Asian American Identities, Families, and Schooling (PB)

by Clara C. Park (Editor), A. Lin Goodwin (Editor), Stacey J. Lee (Editor)

Overview

This work looks at Asian American identities, families and schooling. It covers topics such as: growing up Asian in America, Asian Indian families in the United States, the formation of a political identity in Korean students and more.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781593110567
Publisher:	Information Age Publishing, Inc.
Publication date:	10/07/2003
Series:	Research on the Education of Asian and Pacific Americans Ser.
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	268
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.61(d)

Table of Contents

	Preface	vii
Part I	Asian American Identities and Families
1.	Growing Up Asian in America: A Search for Self	3
2.	Multiple and Shifting Identities: Asian Indian Families in the United States	27
3.	The Formation of a Political Identity in Korean American Students: A Case Study	55
4.	Racialized Experiences of Asian American Student Teachers	77
5.	Educational Transitions: Korean Families with Children in American Schools	105
Part II	Asian American Students In School: Achievement and Aspirations
6.	Educational and Occupational Aspirations of Asian American Students	135
7.	The (re) Construction of Second-Generation Ethnic Networks: Structuring Academic Success of Korean American High School Students	157
8.	Sharing the Experience: Transitional Information about American Schools Among Chinese	177
9.	Immigrant Generational Differences in Academic Achievement: The Case of Asian American High School Students	201
10.	The Success and Demise of a Khmer (Cambodian) Bilingual Education Program: A Case Study	225
	About the Authors	253