ISBN:
9780750700726
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (206 p)
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Myth Or Reality? : Adaptive Strategies Of Asian Americans In California
DDC:
305.8950794
Keywords:
Electronic books
Abstract:
Presents the reality of Asian successes and problems and challenges faced by immigrants in the USA. Case studies and episodes are presented and the book shows data that calibrates the differential success of various Asian populations and the need to assist those who are less successful
Description / Table of Contents:
Front Cover; Dedication; Myth or Reality; Copyright Page; Acknowledgments; Contents; Tables and Maps; Preface; Chapter 1. Theoretical Perspectives: America's Most Recent Immigrants; Adjustment to Mainstream Culture; Pioneers in Educational Anthropology; Castelike Minorities in Schools; Intelligence and Acculturation; School as a Mirror of Society; Reflections on Theory and Practice; Chapter 2. Asian Diversity and the Challenges Faced by Newcomers; Pacific Islanders; The Samoans; The Hawaiians; The Chamorros; Southeast and East Asians; The Hmong; The Khmer and Lao; The Vietnamese
Description / Table of Contents:
The FilipinosThe Japanese Americans; The Koreans; The Chinese from Taiwan; The Chinese from Hong Kong and Mainland; Culture and Academic Achievement; Concluding Thoughts; Chapter 3. Academic Achievement of Asian Minorities; The Role of Home Languages in Academic Success; English Language Proficiency; English as a Second Language; Asian and Pacific Islanders in Post-Secondary Schools; Socioeconomic Status; Concluding Comparative Reflections; Chapter 4. Conflict and Adaptation: Child, Family and Community; Choices in Acculturation; The 'Killing Field' Experience; Group Identity vs. Marginality
Description / Table of Contents:
Cultural ConflictsCultural Maintenance and Communication; Well-roundedness; Family Context: Parents Pursuing the American Dream; Auxiliary Education; School after School; Bridging Cultural Gaps in Learning Approaches; Coping with Daily Survival: Preliteracy and Illiteracy; Community Resources: The Chinese Community; Traditional Social Support: Friends, Family; Changes in Support and Community Issues; American Institutional Support: School Community and Family; The Stockton School Massacre; Chapter 5. Asian Minorities at Risk: Education, Delinquency and Labor Force
Description / Table of Contents:
Historical Context of Southeast Asian MigrationsThe Case Study of Som; Characteristics of At-Risk Asian Groups; The Role of Teachers in Preventing Delinquency; Consequences of Inadequate Education; Access to Resources Within the School and Community; High Technology Education; Future Labor Force Supply; Chapter 6. Equity Issues and Recommendations; Recommendations for Teachers; Recommendations for Parents; Chapter 7. Analysis and Implications of Research on Minority Student Empowerment; Socially-based Learning Theories and their Application; Ethnography and Empowerment; References; Index;
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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