Asian Unemployment and the Model Minority Myth

Interesting piece today in the L.A. Times regarding the long duration of unemployment faced by Asian Americans during this economic downturn. As you know, white conservatives often use Asian Americans as an example of how "hard work and good cultural values" are all you need to make it in the U.S. They will argue, in keeping with this model minority myth, that blacks and Latinos need to follow the Asian example, rather than complain about racism and discrimination. In fact, they point to...