Poverty is on the rise in America as the “jobless recovery” continues to fail ordinary p
Poverty is on the rise in America as the “jobless recovery” continues to fail ordinary people. Impoverished Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders aren’t in the spotlight, but with an over 45% increase in the number of AAPIs below the poverty line over the past five years, that might need to change.What’s contributing to the invisibility of AAPI poverty? The demographic trends of impoverished AAPIs, and of course, the pernicious model minority myth.See more stats and insights here. -- source link
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