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Vernon, Philip E. – 1982
Chinese and Japanese immigrants to the United States and Canada have survived years of discrimination and oppression and today demonstrate academic and professional achievements that are often better than those of whites. However, the Asians continue to obtain higher scores on nonverbal/spatial tests than on verbal tests and tend to be…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Chinese Americans, Cultural Influences, Elementary Secondary Education