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Peer reviewedSmith-Hefner, Nancy J. – Anthropology and Education Quarterly, 1990
The author finds the Khmer refugee parents of children in Boston area schools to be relatively uninterested in the question of their children's education, following from a fatalistic outlook that distinguishes them from other Southeast Asian refugees, whose children are urged to succeed against all odds. (DM)
Descriptors: Asian American Students, Bilingual Education, Cambodians, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedCampa, Arthur – Urban Anthropology and Studies of Cultural Systems and World Economic Development, 1990
Describes the Mexican-American community in Garden City, Kansas, and its relations with the immigrant Latino employees of a local beef plant. Observes that the former have become mainstream, whereas the immigrants are more apt to associate with Asian American coworkers. (DM)
Descriptors: Anglo Americans, Asian Americans, Ethnic Relations, Ethnicity
Cheng, Li-Rong Lilly – Journal of Childhood Communication Disorders, 1990
Ethnographic assessment is recommended in the language evaluation of Asian-Pacific American students. Procedures are outlined for collecting data representative of the student's repertoire; for determining how cultural, linguistic, and experiential factors affect student behavior; and for taking the perspective of the student as well as that of…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Communication Disorders, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences
