The book cites research studies which show that Asian children in the United States have an average intelligence quotient which is only two or three points higher than that of Caucasian children. However, the Asians excel in their careers, and are disproportionately successful in fields like medicine and law which require high ability.
書中指出，研究顯示，亞裔孩童的平均智商僅比白人超出二、三點，但以職業來看，他們的表現卻突出許多，在需要高能力的醫學、法律等行業佔了較高的比例。