Test gap

When Asians started coming to America many like the Chinese railroad workers out west were treated like slaves and Japanese Americans were interned in camps during WW 2. Most Asian Americans say that discrimination is nothing new fueled by long running stereotypes. Despite looking different and being treated different they have prospered. Household income for Asians is $109,000 vs $53,000 for Blacks. Asians with Bachelor's degree or higher was 61% vs 28% for Blacks. Abortions rates for Asians 3% vs 34% for Blacks. There are many more statistics that illustrate the trend and there are a number of reasons given. One of the major difference is family values. Asian families teach respect for elders which is another way a saying respect for authority and place a lot of emphasis on education. This idea of respect for authority can be seen in the school suspension rates for Blacks at 12% vs Asians at 1%. This carries over into young adults who get in trouble with the law. Imprisonment is 20 times more likely if the person does not graduate from high school. Many experts have been trying to close the test score gap but have not had much success. All to often when these statistics are discussed the answer is to list the reasons why Blacks have so much trouble and for many Black students this is an excuse for their performance. Bush said it best when he said, the soft bigotry of low expectations. y 35