Title The Asian American achievement paradox / Jennifer Lee and Min Zhou

Published New York : Russell Sage Foundation, 2015

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Description 1 online resource Contents What is cultural about Asian American achievement? -- Immigration, hyper-selectivity, and second-generation convergence -- The success frame and the "Asian F" -- Reinforcing the success frame -- Comparing success frames -- Symbolic capital and stereotype promise -- Mindsets and the achievement paradox -- Success at all costs -- The Asian American achievement paradox: culture, success, and assimilation Summary "Asian Americans are often stereotyped as the "model minority." Their sizeable presence at elite universities and high household incomes have helped construct the narrative of Asian American "exceptionalism." While many scholars and activists characterize this as a myth, pundits claim that Asian Americans' educational attainment is the result of unique cultural values. In The Asian American Achievement Paradox, sociologists Jennifer Lee and Min Zhou offer a compelling account of the academic achievement of the children of Asian immigrants. Drawing on in-depth interviews with the adult children of Chinese immigrants and Vietnamese refugees and survey data, Lee and Zhou bridge sociology and social psychology to explain how immigration laws, institutions, and culture interact to foster high achievement among certain Asian American groups."--Back cover Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Asian Americans -- Ethnic identity Asian Americans -- Economic conditions Asian Americans -- Social conditions EDUCATION -- Philosophy & Social Aspects. Asian Americans -- Economic conditions Asian Americans -- Ethnic identity Asian Americans -- Social conditions Ethnic relations Asiatischer Einwanderer Schulbildung Soziale Integration Ethnische Identität SUBJECT United States -- Ethnic relations. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140043 Subject United States USA Form Electronic book Author Zhou, Min, 1956- author. ISBN 9781610448505 1610448502

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