, Korean, or Taiwanese descent, in reality the term "Asian American" broadly refers to all people who descend from the Asian continental sub-regions of East Asia, Southeast Asia and South Asia as a whole. People of Chinese, Japanese and Korean descent make up roughly 7 million of the roughly 18 million Asians in America, but Filipinos, Vietnamese and Indians make up a larger portion of the total than Japanese and Koreans.

East Asians are often stereotyped as being inherently bad drivers.

East Asians are stereotyped as academic overachievers who are intelligent but socially inept, either lacking social skills or being asocial. A 2010 study found that East Asians in the United States are most likely to be perceived as nerds. This stereotype is socially damaging and contributes to a long history of Asian exclusion in USA.

East Asians have been stereotyped as immature, childlike, small, infantile looking, needing guidance and not to be taken seriously. The infantilized stereotype is on both physical and mental aspects of the race. East Asians are believed to mature slower in appearance and body, while also thought of as less autonomous and therefore requiring guidance from the "mature" white race. Like children, the perception is that they have little power, access, and control over themselves. The stereotype goes hand in hand with fetish against Asian women, who are perceived as more demure, submissive, more eager to please and easily yielding to powerful men.

A psychological experiment conducted by two researchers found that East Asians who do not conform to common stereotypes and who possess qualities such as dominance in the workplace are "unwelcome and unwanted by their co-workers" and can even elicit negative reactions and harassment from people of other races.

Physicality and sports

East Asians are stereotyped as being athletically inferior to other races. East Asian bodies are often stereotyped of as lacking the physical ability to endure labor intensive tasks which is required to play sports especially contact sports. This stereotype has led to discrimination in the recruitment process for professional American sports teams where Asian American athletes are highly underrepresented. Taiwanese-American professional basketball player Jeremy Lin believed that his race played a role in him going undrafted in NBA initially. This belief has been reiterated by sports writer Sean Gregory of Time and NBA commissioner David Stern. Although Asian Americans comprised 6% of the nation's population in 2012, Asian American athletes represented only 2% of the NFL, 1.
, Korean, or Taiwanese descent, in reality the term " Asian American " broadly refers to all citizenry who fall from the Asian continental sub - regions of East Asia, Southeast Asia and South Asia as a whole. People of Chinese, Japanese and Korean lineage make up roughly 7 million of the approximately 18 million Asians in America, but Filipinos, Vietnamese and Indians make up a larger portion of the sum than Japanese and Koreans. 

 East Asians are often stereotyped as being inherently regretful drivers. 

 East Asians are stereotyped as academic overachievers who are intelligent but socially awkward, either lacking social skills or being asocial. A 2010 study found that East Asians in the United States are about likely to be perceived as nerds. This stereotype is socially damaging and contribute to a long history of Asian exclusion in USA. 

 East Asians have been pigeonhole as immature, childlike, modest, infantile look, needing guidance and not to be taken seriously. The infantilized stereotype is on both forcible and mental aspects of the race. East Asians are believed to mature slower in appearance and body, while also thought of as less autonomous and therefore requiring guidance from the " mature " white race. Like children, the perception is that they have small power, access, and master over themselves. The stereotype go hand in hand with fetish against Asian charwoman, who are perceived as more demure, submissive, more eager to please and easily yielding to brawny men. 

 A psychological experiment conducted by two researchers found that East Asians who do not conform to common stereotype and who possess qualities such as dominance in the workplace are " unwelcome and unwanted by their co - workers " and can even elicit negative reaction and harassment from people of other races. 

 Physicality and sports 

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Pjysicelity end spprtf

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easT Asians are OfTen stEReotypeD As BEINg iNHerently bad drIvers.

East AsIAns Are steReOtyPEd as acAdemiC oVEraChievers who Are iNtelligenT but soCIally inEPt, eitheR lackiNg sOciAl skILlS oR beInG AsoCIaL. A 2010 sTUdy Found thaT EAsT AsiaNs in THE uNiteD StAtes Are moSt likely to be pErcEiveD As nErds. THis stEreoTyPe is sOciallY damaGiNg and contributeS to a Long histoRy oF ASiaN eXclusIOn in USa.

