model minority

Noun

Meaning

model minority (plural model minorities)

A minority demographic whose members are perceived as achieving greater socioeconomic success than the population average.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

Great numbers of Asian Americans do not fit the model minority or 'tiger family' stereotypes, living instead in multigenerational poverty far from the mainstream. Eric Liu

Close letter words and terms

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