Re:Poll: Is the leetcode grind necessary to land a high payi...
by gregordv on Friday February 11, 2022 @12:18AM
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HN won't let me reply to the parent, but I thought your model minority myth was potentially interesting.
In this case, it just doesn't stand up to facts. Yes, Asians have greater income disparity, because the top 1% of Asians are way at the top 1%. According to the U.S. Census (https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/income-p...) in every single year, Asians have out-incomed White and all-race averages in the 20th, 40th, 60th, 80th, and 95th percentiles.
That's a pretty compelling picture of "Asians make more money than whites," full stop.
In this case, it just doesn't stand up to facts. Yes, Asians have greater income disparity, because the top 1% of Asians are way at the top 1%. According to the U.S. Census (https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/income-p...) in every single year, Asians have out-incomed White and all-race averages in the 20th, 40th, 60th, 80th, and 95th percentiles.
That's a pretty compelling picture of "Asians make more money than whites," full stop.