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Ito, Rika – Multilingua: Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication, 2021
This paper analyzes metalinguistic comments of two young Hmong Americans in the Minneapolis-St Paul area regarding their identity negotiation using tactics of intersubjectivity (Bucholtz & Hall 2004a, 2004b, 2005), the notion of brought-along identity (Williams 2008) and Zhang's (2017) sociohistorical perspectives in analyzing linguistic…
Descriptors: Hmong People, Asian Americans, Identification (Psychology), English (Second Language)
Chau, Winnie Wing-Yi – Online Submission, 2006
The purpose of this quantitative study was to examine the relationship between acculturative stress and spirituality among Chinese immigrant college students in the United States. The sample of this study was obtained by utilizing a convenience sample of 63 first-generation Chinese immigrant college students. The participants each received a…
Descriptors: Religious Factors, First Generation College Students, Coping, Acculturation
Kao, Chen-yao; Hebert, Thomas P. – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 2006
Many gifted Asian American adolescent males face cultural issues that may impact their success. This article presents important cultural dilemmas faced by 2 gifted Asian American young men. Through a qualitative approach, the acculturation experiences of John and Matt, gifted Taiwanese, second generation immigrants, are described.…
Descriptors: Males, Intellectual Development, Immigrants, Academically Gifted
Monahan, Thomas C. – 1987
Supplemental educational services for limited Enslish proficient (LEP) Indochinese students (grades 6-12) are evaluated, based on data compiled during a 3-year period for a Title VII project in Camden, New Jersey. Project components included the following: instructional assistance; community school coordinator; curriculum development; tutor…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Asian Americans, Cultural Enrichment, Curriculum Development
Dornbusch, Sanford M.; And Others – 1987
This report, part of a larger study of the impact of family structures and processes on the social and academic performance of American high school students, focuses on Asian- and Pacific-American high school achievement. The following findings are reported: (1) Asian-Americans and Pacific-Americans exhibit very different patterns in school…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Acculturation, Asian Americans, Child Rearing
Siu, Sau-Fong; Feldman, Jay A. – 1996
An ethnographic study examined the attitudes of Chinese American families toward success in school and learning. The first cohort of 5 families stayed in the study for 3 years, while the second cohort of 5 families stayed for 2 years. All the first cohort children and two from the second cohort were from the same Boston (Massachusetts) school. The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Acculturation, Asian American Students