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Okamura, Jonathan Y. – 1998
The central argument of this book is that Filipino Americans should be conceived of as a diaspora because of their significant cultural, social, and economic linkages with their homeland that distinguish them from other ethnic minorities in the United States. The chapters are: (1) "Introduction"; (2) "Diaspora as Transnational…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Background, Cultural Differences
Altbach, Philip G., Ed.; Selvaratnam, Viswanathan, Ed. – 1989
A collection of works on the development of Asian universities is presented, focusing on an aspect of higher education not previously analyzed: the contemporary impact of Western academic systems in Asia. Eleven papers fall into three sections following the introduction, "Twisted Roots: The Western Impact on Asian Higher Education," (P.…
Descriptors: Colonialism, Educational Change, Educational Development, Educational History