ah thats not quite right... the stereotype that asians are good at math most likely began because many asian immigrants encouraged their children to pursue math and science careers. those jobs pay well and parents wanted their kids to get good jobs after immigrating to a new country. in the past, many asian immigrants could not speak english well and struggled to work as a result. some families even relied on their children to translate for them because their children would learn english from school. these families were often quite poor, so they wanted their children to learn well and earn more money to have a better life.
