

115%

37%43%

261%

111%

31%40%

0%

50%

100%

150%

200%

250%

300%

Asian White Black Hispanic

Bachelor'sDegree

Master'sDegree

ProfessionalDegree

DoctoralDegree

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AsianshavethelowestpercentagechancetorisetomanagementlevelinthePrivateIndustry.

55%

111%

65%74%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

120%

Asian White Black Hispanic

AsianshavethelowestpercentagechancetorisetomanagementlevelinUniversi8es.

41%

105%

131%

100%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

120%

140%

Asian White Black Hispanic

AsianshavethelowestpercentagechancetorisetomanagementlevelwithintheFederalGovernment.

30%

102%

135%

79%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

120%

140%

160%

Asian White Black Hispanic

AsiansHavetheLowestPercentageChancetoRisetoManagementLevel,asComparedbytheNa5onalAverage*

55%

111%

65%74%

41%

105%

131%

100%

30%

102%

135%

79%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

120%

140%

160%

Asian White Black Hispanic

PrivateIndustry Universi5es FederalGovernment

*h7p://www.80-20ini5a5ve.net/news/preselect2008_a7achmentA.asp

AsiansHavetheHighestPercentageofPopula5onovertheAgeof25withaMaster’sDegreeBeingtheHighestA7ainedDegree

159%

112%

68%

34%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

120%

140%

160%

180%

Asian White Black Hispanic

AsiansHavetheHighestPercentageofPopula5onovertheAgeof25withaProfessionalDegreeBeingtheHighestA7ainedDegree

179%

115%

37% 43%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

120%

140%

160%

180%

200%

Asian White Black Hispanic

AsiansHavetheHighestPercentageofPopula5onovertheAgeof25withaDoctor’sDegreeBeingtheHighestA7ainedDegree

261%

111%

31% 40%

0%

50%

100%

150%

200%

250%

300%

Asian White Black Hispanic

Asian–Comparing%ChancetoRisetoManagementLevelwith%ofPopula5onwiththeHighestA7ainedDegree

PercentageChancetoRisetoManagementLevel

55%41%

30%

0%

50%

100%PrivateIndustry Universi5es FederalGovernment

PercentageofPopula5onwiththeHighestAMainedDegree

76%

168%159%

179%

261%

0%

50%

100%

150%

200%

250%

300% HighSchoolGraduate

Bachelor'sDegree

Master'sDegree

ProfessionalDegree

DoctoralDegree

%ChancetoManagementLevel

55%41% 30%

168% 159%179%

261%

0%

50%

100%

150%

200%

250%

300%

PrivateIndustry Universi5es FederalGovernment

%Popula5onw/HighestA7ainedDegree

65%

131% 135%

65% 68%

37%31%

0%20%40%60%80%100%120%140%160%

111%105% 102%

111% 112% 115% 111%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

120%

140%

Bachelor'sDegree Master'sDegreeProfessionalDegree DoctoralDegree

74%

100%

79%

40%34%

43% 40%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

120%

%ChancetoManagementLevel

%ChancetoManagementLevel

%ChancetoManagementLevel

%Popula5onw/HighestA7ainedDegree

%Popula5onw/HighestA7ainedDegree

%Popula5onw/HighestA7ainedDegree

Asian White

Black Hispanic

ForAsianAmericanstherela5onshipbetweenthepercentageofpopula5onwithhighereduca5onandthechancetorisetomanagementlevelisinverse.