As seen in some of the examples above, the words Takaki chooses to use in his article both strengthen and weaken his argument against the idea of model minority. By using vague terms, Takaki allows his audience to imagine how vast the differences are between the idea of ​​Asian superiority and actual Asian-American success. This strategy is effective in paragraph ten, where Takaki tells his readers that 80% of Hmong and Mien refugees are unemployed and our minds struggle to make sense of this large number. But it doesn't work in paragraph seven where Takaki states that “while thousands of young Vietnamese Americans attend universities, others are on the streets…some of them join gangs” (p.118). The vagueness of this statement makes it applicable to virtually any group of people that Takaki's readers can think of. It could be argued that Takaki chose this vague point to create a connection between Vietnamese Americans and other ethnic groups. If this was Takaki's purpose, then it was too ambiguous to be effective. With a simple phrase (i.e. “Like all other groups”) Takaki could have explicitly linked Vietnamese Americans and “all groups” in this