Education Equity Message Testing Results Fact Sheet

Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) have been the subject of the “model minority” myth - the false idea that Asian Americans are “high achieving students.” This has resulted in AAPIs being used to draw a wedge between communities of color, especially in narratives around education. Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC conducted a poll to better understand and uplift the AAPI community’s real feelings around education access.