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Despite being well educated, ambitious and driven, Asian-Americans often feel excluded from corporate America, and find themselves hitting a bamboo ceiling preventing them from reaching top jobs, a new study showed, Reuters reported.

Asian-Americans account for less than two percent of Fortune 500 CEOs and corporate officers, according to the research from the Center for Work-Life Policy, a non-profit think-tank in New York City.

Researchers found that subtle workplace biases have prevented Asians from reaching top jobs, despite accounting for 15 to 25 percent of enrollment at the top Ivy League schools.

The general perception is that they are a highly successful and qualified "model minority," but educated Asians struggle to conform to accepted leadership models.

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亚裔难入美国领导层

       据路透社报道，一项新的研究表明，尽管亚裔美国人受教育程度高、胸怀大志而且上进心强，他们在美国公司里却倍受排挤，总当不上“一把手”。

       纽约的一家非营利智库机构，工作-生活政策中心的研究发现，全球500强公司首席执行官和公司官员中，亚裔美国人只占不到2%。

       研究者发现，尽管在常春藤学校中亚裔美国人占学生总数的15%到25%，微妙的职场偏见却使他们离最高职位总有一步之遥。

       对亚裔美国人的总体印象是他们是非常成功的少数民族群体，但这些受过高等教育的亚洲人还不符合普遍接受的领导者标准。

(China.org.cn July 27, 2011)