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What drives Asian American youth to pursue excellence in higher education so relentlessly? This volume investigates the motivations, abilities, and achievements of the so called educational "model minority" from native born, fourth generation Japanese Americans to newly arrived Southeast Asian refugees. The educational performance of Asian Americans is one of today's fastest growing minority groups enrolled in higher education programs.

This unique resource integrates empirical data from national testing programs, longitudinal studies and academic and extracurricular records along with the higher educational and career aspirations reported by Asian American students. It is the definitive guide for social scientists and educators by informing them of the reliability and validity of standard admissions tests for assessing the potential of Asian Americans students and their subgroups for success in higher education and careers.
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"Every educational administrator and teacher should read and discuss this work.Walker-Moffat provides us with the tools to develop a keep sensitivity to the diverse needs ot students of Asian American cultures and to begin building a more believable learning environment that will include parents as well as their children."--Sylvia F. Fuller, principal, Charles Wright Elementary School, Merced, CaliforniaReveals the bitter contrast between the educational experiences of new Asian immigrant groups and the Asian American success myth and describes the well-intentioned but harmful practices that provide immigrants with a separate and unequal education.Points out the crucial connections between culture and learning and presents concrete ways in which schools can do a better job of educating all students by drawing on the resources of home and community. ... Read more

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This postmodern feminist study explores changes in Japanese American women's perspectives on child rearing, education, and ethnicity across three generations-Nisei (second), Sansei (third), and Yonsei (fourth). Shifts in socio-political and cultural milieu have influenced the construction of racial and ethnic identities; Nisei women survived internment before relocating to the midwest, Sansei women grew up in white suburban communities, while Yonsei women grew up in a culture increasingly attuned toward multiculturalism.In contrast to the historical focus on Japanese American communities in California and Hawaii, this study explores the transformation of ethnic culture in the midwest.Midwestern Japanese American women found themselves removed from large ethnic communities, and the development of their identities and culture provides valuable insight into the experience of a group of Asian minorities in the heartland. The book explores central issues in studies of Japanese culture, the Japanese sense of self, and the Japanese family, including amae (mother-child dependency relationship), gambare (perseverance), and gaman (endurance). ... Read more

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Excellent insights on growing up Japanese-American
If you grew up in a Japanese-American family, Ms. Adler's content will sound familiar.A lot of insight is provided on the dynamics of life in a Japanese-American family and some of the ethnic roots of those dynamics. Cultural explanations are provided for behaviors I thought "just ranin my family."The book is useful for anyone who deals withJapanese-Americans and wants to understand some of the motivations fortheir behaviors. ... Read more

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clear, concise, and easy to read book
I found this book to be very useful in understanding the issues that Asian Pacific American women face in higher education.She brought to my attention several things which should have been obvious to me but I had never noticed until reading the book, and I think even the most enlightened reader will feel the same. ... Read more

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This volume moves beyond pervasive oversimplified and preconceived notions about Asian Americans in higher education and offers new directions in studying this population. The authors highlight the complexities inherent in the realities of Asian Americans in higher education. Topics include:

1. Deconstructing the Model Minority Myth and how it contributes to the invisibility minority reality in higher education research
2. Disaggregating qualitative data from Asian American college students in campus racial climate research and assessment
3. Administering and assessing culture-specific interventions to address culture-bound issues among Asian American college students
4. Challenging the Model Minority Myth: engaging Asian American students in research on Asian American college student experiences
5. Critical race theory and research on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Higher Education
6. Contextualizing Asian American education through critical race theory: an example of U.S. Pilipino college student experiences
7. Using culturally sensitive frameworks to study Asian American leadersin Higher Education
8. Rising to the challenge of conducting research on Asian Americans in higher education

In addition to deconstructing common misconceptions that lead to the invisibility of Asian Americans in higher education research, they discuss methodological issues related to disaggregating data, assessing programmatic interventions, conducting campus climate research, engaging Asian American undergraduates in the research process, and using critical perspectives related to Asian Americans. They also discuss key challenges and future directions in research on this population.

This is the 142nd volume of the Jossey-Bass higher education report series New Directions for Institutional Research. Always timely and comprehensive, New Directions for Institutional Research provides planners and administrators in all types of academic institutions with guidelines in such areas as resource coordination, information analysis, program evaluation, and institutional management. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Diverse Issues in Higher Education, published by Cox, Matthews & Associates on November 12, 2009. The length of the article is 556 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Obama restores Asian American initiative, gives education department a lead role.(noteworthy news)(Barack Obama)
Author: Charles Dervarics
Publication: Diverse Issues in Higher Education (Magazine/Journal)
Date: November 12, 2009
Publisher: Cox, Matthews & Associates
Volume: 26Issue: 20Page: 10(1)

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This digital document is an article from Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing, published by Thomson Gale on January 1, 2006. The length of the article is 2357 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Sexual health education disparities in Asian American adolescents.(Ask the Expert)
Author: Tsui-Sui Kao
Publication: Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 11Issue: 1Page: 57(4)

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An anthology of scholarly essays on the theory and practice of multicultural education in the contest of Asian and Pacific Islander students. ... Read more

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This volume is produced from digital images created through the University of Michigan University Library's large-scale digitization efforts. The Library seeks to preserve the intellectual content of items in a manner that facilitates and promotes a variety of uses. The digital reformatting process results in an electronic version of the original text that can be both accessed online and used to create new print copies. The Library also understands and values the usefulness of print and makes reprints available to the public whenever possible. This book and hundreds of thousands of others can be found in the HathiTrust, an archive of the digitized collections of many great research libraries. For access to the University of Michigan Library's digital collections, please see http://www.lib.umich.edu and for information about the HathiTrust, please visit http://www.hathitrust.org ... Read more

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An anthology of articles about contemporary issues in the Asian Pacific American and Latino communities. ... Read more

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From the infectious rhythm of the bhangra dance and the sizzle of the tandoori platter to landmark achievements in research laboratories and corporate boardrooms, the Asian Indian presence has very quickly become a lively and colorful part of the daily life of the Chicago metropolitan area.ÝÝArriving in Chicago in the mid 60s, the first wave of Indians were mostly professionals who intended to return home. But as they stayed on and were joined by others, their population began to reflect the tremendous ethnic, linguistic, and religious diversity of India. Today, Indians are the largest Asian-American immigrant group in the Chicago area. Recognizing that first-hand resources would still be available for compiling their history, the Indo-American Center appealed to Chicago area residents of Indian origin and to their organizations to select photographs and documents from their personal collections to tell the story of the community. This book is a result of their enthusiastic response.ÝÝ ... Read more

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Thoroughly enjoyable to simply page through
Today, East Indians are the largest Asian-American group in the Chicago area. Asian Indians of Chicago brings the story of this Chicago community to life through black-and-white photography as well as select personal documents. Each photograph has a descriptive caption; together they show people at work, at play, at social gatherings, at festivals, or simply going about their day-to-day lives. Asian Indians of Chicago is thoroughly enjoyable to simply page through, and a wondrous visual treasury of a vibrant, thriving culture.
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