Examines the validity and implications of the success image of Asian Americans through a case study of recent Korean immigrants in Los Angeles. Asserts that Asian Americans are generally excluded from full participation in the broader society and that this exclusion cannot be interpreted as an expression of personal preference. (KH)

Guam's native Chamorro population has undergone cultural abuse and rapid cultural change. The current system of education reflects the realities of the United States, not those of Guam. Chamorros must reaffirm their political and cultural rights if the island is to build appropriate economic, educational, and social policies. (Author/GC)

Examines the race ambiguity of South Asians and the risk of being socially ignored and marginalized, including that of the pan-Asian movement. It argues that recent participation of second-generation South Asians in protesting anti-Asian hate crimes and discrimination in higher education bespeak the possibilities of a pan-Asian grouping that is…

Explores the inclusion of people of multiple ancestries who are only part Asian in Asian American Studies. The history of intermarriage in the United States means that, as increasing numbers of people choose to embrace multiple racial identities, Asian Americans must rearrange their definitions of what it means to be Asian American. (SLD)

The book "1968: A Student Generation in Revolt" is a valuable source for understanding international protest politics. Asian American students were active in the protests of the 1960s although the book does not acknowledge them. Some events of the rebellion were repeated in the Asian American community in the 1970s. (VM)

Argues that history and historical necessity have shaped current Asian American projects, not the theoretical products of poststructuralism, Anglo American feminism, or postcolonial theory. Through an examination based on new work from scholars in Asian American and ethnic studies, the author explores these historic, demographic, and political…

Discusses how the changing context of immigration shapes the experiences of Asian-American children and young adults. Analyzes how length of U.S. residence, language usage, family economic status, and family structure affects children's educational experience and labor-market prospects. Data show complexities beyond the Asian-American "model…

Discusses the demography of Asian Pacific-American (APA) students, documents the incidence of exceptional students by selected disability categories over 10 years, and discusses implications. Data are from the U.S. Census and the Office of Civil Rights. Findings raise questions about the validity of the identification process for gifted,…

Epidemiologic survey of the mental health status of Cambodian, Vietnamese and Chinese residents of Santa Clara County reports on the following: (1) distribution of mental health problems; (2) comparison of problems with those of general population; (3) relationship of health and use of mental health services to distribution of problems; and (4)…

Notes that an Asian American literary tradition exists which involves more than the ethnicity of a group of authors, and asks: What are the components of this tradition? What is the writer's stance before it? What is the community's stake in it? What are the writer's duties to this community? What are the issues of audience, language, style and…

Presents an ethnographic study of the Asian Business Association in San Diego (California) highlighting the role that well-educated first generation immigrants play in pan-Asian economic mobilization. It examines how the first and subsequent generations challenged the institutionalized economic barriers in order to protect and promote their…

Examines how White American beauty standards and body images affect men and women of Asian and African American descent using a sample of 29 adults with African American fathers and Japanese mothers. Overall, subjects were satisfied with their bodies, although men were more satisfied of their own attractiveness than women. (SLD)

Asian American students are called a "model minority" for their scholastic success. Few studies focus on their educational concerns. This study surveyed students of Japanese, Korean, Southeast Asian, and Pacific Island decent and found they were generally pleased with college experiences. Attitudes toward education and the impact of…

Discusses three cultural changes influencing the practice of Asian American Studies scholars and their operating assumptions. The author examines the concept of denationalization in arguing how these cultural phenomena are forcing a paradigm shift in Asian American Studies. (GR)