From a story on axios.com by Erica Pandey, Jacque Schrag, and Thomas Olde headlined “Redefining Asian America”:

Asian Americans hail from dozens of countries — and their experiences in America are starkly different depending on their origins.

Why it matters: This vast, diverse group is often lumped together under the “model minority myth” — the stereotype that all Asian Americans are well-educated, wealthy and successful.

• If you look at averages, Asian Americans appear to be richer and better educated than the average American.
• If you disaggregate the data, the model minority myth crumbles. We see high levels of poverty and below-average levels of educational attainment.