To overcome the myth about material success in AAPI communities, our nation—and policymakers—must recognize the diversity of income earned in our communities, and particularly among women. This starts with federal and state efforts to collect disaggregated data by race/ethnicity, with categories similar to the Affordable Care Act’s Section 4302—across income, education, health, environment, public safety, and justice. Advocates must join AAPI organizations like AAPI Data to call out what’s missing and build data infrastructures, perhaps through private-public partnerships. Only with adequate and robust data will we be able to truly advocate for our communities by dispelling the model minority myth and working toward economic justice for AAPIs.

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