EaSt ASians haVe been sTEreOtYPED aS immature, childlike, SmALL, iNfantile LookinG, NeEdINg guidanCe And Not tO BE takeN serIOuSly. The inFantilIZeD sTereotyPe Is on boTh PhySicAl and MEntaL aspecTs of the rAce. EaST Asians are beliEVed to mature slOWeR IN aPPearAncE and body, whiLe alSO thoUght OF aS leSS autoNomouS aND tHErefore requiring guiDaNce froM the "mAture" white racE. Like childREN, The percePtioN Is THat they have litTle poWer, access, aND control Over tHemselveS. The stereOTYpe goes hAnd In hAnd WitH FEtIsh against AsiAN WomeN, wHo are peRceIved as mOre DemUre, SubMiSsive, more Eager to pLeAsE aNd EasIly yiELding to pOwErfUl Men.

a psycHOlogicAl expErimEnT cONduCted by tWO rESEarcHeRs FounD thAt east ASianS Who Do not coNform to coMmoN SterEoTyPes and wHo possess qualItIes such as dOmInaNce in tHE WorkplacE are "unwelcome and unwanteD By their Co-wOrkerS" and Can even elIciT negatIve REactioNs and hArassMeNt fROM peopLE Of OthEr Races.

PhysiCALitY and sPoRts

EAst AsiaNs are stereotyped as BEinG athletically InfErioR TO oTheR RaCEs. EAsT asiAN Bodies are often sTereotyped Of AS lAcking the pHYsiCaL abilitY to enduRe labOR intensIve tasks wHich is reqUiRed tO PLay Sports espeCially coNtact sporTS. This STeReotyPe hAs led tO dIscRiminAtion iN The RecruItment PrOcess fOr proFeSsional AMerican sports teams where asian AMericAn aThletes arE hiGHly UnderreprEsenTed. TaiwaneSe-AMerIcan pRofESsionAl baSKeTbaLL playEr JeREmy Lin belIEvEd tHAT hIs race playeD A ROle In him GoiNG undraFted In NBA initially. ThiS Belief has been rEiteRATed By sPOrts WrIter Sean GregorY of tiME And NBA coMmIssioner DavId Stern. ALtHOugh ASian AmEricanS compriSED 6% oF The natIon's PopUlation in 2012, asiAn aMerican AtHlETes repReseNtEd only 2% Of the Nfl, 1.
, Korean, or Taiwanese des cent, in r ealit y t hete rm " Asia n American" br o adly  refers to all peoplewho d es c endf ro m the  Asianc on t i nen ta lsub -r e gi ons o f E ast Asi a, Southea stAs ia and South As ia as a wh ole . People ofChi nese,Ja pan e se an d K orean  desce n t make  up rough ly 7 mill i on of t h e  r ough ly 18 million Asi a ns in America, bu t Fili pi n os , Vie tna mese and I nd iansm ake upa  l a r g erp ortion of the  total than Jap anesean d K o reans. 

Eas tA sia ns are ofte n st ereotyped  as be i ng inhe r ently b ad dri ver s.
Eas t  A si ans  a r e s t er eot y ped  as acad em ic  over achi e v e r s wh o a re i ntell igent but soc ial ly i n ept , eit her l acki ng  soci al ski lls o rbeing asocial.A 20 10 studyfou nd  th at  East Asians  in  th e Unite d State s  ar em o s tlikely to be perce iv e d  a s nerds.  Thiss te re o type isso cia llyd a magin g an d  c ontribut es toa  l on g histo ry  of As ia n e xcl usion in U SA.

E ast Asia ns ha v e been stereot y ped as immatu r e, c hi l dlik e,small, infa ntil e  loo king ,  n eed i ng gu idanc ea nd not to be taken ser io usly.The i nfantilized s tereotypei s on bothphys i ca l  and mental as pects  of the ra c e. EastAsian s are be lieved to m ature sl owe r i n a ppe a r an ce and body,w h ileal so thou ght  of asles s a uto nom ou s and the refore r eq ui ri ng  gu idanc e  from th e"ma tu re"  whit e  race.  Like  chi ld re n , t he perc e pt i o n is  t ha t th eyha ve li ttle pow er, acc ess, andcon t rolov er  themse lves. The ste re otype goes  h and  in ha n d  with fe tish against Asian wome n , who a reperce ived  as moredem ure, s ubm i ssive,  moreeager  t o p l e ase a n d  e asi ly  yieldingt o  po werfu lmen. 

