Chang (Ken Jeong) again requests to join the group, but Jeff (Joel McHale) flatly rejects him.
Troy (Donald Glover) accidentally tells Pierce (Chevy Chase) that Shirley had sex with Chang at the Halloween party no one can remember ("Epidemiology").
In the cafeteria, Britta (Gillian Jacobs) realizes a sober Duncan will make the class more difficult.
When Jeff objects, Annie suggests they have a mixer and invite a number of people from class to pick one as the next study group member.
Explaining that he can't fake being good just to get away with bad things, Rich invites him in.
In the epilogue, Rich visits 'Troy and Abed in the Morning' to demonstrate how to make kettle corn, even though he knows it's not a real TV show.
In its original American broadcast, "Asian Population Studies" reached approximately 4.733 million households with a 2.2 rating/6% share in the 18–49 demographic.
[1] This episode received positive review from the critics, with Samantha Urban of Dallas News writing, "You have to admire Community for being the only show on the Thursday night lineup that can get away with an ending that is sentimental without being saccharine, while still being funny and contributing to character development.
"[2] Kelsea Stahler of Hollywood.com wrote, "We've come to expect a lot from Community, so it's not going to get a gold star every week.