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on a weekday afternoon, cocky Asian-

American teenage guys with spiky haircuts

call out to eye-rolling, wise-cracking

girls in spaghetti-strap tank tops.

On a Saturday morning at the library,

some teens study intently in corners,

but others congregate at boisterous

tables. Few of the Asian-American kids

I spoke to in Cupertino wanted to

identify themselves with the word introvert,

even if they effectively described

themselves that way. While deeply

committed to their parents’ values, they

seemed to divide the world into “traditional”

Asians versus “Asian superstars.”

The traditionals keep their heads

down and get their homework done.

The superstars do well academically

but also joke around in class, challenge

their teachers, and get themselves

noticed.

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