Asian Americans Spurn Image as Model Minority Perceived as Always Successful, These Americans in Fact Battle Poverty and Discrimination, Activists Say

Ann Scott Tyson, Writer of The Christian Science Monitor, The Christian Science Monitor

IN north Chicago's heavily Asian Uptown neighborhood, Southeast Asian immigrants are going to jail for crimes they didn't commit because they lack the English-language skills to defend themselves, according to an Asian-American policeman who works in the area.

In south Chicago ghettos, Korean-American merchants are shaken by looting, vandalism, and the specter of an outbreak of anti-Korean violence similar to the 1992 Los Angeles riots. They are joining a growing exodus of thousands of Koreans from the United States, says In Chul Choi, a Korean-American activist.

In the glittering "Loop" of Chicago's downtown, Asian-American lawyers and other professionals say …

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Publication information: Article title: Asian Americans Spurn Image as Model Minority Perceived as Always Successful, These Americans in Fact Battle Poverty and Discrimination, Activists Say. Contributors: Ann Scott Tyson, Writer of The Christian Science Monitor - Author. Newspaper title: The Christian Science Monitor. Publication date: August 26, 1994. Page number: 6. © 2009 The Christian Science Publishing Society. Provided by ProQuest LLC. All Rights Reserved.

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