Densho Digital Repository - Hiroshi Uyehara Interview

Densho Digital Repository
JACL Philadelphia Oral History Collection
Title: Hiroshi Uyehara Interview
Narrator: Hiroshi Uyehara
Interviewer: Herbert J. Horikawa
Location: Medford, New Jersey
Date: October 23, 1994
Densho ID: ddr-phljacl-1-13-13

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HH: You've heard the term "model minority" as Asian Americans are often referred to as a "model minority."

HU: That's right.

HH: How do you feel about that label?

HU: Well, being a "model minority" gives you a, you have a good reputation. On the other hand, of course, nowadays there are a lot of recent immigrants from Asia, and some of those, they didn't come with many of the advantages that we came with. At least if your parents were well-educated, then you became well-educated because of their aspirations for you.