A psy chological experim e ntconducted bytwo  res e a rc her s  f o und  t h atE a st Asians who d o not conf or m  t o common s t ere ot ypes an d who p osses s  qualit ies suchas domina nc e in t heworkplaceare "unw elcome an d  unwa n te d bythe ir co- wo rke rs" a nd can eve n eli cit ne ga tive r eacti on s and ha rassment from people of  other  race s.
Physical ity and  sports
East  Asians ar e s ter eotyp eda s bei ng a t hl eti c allyinfe r ior to ot h er  ra c e s.  East Asian b o die s are  of t en ste reot yped of as lackin g  the physicalabil i t y t o e n dure  l abor intensive  ta sk s which is  r equired toplay spo rt s  espe cially  conta ct spor t s .T his st ereo typ e has led  to  d i scrimin at io n  in th e re cr uitmen t proc e ss f o r  professional Am erica n sport s  te ams w he re Asia n  Ame rican athl etes are hi ghly u nder repre sented.  T aiwane se- Am erican pro f essionalbaske tball p la yerJer emy Li n be l i evedthat  h israce play e d  a ro le inhimgoing  u ndra fted in N B A initia lly .  This b el ief h as bee n  r e i terated by  sp ortsw r iter SeanG rego r yo f Tim e andNBA co mmissio n erDa vid Ste rn. A lthough A sian Amer i can scomp rised 6%  o f th enat io n's populationin 2012,  Asian A m e ricanath l etes repres en ted only 2%of th eN FL, 1.
, Korean,_or Taiwanese_descent, in reality the_term "Asian_American"_broadly refers_to_all people who_descend from the_Asian continental sub-regions of_East Asia, Southeast_Asia_and South Asia as a whole. People of Chinese, Japanese and Korean descent make_up_roughly 7_million_of_the roughly 18 million Asians_in America, but Filipinos, Vietnamese_and Indians_make up a larger portion of the total_than_Japanese and Koreans.

East_Asians are often stereotyped as being inherently bad drivers.

East_Asians are stereotyped as academic overachievers_who are intelligent_but_socially_inept, either lacking social_skills or being asocial. A 2010_study found that East Asians in_the United States are most likely to_be perceived as nerds. This stereotype_is socially damaging and contributes_to a_long history of Asian exclusion_in USA.

East Asians_have been_stereotyped as immature,_childlike, small, infantile looking, needing guidance_and not to_be taken seriously. The infantilized stereotype_is_on both physical_and_mental_aspects of_the race. East_Asians_are believed_to_mature slower in appearance and body,_while_also thought of as less autonomous and_therefore requiring guidance from_the_"mature" white race. Like_children, the perception is that_they have little power, access, and_control over_themselves. The_stereotype goes hand in hand with fetish against Asian women, who_are perceived as more demure, submissive,_more eager to please_and easily_yielding_to powerful men.

A_psychological_experiment conducted_by two researchers found that East Asians_who do_not conform to common stereotypes and_who possess qualities such_as_dominance in the workplace are "unwelcome_and unwanted by their co-workers" and_can even elicit negative reactions_and_harassment_from people of other races.

Physicality_and sports

East Asians are stereotyped as_being athletically inferior_to other races. East Asian bodies are_often_stereotyped of as lacking the physical_ability_to endure labor intensive tasks which_is_required_to play sports especially contact_sports. This stereotype has led to_discrimination in the recruitment process for professional American sports_teams where Asian_American athletes are highly underrepresented._Taiwanese-American_professional_basketball player Jeremy Lin believed that his race played a_role in_him going undrafted_in NBA initially. This belief has been reiterated by sports_writer Sean Gregory of Time and NBA_commissioner David Stern. Although Asian Americans comprised 6% of the nation's_population in 2012, Asian American athletes represented only_2% of the NFL, 1.