Asian Americans in higher education
Subtitle: charting new realities
By: Yoon K. Pak ; Dina C. Maramba ; Xavier J. Hernandez
Contributors: Maramba, Dina C.; Hernandez, Xavier J.
Series: ASHE Higher education report -- v. 40, no. 1; ASHE higher education report -- v. 40, no. 1.
Publisher: John Wiley; Jossey-Bass
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Hoboken N.J; San Francisco, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 136
ISBN-13: 9781118884904
Subjects: Hochschulbildung; Asian Americans; Higher Education; Asian American college students; Pacific Islander American students; Education (Higher); Minorities; Pacific Islanders; Asiaten
Description: The Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) population continues to obfuscate the discourse on diversity and higher education institutions. The historical and contemporary experience of AAPIs in higher education clearly indicate that their presence has influenced and reinforced the importance of diversity in educational environments. To contextualize AAPIs' participation in postsecondary education, this monograph provides a historical overview of the "model minority" stereotype, the affirmative action debate and AAPIs, their involvement in the education pipeline, and a discussion of their experiences in college. Implications for future research, practice, and policy are further discussed. Educators, administrators, faculty, policy makers, and researchers who are concerned with diversity issues and the AAPI population will find this monograph a vaulable resource.  -- From back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 107-122) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Historical overview of the model minority concept; title: Asian Americans and the educational pipleine: tenuous citizenship; title: Affirmative action and Asian American admissions; title: Influential factors in the Asian American and Pacific Islander college student experience; title: Conclusions and recommendations.