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Immigration, Education and Asian-Americans: A Cohort Analysis.

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Hirschman, Charles; Wong, Morrison G. – 1983

Asian-Americans are educational overachievers, and have been for many decades. There are various explanations for the high educational achievement of Asian-Americans. The most frequently cited theory is that their native culture places a premium on ambition, persistence, and deferred gratification. Other theories attribute this success to…

Descriptors: Acculturation, Asian Americans, Chinese Americans, Cultural Background

Gender Differences in Educational Attainment among Asian Americans in the High-School-and-Beyond Senior-Cohort Third Follow-Up Survey.

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Brandon, Paul R. – 1990

Analysis of data from the High School and Beyond (HS&B) longitudinal survey suggests that young Asian American females reach higher levels of educational attainment more quickly than young Asian American males and that these differences are most noteworthy among immigrants or the children of immigrants, Chinese Americans, and Filipino…

Descriptors: American Indians, Asian Americans, Blacks, Chinese Americans