A review by special_k7
The Asian American Achievement Paradox by Jennifer Lee, Min Zhou

3.0

The book offers great and very interesting insights regarding the question of why Asian Americans have the highest educational achievements compared to any other groups, even native-born Americans. However, for a book that is trying to explain the issue without pointing to cultural values, they do not quite convince me all the way. The fact that they reiterate the effort mindset of Asian Americans versus the ability mindset of the Americans in the U.S., would point to a difference in culture.
The book is also very repetitive all throughout, which makes reading it a little bit tiring.