Growing Income Inequality – 28.02.013.IMG_BUS.IncomeInequality.2018.PewResearchCenter

Income inequality in U.S. increased most among Asians from 1970 to 2016.

Contrary to the Model Minority Myth perpetuating the image of all AA and PIs as wealthy high-earners, data collected by Pew Research Center disproves this generalization, showing the drastic, growing income inequality among AA and PIs from 1970 to 2016.

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